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sallow sb/sth
直接宾语为受到影响的人或物。
The pollution sallows the leaves of the trees.
污染使树叶变得灰黄。
（肤色）变得灰黄；变成病黄色
sallowed — past of sallow
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（肤色）变得灰黄；变成病黄色
become sallow
The pollution sallows the leaves of the trees.
污染使树叶变得灰黄。
变成灰黄(或病态苍白)色。
To become sallow.
使(某人或某物)变得灰黄或病态苍白。
To cause (someone or something) to become sallow.
使变得面色蜡黄
cause to become sallow
sallow
Base
原形
sallows
3rd person
第三人称单数
sallowing
-ing
现在分词
sallowed
Past
过去式
sallowed
Past participle
过去分词
The smoke sallows the walls over time.
烟雾逐渐使墙壁变成灰黄色。
The harsh weather sallowed the leaves.
恶劣的天气使叶子变成了灰黄色。
The disease has sallowed his skin.
疾病使他的皮肤变成了灰黄色。
这是一个规则动词，意为“使变成灰黄色”，常用于描述颜色变化。
The harsh winter sallowed the leaves of the evergreen trees.
严冬使常青树的叶子变得灰黄。
AI contextual example
Lack of sunlight can sallow a plant's foliage over time.
缺乏阳光会逐渐使植物的叶子变得灰黄。
AI contextual example
The polluted air is sallowing the flowers in the garden.
污染的空气正在使花园里的花变成灰黄色。
AI contextual example
The illness has sallowed her face
疾病使她的脸色变得灰黄。
WordNet
直接宾语为受到影响的人或物。
The pollution sallows the leaves of the trees.
污染使树叶变得灰黄。
被动语态，强调受影响者。
His skin was sallowed by prolonged illness.
长期患病使他的皮肤变得灰黄。
Not this
The water is sallow.
Use this
The water is shallow.
混淆了'sallow'（灰黄色）与'shallow'（浅的），发音相似但意义不同。
Not this
He sallow his face.
Use this
He sallows his face.
动词'sallow'在主语为第三人称单数时需加-s，否则缺少词尾变化。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
随年龄增长而变得灰黄
His skin sallowed with age.
他的皮肤随年龄增长而变得灰黄。
使面色变得灰黄
Years of heavy drinking had sallowed his complexion.
多年酗酒使他的面色变得灰黄。
因忧虑而变得灰黄
Her face was sallowed by constant worry.
她的脸因长期忧虑而变得灰黄。
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把 sallow 拆成 all low：当人 all low（精神、气色都低）时，脸色就会变得灰黄（sallow）。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学文本、正式写作 动词 sallow 较罕见，多用于文学或正式书面描写，表示（使）肤色变得灰黄或病态苍白；日常口语中更常用形容词 sallow。
表示使（脸色等）变灰黄色
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