音标：英 [peɪl]，美 [pel]

核心含义：
"Pale" 主要形容颜色浅淡、光线暗淡，或因情绪、健康问题导致面色苍白；也可作动词表示“变苍白”或“相形见绌”，作名词指“栅栏”或“界限”。

形容词用法

形容脸色苍白：因恐惧、疾病等导致面色缺乏血色。

She was pale with fear when she heard the news.（听到消息时，她吓得脸色发白。）

You look pale—are you feeling unwell?（你脸色苍白，不舒服吗？）

描述颜色浅淡：指色调柔和、饱和度低。

The sky turned a pale blue at dawn.（黎明时分，天空变成了淡蓝色。）

He wore a pale green shirt.（他穿了一件浅绿色衬衫。）

表示光线暗淡：光线微弱、不明亮。

The room was lit by a pale lamp.（房间里亮着一盏昏暗的灯。）

动词用法

变苍白：脸色或颜色变浅。

Her face paled at the sight of blood.（她一看到血就脸色发白。）

The colors paled as the sun set.（日落时，色彩渐渐变淡。）

相形见绌：与另一事物对比显得不重要或逊色，常用搭配 pale in comparison with/to。

All other problems paled in comparison to the threat of war.（与战争威胁相比，其他问题都显得微不足道。）

His later works pale beside his early masterpieces.（他后期的作品与早期杰作相比相形见绌。）

名词用法

栅栏、围篱：由木桩或板条制成的围栏。

The garden was surrounded by a wooden pale.（花园用木栅栏围了起来。）

界限、范围：常用短语 beyond the pale（越轨、超出可接受范围）。

His rude behavior was beyond the pale.（他的粗鲁行为太过分了。）

常见短语搭配

 

短语	含义	例句
beyond the pale	越轨，不可接受	His remarks about her family were beyond the pale.（他对她家人的评论太过分了。）
pale in comparison	与……相比相形见绌	Our achievements pale in comparison to theirs.（我们的成就与他们相比不值一提。）
turn pale	脸色变得苍白	She turned pale when she heard the bad news.（听到坏消息，她脸色变得苍白。）
pale green/blue	浅绿色/浅蓝色	The walls were painted pale blue.（墙壁被漆成了浅蓝色。）

 

例句10句

The little girl's face was pale from illness.（小女孩因病脸色苍白。）

The sky was a pale pink at sunrise.（日出时天空呈淡粉色。）

His hands paled as he gripped the chair tightly.（他紧握椅子，双手变得苍白。）

The movie pales in comparison to the original novel.（这部电影不如原著精彩。）

She looked pale and tired after working all night.（通宵工作后，她显得苍白而疲惫。）

The room was lit by a pale yellow light.（房间里亮着淡黄色的灯光。）

His actions were beyond the pale of acceptable behavior.（他的行为超出了可接受的范围。）

The flowers pale in the hot