pale

4 ENTRIES FOUND:

¹ pale /ˈpeɪl/ adjective

paler; palest

¹ pale

/ˈpeɪl/

adjective

paler; palest

Learner's definition of PALE

[also more pale; most pale]

: light in color（颜色）浅的，淡的

— opposite deep

: having a skin color that is closer to white than is usual or normal（皮肤）苍白的

of light : not bright or intense : dim（光线）暗的，弱的

: not as good as something else较差的

He was once a great athlete, but now he's just a pale version of his younger self.他曾经是位优秀的运动员，但现在大不如前了。
The remake of the movie was a pale imitation of the original.重拍的这部电影是对老版的东施效颦。

— paleness

/ˈpeɪlnəs/ noun [noncount]

² pale /ˈpeɪl/ verb

pales; paled; paling

² pale

/ˈpeɪl/

verb

pales; paled; paling

Learner's definition of PALE

[no object]

: to lose color : to become pale变得苍白；褪色

His face paled (in fear) when he saw her walk through the door.看见她穿过门，他（吓得）脸都白了。
The bright blue walls had paled over time.鲜艳的蓝墙随时间的流逝渐渐褪了色。

: to appear less important, good, serious, etc., when compared with something else显得逊色；相形见绌

His accomplishments pale beside those of his father.和他父亲相比，他的成就显得微不足道。
Once you've tasted the local apples, all others pale by comparison. [=all others seem less good]一旦你品尝了当地的苹果，其他苹果就都显得逊色了。
The afternoon meal paled in comparison to/with [=was not nearly as good as] the feast they had later.他们的午饭和随后的大餐相比差多了。
Last year's losses pale by comparison with this year's.去年的损失和今年相比不值一提。
(chiefly Brit) Your financial debt pales into insignificance [=seems much smaller] when you compare it with mine.你的债务和我的相比简直是小巫见大巫。

³ pale /ˈpeɪl/ noun

³ pale

/ˈpeɪl/

noun

Learner's definition of PALE

: offensive or unacceptable越轨的；难以容忍的