单词详解

  adj.

A.苍白的；灰白的；没有血色的 ( of a person, their face, etc. having skin that is most white;  having skin that is whiter than usual because of illness or a strong emotion etc. )

  He was pale with fear. 他吓得面无人色。

  You look pale, are you OK? 你气色不好，没事吧？

  His face was deadly pale. 他的脸死一般地苍白。

  His pale looks witnessed his agitation. 他苍白的脸色表明他很激动。

B.浅色的；淡色的 ( light in color, containing a lot of white )

  She has pale blue eyes. 她有着淡蓝色的眼睛。

  He wore a pale blue tie. 他打了一条浅蓝色的领带。

C.（光线）黯淡的；微弱的 (not strong or bright of light)

   At dawn the cold pale light appeared in the sky. 黎明时分，天空出现了淡蓝色的寒光。                     

   Colors vary from pale to dark.颜色变化从苍白到黑暗。

   His hair was pale and lightless.他的头发灰暗没有光泽。

D. 变苍白；变黯淡 (to become paler or deeper than usual)

   Her face paled visibly at the sight of the police car. 她一看见警车，脸色就刷的变白了。

相关词组

1. pale by/in comparison 相形见绌

  His performance paled in comparison with the famous singer.

和那位著名的歌唱家相比，他的表演相形见绌。

2. beyond the pale 出格；越轨

  His remarks were clearly beyond the pale. 他的话显然过分了。

  Your conduct is simply beyond the pale.  你的行为太越轨了。

  Her recent conduct is beyond the pale.

  她最近的行为令人难以忍受。

相关单词

　比较级：paler

　最高级：palest

　反义词：dark, deep