pale
- IPA[peɪl]
美式
英式
- 蒼白的; 白皙的；淺的; 微弱的; 暗淡的
- 變得蒼白；相形失色
過去式：paled 過去分詞：paled 現在分詞：paling
比較級：paler 最高級：palest
- 釋義
- 同反義
形容詞
- 1. 蒼白的; 白皙的 to turn or go pale 變得蒼白 pale with fright 嚇得面無人色的
- 2. 淺的; 微弱的; 暗淡的
不及物動詞
- 1. 變得蒼白
- 2. 相形失色 to pale beside or next to or in comparison with sth. 與某物相比顯得遜色 to pale into insignificance 變得微不足道
同義詞
1. light in colour or shade; containing little colour or pigment
- light
- , light-coloured
- , pastel
- , neutral
- , light-toned
- , muted
- , subtle
- , soft
- , low-key
- , restrained
- , faded
- , bleached
- , dusty
- , whitish
- , washed out
- , insipid
2. (of a person or their complexion) having less colour than usual, typically as a result of shock, fear, or ill health
- white
- , pallid
- , pasty
- , pasty-faced
- , wan
- , colourless
- , anaemic
- , bloodless
- , washed out
- , peaky
- , peakish
- , ashen
- , ashen-faced
- , ashy
- , chalky
- , chalk-white
- , grey
- , whitish
- , white-faced
- , whey-faced
- , waxen
- , waxy
- , blanched
- , drained
- , pinched
- , green
- , ghastly
- , sickly
- , sallow
- , as white as a sheet
- , as white as a ghost
- , deathly pale
- , cadaverous
- , corpse-like
- , looking as if one had seen a ghost
- , milky
- , creamy
- , cream
- , ivory
- , milk-white
- , alabaster
- , fair
- , light-skinned
- , fair-skinned
- , like death warmed up
- , peely-wally
- , etiolated
- , lymphatic
3. (of a light) not strong or bright
4. inferior or unimpressive
- inferior
- , poor
- , feeble
- , weak
- , insipid
- , wishy-washy
- , vapid
- , bland
- , puny
- , flat
- , inadequate
- , ineffectual
- , ineffective
- , half-hearted
- , lame
- , tame
- , uninspired
- , unimaginative
- , lacklustre
- , spiritless
- , lifeless
- , anaemic
- , bloodless
- , pathetic
- , etiolated
5. become pale in one's face from shock or fear
6. seem or become less important
- decrease in importance
- , lose significance
- , pale into insignificance
- , fade
- , dwindle
- , diminish
- , lessen
- , dim
- , lose lustre
反義詞
「1. (of a person or their complexion) having less colour than usual, typically as a result of shock, fear, or ill health」的反義字
「2. (of a light) not strong or bright」的反義字
知識+
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