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

• 1. 

  ADJ 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。

  例：

  As we age, our skin becomes paler.

  随着我们变老，我们的皮肤变得更加苍白。

• 2. 

  COMB in COLOR 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 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 to make or become pale or paler; blanch 变白

• 5. 

  V-I 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。

• 6. 

  N a wooden post or strip used as an upright member in a fence (藩篱上的)木条; 木桩

• 7. 

  PHRASE outside the limits of social convention