paled

英 [peɪld]

美 [peɪld]

v.  变得比平常白; 变苍白
pale的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 浅色的；灰白的
  If something ispale, it is very light in colour or almost white.
  1. Migrating birds filled the pale sky...
     灰白的天空中满是迁徙的飞鸟。
  2. As we age, our skin becomes paler.
     随着年龄的增长，我们的皮肤愈见苍白。
  3. ...a circle of pale light.
     淡淡的光晕
  4. Paleis also a combining form.
     （亦可用于构词）
  5. ...a pale blue sailor dress...
     浅蓝色水手服
  6. In the background, dressed in pale green, stood Eunice.
     尤妮斯穿着浅绿色的衣服站在后面不起眼的地方。
• ADJ-GRADED （脸色）苍白的
  If someone lookspale, their face looks a lighter colour than usual, usually because they are ill, frightened, or shocked.
  1. She looked pale and tired...
     她看起来脸色苍白憔悴。
  2. He went deathly pale.
     他面如死灰。
• VERB 显得逊色；相形失色
  If one thingpalesin comparison with another, it is made to seem much less important, serious, or good by it.
  1. When someone you love has a life-threatening illness, everything else pales in comparison.
     你爱的人得了致命疾病时，其他一切事情都显得不那么重要了。
  2. ...a soap opera against which other soaps pale into insignificance.
     让其他同类剧相形见绌的肥皂剧
• PHRASE （行为举止）出格的，越轨的
  If you think that someone's actions or behaviour are not acceptable, you can say that they arebeyond the pale.
  1. This sort of thing really is quite beyond the pale.
     这种事情真是不可接受。
  2. ...beyond the pale of acceptable human behaviour.
     超出可接受的人类行为的范围

双语例句

• All other anxieties paled beside the possibility of war.
  与可能要战争相比，所有其他忧虑都显得微不足道了。
• His face paled and he looked as if he might faint.
  他的脸变得苍白，看上去像要昏倒。
• Martin's face, flushed at first, paled as he read on.
  开始时马丁的股发红，但一读下去，便苍白了。
• Mr. Lin paled; his lips trembled a little.
  林先生脸色变了，嘴唇有点抖。
• She paled and caught her breath.
  她脸色苍白，屏住呼吸。
• Tu chu-chai paled at what seemed to be a confirmation of his fears.
  杜竹斋的脸色立刻变了。他以为自己的预料不幸而中了。
• Consequently, he breathed heavily and paled somewhat.
  因此，他呼吸沉重，脸色有点发白。
• Now the first flush of his anger had paled.
  现在他的气头已经过去了。
• Her face paled again, and her heart began thumping with fear.
  吴少奶奶的脸立刻又变为苍白，心头卜卜地又抖又跳；
• Every other feature paled beside the quaint, teasing, delightful atmosphere which Carrie contributed while on the stage.
  嘉莉在舞台上给观众带来的那种奇特、撩人、愉快的气氛，使得这出戏的其它特色都相形见绌。