pale

Tính từ

(-r; -est)

tái, nhợt nhạt

he turned (went) pale at the news

nghe tin nó tái đi

pale with anger

giận tái người

look pale

trông nhợt nhạt

lợt, nhạt (màu); lờ mờ (ánh sáng)

the pale light of dawn

ánh sáng lờ mờ lúc rạng đông

Động từ

tái đi; nhợt nhạt đi

she paled with shock at the news

bà ta tái đi vì choáng váng khi nghe tin ấy

pale before (beside) something

lu mờ đi trước (bên cạnh) cái gì

her beauty pales beside her mother's

sắc đẹp cô ta lu mờ đi trước sắc đẹp của mẹ cô

Danh từ

cọc rào; cọc

hàng rào, ranh giới

beyond the pale

coi như không thể chấp nhận được; coi như vô lý

those remarks he made were quite beyond the pale

những nhận xét ấy của anh ta coi như không thể chấp nhận được

* Các từ tương tự:
pale-ethnological, pale-ethnologist, pale-face, pale-faced, pale-hearted, pale-ichthyology, pale[o]-, palea, paleaceous
adjective

paler; palest

[also more ~; most ~]

light in color

the pale wood of the table

The walls were painted a pale blue. - opposite deep

having a skin color that is closer to white than is usual or normal

She has a pale complexion.

His pale [=fair] skin burns easily.

Her illness had left her pale and weak.

She grew/became pale with fright.

Are you feeling well? You look pale.

of light :not bright or intense :dim

the pale light of dawn

not as good as something else

He was once a great athlete, but now he's just a pale version of his younger self.

The remake of the movie was a pale imitation of the original.

verb

pales; paled; paling

[no obj]

to lose color :to become pale

His face paled (in fear) when he saw her walk through the door.

The bright blue walls had paled over time.

to appear less important, good, serious, etc., when compared with something else

His accomplishments pale beside those of his father.

Once you've tasted the local apples, all others pale by comparison. [=all others seem less good]

The afternoon meal paled in comparison to/with [=was not nearly as good as] the feast they had later.

Last year's losses pale by comparison with this year's.

(chiefly Brit) Your financial debt pales into insignificance [=seems much smaller] when you compare it with mine.

noun

beyond the pale

offensive or unacceptable

conduct that was beyond the pale

* Các từ tương tự:
pale ale, Paleolithic, paleontology, palette, palette knife
adjective

If you had been through an ordeal like that, you'd look pale, too

colourless

white

wan

sallow

waxen

livid

ashen

ashy

pallid

bloodless

whitish

pasty

whey-faced

washed out

anaemic

blanched

drained

ghostly

ghastly

peaky or peakish

peaked

cadaverous

She was wearing a pale green evening gown tonight

faint

light

dim

washed out

pastel

The sequel was a pale imitation of the original film

feeble

weak

flimsy

meagre

enfeebled

ineffective

ineffectual

puny

insignificant

paltry

lame

poor

inadequate

half-hearted

tame

spiritless

whey-faced

empty

sterile

lifeless

uninspired

anaemic

Colloq half-baked

verb

He paled when they told him of the car crash

blanch

blench

dim

whiten

The works of most modern writers pale in comparison with those of the Elizabethans

diminish

lessen

fade (away)

decrease

abate

noun

The pales are attached to horizontal rails to form a fence

paling

palisade

picket

upright

post

stake

Nothing is outside the pale of the imagination of a great novelist

boundary

limit(s)

restriction

bounds

border(s)

confines

The committee have found your behaviour to be beyond the pale, Frances, and we demand your resignation

beyond the pale

improper

irregular

unseemly

unsuitable

indecent

unacceptable

inadmissible

forbidden

anathema

disallowed

prohibited

verboten

interdicted

US unusual

bizarre

peculiar

outr‚

weird

abnormal

strange

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