| 单词 | pallid |
| 释义 | pallid (once / 1209 pages) adj Santa looks a little pallid, meaning that he has a pale complexion, from spending too much time at the North Pole. A few days in Hawaii might do wonders to add color to his pale, bearded face. Pallid means pale, or lacking color. It's often used together with complexion to describe someone who has a pale face, either due to a lack of sunshine or some kind of emotional distress. A reclusive author could be pallid from spending too much time indoors. His books can also be called pallid if they're lacking in color and excitement. WORD FAMILYpallid: pallidity, pallidly, pallidness+/pallidity: pallidities USAGE EXAMPLESA bypass channel for the irrigation dam would be built near the Montana-North Dakota border to let endangered pallid sturgeon reach upstream spawning grounds. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) But that’s the interior; from outside, Paterson’s pallid brown home looks rather meager and suburban. Salon(Dec 28, 2016) Army Corps of Engineers is proposing a new Missouri River habitat for the endangered pallid sturgeon fish and sandbar construction for two endangered bird species. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) 1adj abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress the pallid face of the invalid Syn pale, wan colorless, colourless weak in color; not colorful 2adj (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble a pallid sky Syn pale, sick, wan weak wanting in physical strength 3adj lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness a pallid performance Syn pale colorless, colourless lacking in variety and interest |
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