Word · Frequency #2315
pale
/peɪl/
noun
尖木桩；篱笆条
A pointed wooden stake or picket, especially one forming part of a fence.
- 1.
A wooden stake; a picket.
木桩；尖桩。
- 2.
a wooden strip forming part of a fence
构成栅栏的一部分的木条
- 3.
Limits, bounds (especially before of).
界限,范围(尤用于of之前)
- 4.
A vertical band down the middle of a shield.
盾牌中央的垂直条纹。
- 5.
A cheese scoop.
奶酪勺
界限；范围；盾徽中央的竖条；奶酪勺；木桩；尖桩。；构成栅栏的一部分的木条
In use
The farmer hammered a pale into the ground to mark the boundary.
One of the pales in the old fence had rotted and needed replacement.
He painted each pale white to give the fence a clean look.
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High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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