pale
adj
verb
noun
peɪl adj
1 having a skin colour that is very white, or whiter than it usually is 苍白的
He looked very pale and drawn.
他看上去非常苍白憔悴。
turn/go pale
He suddenly went pale.
他突然脸色煞白。
Sharon went deathly pale and looked as if she might faint.
莎伦脸色变得惨白，好像要晕倒似的。
an elderly, pale-faced woman
一位脸色苍白的老太太
2 a pale colour has more white in it than usual 〔颜色〕浅的，淡的;
pale blue curtains
淡蓝色的窗帘
3 pale light is not bright 〔光线〕微弱的，暗淡的
the pale gray dawn
昏暗的黎明
4
pale imitation (of sth)
something that is similar to, but not as good as, something else 不如某物的类似物品
The cheese is a pale imitation of real Parmesan.
这种干酪模仿的是帕尔梅森干酪，但比真品差远了。
verb
5 if your face pales, it becomes whiter than usual because you have had a shock [文] 〔脸色〕变苍白 literary
Kent’s face paled when he saw that Rob had a knife.
肯特看到罗布有把刀子，顿时面无血色。
6
pale into insignificance
to seem much less important when compared to something bigger, worse, more serious etc 相形见绌，小巫见大巫
The amounts of money involved pale into insignificance when compared with the sums spent each year on research.
涉及的金额与每年花在研究上的费用相比就没什么了。
7
pale in/by comparison
to seem small or unimportant compared to something else 相比之下微不足道，相形失色
[+ to/with ]
Today’s economic problems pale in comparison with those of the 1930s.
如今的经济问题和 20 世纪 30 年代的相比是小巫见大巫。
noun
8
beyond the pale
offensive or unacceptable 〔行为〕不可容忍的，越轨的
His opinions are entirely beyond the pale.
他的观点让人忍无可忍。