paler; palest
paler; palest
Learner's definition of PALE
[also more pale; most pale]
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: light in color(顔色)淺的,淡的 — opposite deep 2
: having a skin color that is closer to white than is usual or normal(皮膚)蒼白的 -
She has a pale complexion.她臉色蒼白。
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His pale [=fair] skin burns easily.他白皙的皮膚很容易被曬傷。
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Her illness had left her pale and weak.她生病了,臉色蒼白,身體虛弱。
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She grew/became pale with fright.她嚇得面色蒼白。
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Are you feeling well? You look pale.你還好嗎?你臉色蒼白。
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of light : not bright or intense : dim(光線)暗的,弱的 4
: not as good as something else較差的 -
He was once a great athlete, but now he's just a pale version of his younger self.他曾經是位優秀的運動員,但現在大不如前了。
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The remake of the movie was a pale imitation of the original.重拍的這部電影是對老版的東施效颦。
— paleness
/ˈpeɪlnəs/ noun [noncount] 2 pale /ˈpeɪl/ verb
pales; paled; paling
pales; paled; paling
Learner's definition of PALE
[no object]
1
: to lose color : to become pale變得蒼白;褪色 2
: to appear less important, good, serious, etc., when compared with something else顯得遜色;相形見绌 -
His accomplishments pale beside those of his father.和他父親相比,他的成就顯得微不足道。
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Once you've tasted the local apples, all others pale by comparison. [=all others seem less good]一旦你品嘗了當地的蘋果,其他蘋果就都顯得遜色了。
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The afternoon meal paled in comparison to/with [=was not nearly as good as] the feast they had later.他們的午飯和随後的大餐相比差多了。
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Last year's losses pale by comparison with this year's.去年的損失和今年相比不值一提。
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(chiefly Brit) Your financial debt pales into insignificance [=seems much smaller] when you compare it with mine.你的債務和我的相比簡直是小巫見大巫。
3 pale /ˈpeɪl/ noun
Learner's definition of PALE
beyond the pale
: offensive or unacceptable越軌的;難以容忍的