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(of a person, their face, etc. )人、面孔等 having skin that is very light in colour; having skin that has less colour than usual because of illness, a strong emotion, etc. 灰白的;苍白的;白皙的 a pale complexion 惨白的面容 She was tall with a slender figure and pale skin. 她身材高挑,身材修长,皮肤白皙。 pale with fear/shock 因恐惧/震惊而脸色苍白 to go/turn/grow pale 变得苍白 You look pale. Are you OK? 你气色不好,没事吧? Her face had grown deathly pale. 她的脸变得死一般苍白。 The ordeal left her looking pale and drawn. 这场磨难使她看起来苍白而又憔悴。
Extra ExamplesTopics Appearanceb1, Illnessb1She was tall, dark and pale, and very beautiful. 她身材高挑,头发乌黑,皮肤白皙,非常漂亮。 Ruth went pale as the news sank in. 鲁思听明白那个消息后,脸变得惨白。 He turned deathly pale. 他变得面无人色。 His face went pale with anger. 他气得脸煞白。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- look
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light in colour; containing a lot of white 浅色的;淡色的 pale blue eyes 淡蓝色的眼睛 a paler shade of green 淡绿的色调 a pale sky 天色昏暗 The flowers were pale and wilted. 花都枯萎失色了。
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(of light )光线 not strong or bright 暗淡的;微弱的 the cold pale light of dawn 破晓时分的鱼白寒光
see also pallid, pallor
Word Originadjective Middle English: from Old French pale, from Latin pallidus; the verb is from Old French palir.