Word · Frequency #2315
pale
/peɪl/
adjective
浅色的；淡的
核心释义
Light in color; very light or diluted with white.
- 1.
颜色浅的。
Light in color.
- 2.
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.).
- 3.
虚弱的,微弱的。
Feeble, faint.
- 4.
非常浅的颜色；大量白色稀释的
very light colored; highly diluted with white
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。
用法In use
She wore a pale blue dress to the party.
用法提示：pale作为形容词修饰颜色blue，表示颜色很浅。
His face turned pale when he heard the bad news.
用法提示：pale作表语形容词，描述人的脸色苍白。
The walls were painted in a pale shade of yellow.
用法提示：pale作定语形容词，修饰shade，说明黄色很浅。
pale seagreen
pale blue eyes
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pale blue
- 淡蓝色
- She painted the walls a pale blue.她把墙壁刷成了淡蓝色。
- pale skin
- 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。
- turn pale
- 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。
- pale imitation
- 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。
- pale as a ghost
- 脸色惨白
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用作表语或定语；比较级为paler，最高级为palest；可与with连用表示'因...而苍白'。
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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