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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

pale [peɪl]
  1. 1. adjective [+wall, wood] (light) 灰暗的
  2. 2. adjective [+colour] 淡的
  3. 3. adjective [+light, sky] (milky) 昏暗的
  4. 4. adjective [+skin, complexion] (fair) 白皙的
  5. 5. adjective [+face, person] (from sickness, fear) 苍白的
  6. 6. noun [c] beyond the pale 越轨的
  7. 7. vi. [cheeks+] 变苍白
    pale blue/pink/green
    淡蓝色/粉红色/绿色
    to grow {or} turn {or} go pale
    变得苍白
    to pale into insignificance (beside sth)
    (与某事比)微不足道

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

pale [pel] [peɪl]
  1. 1. noun （做栅栏用的）尖板条；桩
  2. 2. noun [allegory] 栅栏；围篱；边界
    outside the pale of the law
    在法律范围以外
    beyond the pale (of respectability)
    超出受尊重的范围
  3. 3. noun 范围；界限
  4. 4. noun [botany] 托苞；鳞毛；内稃
  5. 5. noun [heraldry] 纹章中部的垂直纹线

Collins English-English Dictionary

pale [peɪl]
  1. 1. adj lacking brightness of colour; whitish
    pale morning light
  2. 2. adj (of a colour) whitish; produced by a relatively small quantity of colouring agent
  3. 3. adj dim or wan
    the pale stars
  4. 4. adj feeble
    a pale effort
  5. 5. adj a euphemism for White
  6. 6. vb [South African] to make or become pale or paler; blanch
  7. 7. vi. [intr; often foll by before] to lose superiority or importance (in comparison to)
    her beauty paled before that of her hostess
  8. 8. vi. [Etymology] C13: from Old French palle, from Latin pallidus pale, from pallere to look wan
pale [peɪl]
  1. 1. n a wooden post or strip used as an upright member in a fence
  2. 2. n an enclosing barrier, esp a fence made of pales
  3. 3. n an area enclosed by a pale
  4. 4. n a sphere of activity within which certain restrictions are applied
  5. 5. n [heraldry] an ordinary consisting of a vertical stripe, usually in the centre of a shield
  6. 6. vt. [tr] to enclose with pales
  7. 7. vt. [Etymology] C14: from Old French pal, from Latin palus stake; compare pole1
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Examples

a pale imitation
不成功的模仿 → pale
outside the pale of the law
在法律范围以外 → pale
beyond the pale (of respectability)
超出受尊重的范围 → pale
This color doesn't fit you, it looks better against a more pale skin.
这个颜色不适合你，它更适合皮肤白些的人。
People have called me ugly many times because of how pale I am.
我脸色很苍白，所以人们总是认为我很丑。 → pale
Most people tan every day in the summer to avoid looking pale.
很多人为了不显苍白，在夏天的时候天天晒太阳。
She is very pale with dark hair and blue eyes.
她的脸色很苍白，但有着一头乌发和一双蓝色的眼睛。
She wore a pale pink dress.
她穿着一条淡粉色的裙子。 → pale
Sarah's eyes are pale green.
萨拉的眼睛是淡绿色的。
Your face will pale while watching this movie.
看这部电影，你会被吓得脸色苍白。 → pale
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