Word · Frequency #2315
pales
尖木桩；篱笆条
pales is the plural of pale.
核心释义
A pointed wooden stake or picket, especially one forming part of a fence.
- 1.
木桩；尖桩。
A wooden stake; a picket.
- 2.
构成栅栏的一部分的木条
a wooden strip forming part of a fence
- 3.
界限,范围(尤用于of之前)
Limits, bounds (especially before of).
- 4.
盾牌中央的垂直条纹。
A vertical band down the middle of a shield.
- 5.
奶酪勺
A cheese scoop.
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
用法In use
The farmer hammered a pale into the ground to mark the boundary.
用法提示：pale做名词，表示栅栏的木板条
One of the pales in the old fence had rotted and needed replacement.
用法提示：pales是pale的复数形式，指多根木板条
He painted each pale white to give the fence a clean look.
用法提示：pale做名词，具体指栅栏的组成部分
beyond the pale of sth
the pale of sth 表示某事物的界限或范围，前面常用 beyond（超出）或 within（在……之内）。
Such rudeness is beyond the pale of acceptable behaviour.
这种无礼行为超出了可接受行为的界限。
a pale
作“木桩、尖桩”讲时可数，复数为 pales。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- beyond the pale
- 越出常轨；不可接受
- His rude remarks were completely beyond the pale.他粗鲁的言论完全越出了常轨。
- within the pale
- 在可接受的范围内
- Such jokes are still within the pale of good taste.这类玩笑仍在良好品味的范围之内。
- the pale of the law
- 法律的界限；法律管辖范围
- The new rules brought many small firms within the pale of the law.新规定把许多小公司纳入了法律的管辖范围。
- a fence of pales
- 用木条围成的栅栏
- The old garden was enclosed by a fence of pales.那座旧花园被一圈木条栅栏围了起来。
学习提示Learner notes
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