Word · Frequency #24942
sallowing
（肤色）变得灰黄；变成病黄色
sallowing is the present participle of sallow.
become sallow
- 1.
To become sallow.
变成灰黄(或病态苍白)色。
- 2.
To cause (someone or something) to become sallow.
使(某人或某物)变得灰黄或病态苍白。
- 3.
cause to become sallow
使变得面色蜡黄
使（皮肤）变得灰黄；使呈病黄色；变成灰黄(或病态苍白)色。；使(某人或某物)变得灰黄或病态苍白。；使变得面色蜡黄；(使)成土色
In use
The harsh winter sallowed the leaves of the evergreen trees.
Lack of sunlight can sallow a plant's foliage over time.
The polluted air is sallowing the flowers in the garden.
The illness has sallowed her face
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。
be sallowed (by sb/sth)
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。
Verb forms
base sallow · third person sallows · -ing sallowing · past sallowed · past participle sallowed
Connections
Collocations
- sallow with age
- 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。
- sallow the complexion
- 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。
- sallowed by worry
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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）。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
表示使（脸色等）变灰黄色
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都含有 -allow 拼写。callow、fallow、hallow、shallow、tallow 与 sallow 押韵，均读 /ˈ...æləu/。wallow 是拼写相同但读音不同的形近词，读 /ˈwɒləu/，注意不要按 -allow 的发音去读；follow、hollow 等 -ollow 词尾的词也是常见形近词，元音也不同。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.