pale /peɪl/ star3 CET4 TEM4 (paling,paled,paler,pales,palest)

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  ADJ（形容词） If something is pale, it is very light in colour or almost white. 浅色的; 灰白的

  例：

  Migrating birds filled the pale sky.

  迁徙的鸟布满了灰白的天空。

• 2.  

  COMB in COLOR（与颜色结合的复合词） Pale is also a combining form. (用于构成合成词) 浅…色的

  例：

  ...a pale blue sailor dress.

  …一件浅蓝色的水手服。

• 3.  

  ADJ（形容词） If someone looks pale, their face looks a lighter colour than usual, usually because they are ill, frightened, or shocked. (脸色) 苍白的

  例：

  She looked pale and tired.

  她看起来苍白而疲惫。

• 4.  

  V（动词） to make or become pale or paler; blanch 变白
• 5.  

  V-I（不及物动词） If one thing pales in comparison with another, it is made to seem much less important, serious, or good by it. 显得逊色; 相形见绌

  例：

  When someone you love has a life-threatening illness, everything else pales in comparison.

  当你所爱的人得了致命的疾病时，其他的一切就都显得不重要了。

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  N（名词） a wooden post or strip used as an upright member in a fence (藩篱上的)木条; 木桩
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  PHRASE（习语） outside the limits of social convention