look/turn/go pale
pale 常放在 look、turn、go 等系动词后，表示脸色发生变化。
She turned pale when she heard the bad news.
听到坏消息，她脸色变得苍白。
苍白的；无血色的；微弱的；无力的；颜色浅的。；苍白的(尤指因疾病、惊吓等而显得颜色浅淡的)；虚弱的,微弱的。
Light in color; very light or diluted with white.
颜色浅的。
Light in color.
苍白的(尤指因疾病、惊吓等而显得颜色浅淡的)
Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).
虚弱的,微弱的。
Feeble, faint.
非常浅的颜色；大量白色稀释的
very light colored; highly diluted with white
She wore a pale blue dress to the party.
她穿了一条浅蓝色的裙子去参加聚会。
用法提示：pale作为形容词修饰颜色blue，表示颜色很浅。
AI contextual example
His face turned pale when he heard the bad news.
他听到坏消息时脸色变得苍白。
用法提示：pale作表语形容词，描述人的脸色苍白。
AI contextual example
The walls were painted in a pale shade of yellow.
墙壁被刷成了浅黄色。
用法提示：pale作定语形容词，修饰shade，说明黄色很浅。
AI contextual example
pale 常放在 look、turn、go 等系动词后，表示脸色发生变化。
She turned pale when she heard the bad news.
听到坏消息，她脸色变得苍白。
with 后接情绪，from 后接原因，用来说明脸色苍白的原因。
He was pale with fear.
他吓得脸色苍白。
pale 放在颜色词前，表示颜色很浅。
She wore a pale blue dress.
她穿了一条浅蓝色的连衣裙。
这里 pale 表示“微弱的、逊色的”，常用于批评模仿品不如原作。
Their version is just a pale imitation of the original.
他们的版本只是原作的拙劣模仿。
grammar · medium
易错句子This soup is a little pale.
正确表达This soup is a little bland.
汉语的“淡”既能说颜色浅，也能说味道不浓，但英语 pale 只用于颜色浅、脸色苍白或程度微弱，不能形容味道；形容食物味道淡要用 bland 或 light。
grammar · medium
易错句子I heard a pale sound from the next room.
正确表达I heard a faint sound from the next room.
pale 表示“微弱”时只用于抽象事物，如 a pale imitation（拙劣的模仿）；声音、气味等具体的感官对象要用 faint，不能说 a pale sound。
grammar · medium
易错句子After the long illness he looked more pale than before.
正确表达After the long illness he looked paler than before.
pale 是单音节形容词，比较级和最高级用词尾 -er/-est（paler、palest），不用 more/most；more pale 不符合规范用法。
淡蓝色
She painted the walls a pale blue.
她把墙壁刷成了淡蓝色。
苍白的皮肤
His pale skin suggested he rarely went outside.
他苍白的皮肤表明他很少出门。
脸色变苍白
She turned pale when she heard the news.
听到那个消息时，她的脸色变得苍白。
拙劣的模仿
The new movie is a pale imitation of the original.
这部新电影是对原作的拙劣模仿。
脸色惨白
He was pale as a ghost after the accident.
事故发生后，他脸色惨白。
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微弱的光
A pale light came through the curtains.
微弱的光线透过窗帘照了进来。