| 单词 | pale |
| 释义 | Word Frequency pale 1(peɪl) adjective 1. lacking brightness of colour; whitish pale morning light 2. (of a colour) whitish; produced by a relatively small quantity of colouring agent 3. dim or wan the pale stars 4. feeble a pale effort 5. South Africa a euphemism for White1 verb 6. to make or become pale or paler; blanch 7. (intransitive; often foll by before) to lose superiority or importance (in comparison to) Cameron's achievements paled beside Holly's Derived forms palely (ˈpalely) adverb paleness (ˈpaleness) noun Word origin C13: from Old French palle, from Latin pallidus pale, from pallēre to look wanWord Frequency pale 2(peɪl) noun 1. a wooden post or strip used as an upright member in a fence 2. an enclosing barrier, esp a fence made of pales 3. an area enclosed by a pale 4. a sphere of activity within which certain restrictions are applied 5. heraldry an ordinary consisting of a vertical stripe, usually in the centre of a shield 6. beyond the pale verb 7. (transitive) to enclose with pales Word origin C14: from Old French pal, from Latin pālus stake; compare pole1 |
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