palest

英 [ˈpeɪlɪst] 美 [ˈpeɪləst]

adj.  灰白的; 苍白的; 白皙的; 浅色的; 淡色的; 暗淡的; 微弱的
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  1. ADJ-GRADED 浅色的；灰白的
    If something is pale, it is very light in colour or almost white.
    1. Migrating birds filled the pale sky...
      灰白的天空中满是迁徙的飞鸟。
    2. As we age, our skin becomes paler.
      随着年龄的增长，我们的皮肤愈见苍白。
    3. ...a circle of pale light.
      淡淡的光晕
    4. Pale is also a combining form.
      （亦可用于构词）
    5. ...a pale blue sailor dress...
      浅蓝色水手服
    6. In the background, dressed in pale green, stood Eunice.
      尤妮斯穿着浅绿色的衣服站在后面不起眼的地方。
  2. ADJ-GRADED （脸色）苍白的
    If someone looks pale, their face looks a lighter colour than usual, usually because they are ill, frightened, or shocked.
    1. She looked pale and tired...
      她看起来脸色苍白憔悴。
    2. He went deathly pale.
      他面如死灰。
  3. VERB 显得逊色；相形失色
    If one thing pales in comparison with another, it is made to seem much less important, serious, or good by it.
    1. When someone you love has a life-threatening illness, everything else pales in comparison.
      你爱的人得了致命疾病时，其他一切事情都显得不那么重要了。
    2. ...a soap opera against which other soaps pale into insignificance.
      让其他同类剧相形见绌的肥皂剧
  4. PHRASE （行为举止）出格的，越轨的
    If you think that someone's actions or behaviour are not acceptable, you can say that they are beyond the pale.
    1. This sort of thing really is quite beyond the pale.
      这种事情真是不可接受。
    2. ...beyond the pale of acceptable human behaviour.
      超出可接受的人类行为的范围
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双语例句

  1. Curly wood shavings, from the palest pine to ebony, cascade to the floor as artisans hone a few humble planks into acoustic works of art.
    卷曲的刨花翻滚着落在地板上，有色泽最淡的松树，也有深色的黑檀。吉他工匠将几片平凡的木板打磨成了乐器艺术品。
  2. Every one of them was chalky pale, the palest of all the students living in this sunless town.
    他们每个人的皮肤都有一种近似病态的苍白，天底下所有的学生中最苍白的都生活在这个没有阳光的小镇。
  3. The dyes were ranged up in order of tint, beginning with the deepest and ending with the palest.
    染料按色泽深浅排列，从最深的开始到最浅的为止。
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