pale
/peɪl/ (bre, ipa) · [pˈel] /peɪl/ (ame, ipa) · [pˈel] /ˈpāl/ (ame, mw)
pale — 形容詞
- palepositive
- palercomparative
- palestsuperlative
1. showing very little natural colour in the face or skin, often from illness, shoc
蒼白的
臉或皮膚失去血色
showing very little natural colour in the face or skin, often from illness, shock, or fear.
Noor turned pale when the nurse mentioned another blood test.
Noor 一聽到還要抽一次血，臉色就變得蒼白。
turn pale when + alarming news
After climbing the stairs, Christopher looked pale and sat beside the window.
爬完樓梯後，Christopher 看起來臉色發白，便坐到窗邊。
look pale after physical strain
Mizuki's pale face worried the driver during the long ferry ride.
Mizuki 蒼白的臉色讓司機在漫長的渡輪旅程中擔心起來。
The baby stayed pale and quiet after waking from the fever.
那個嬰兒退燒醒來後，仍然臉色蒼白而且安靜。
文法句型
look/go/turn/stay + pale
pale + face/skin/complexion
用法筆記
Often used after verbs such as look, go, turn, and stay. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense describes reduced colour in skin, not a light shade of an object.
常見錯誤
2. light in shade, or weak in brightness, rather than deep, dark, or vivid.
淡色的
顏色淺或光線微弱
light in shade, or weak in brightness, rather than deep, dark, or vivid.
Ada chose a pale green blanket for the baby's room.
Ada 為嬰兒房挑了一條淡綠色的毯子。
pale + colour word
Early sunlight cast a pale line across the classroom floor.
清晨的陽光在教室地板上投下一道淡淡的光線。
pale light = weak brightness
The moon looked pale above the harbor before the storm arrived.
暴風雨來臨前，月亮在港口上方顯得淡白。
Vinicius painted the wall a pale yellow to brighten the hallway.
Vinicius 把牆漆成淡黃色，好讓走廊明亮一些。
- light
More general; it can describe colour without suggesting weakness in brightness.
- faint
Often focuses on weak light rather than a light colour.
- washed-out
More informal and usually suggests colour has lost its richness.
文法句型
pale + colour word
pale + light/sunlight/moonlight
be/look + pale
用法筆記
Usually appears before colour words or nouns that name a source of light. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense describes the shade or brightness of things, not the colour of a person's face.
常見錯誤
pale — 動詞
- palepresent simple I / you / we / they
- pales3rd person singular
- paling-ing form
- paledpast simple
1. to become pale in the face because of illness, fear, or shock.
變蒼白
臉色忽然失去血色
to become pale in the face because of illness, fear, or shock.
Haruto paled when the customs officer opened the backpack.
海關人員打開背包時，Haruto 的臉色一下子變蒼白。
pale when + clause
Indra paled at the thought of speaking alone on stage.
Indra 一想到要獨自站上舞台，臉色就變蒼白。
pale at the thought of + noun phrase
Benjamin paled after reading the message from the hospital desk.
Benjamin 看完醫院櫃檯傳來的訊息後，臉色發白了。
The coach paled when the referee pointed toward the penalty spot.
裁判指向罰球點時，教練的臉色立刻變得蒼白。
- flush
Means the face gains colour rather than loses it.
文法句型
pale + when + clause
pale + at + noun phrase
face + pale
用法筆記
Usually used about a person's face and often followed by when, at, or after to show the cause. Unlike the adjective, this sense describes the change itself.
常見錯誤
pale — 名詞
- palesingular
- palesplural
1. a limit or area that marks what is accepted, allowed, or protected.
界限
可接受或受保護的範圍
a limit or area that marks what is accepted, allowed, or protected.
The comment placed him outside the pale of polite dinner talk.
那句話讓他越過了晚餐談話禮貌的界限。
outside the pale of + noun
Within the pale of school rules, students could decorate their lockers.
在校規的界限內，學生可以裝飾自己的置物櫃。
within the pale of + noun
The editor kept the debate within the pale of clear facts.
那位編輯把辯論控制在明確事實的界限內。
Those acts fell beyond the pale of what the village could forgive.
那些行為已經超出了那個村子能原諒的界限。
- freedom
Focuses on having no such limit or restriction.
文法句型
beyond the pale
within the pale
outside the pale of + noun
用法筆記
Now most often appears in the fixed phrases within the pale and beyond the pale. Distinguish from senses 2 and 3, which name physical fence parts.
常見錯誤
2. a fence formed from upright wooden stakes with pointed tops.
木柵
用尖木樁圍成的柵欄
a fence formed from upright wooden stakes with pointed tops.
A pale enclosed the orchard behind the stone farmhouse.
一道木柵圍住了石造農舍後方的果園。
a pale around + place
Workers repaired the pale after cattle pushed through one corner.
牛群從一個角落撞穿後，工人們修好了那道木柵。
repair a pale
The castle yard was protected by a tall pale and a ditch.
那座城堡的院子由一道高高的木柵和壕溝保護著。
Shanti leaned a ladder against the pale while picking late pears.
Shanti 摘晚熟的梨子時，把梯子靠在木柵上。
- opening
An unclosed space where no barrier stands.
文法句型
build/repair + a pale
a pale around + place
用法筆記
Mostly historical or literary in modern English. Distinguish from sense 3: this sense names the whole fence, while sense 3 names one piece of it.
常見錯誤
3. one pointed wooden stake used as part of a fence or palisade.
柵樁
構成柵欄的單根尖木樁
one pointed wooden stake used as part of a fence or palisade.
The carpenter sharpened each pale before setting it into the trench.
木匠把每根柵樁削尖後，才把它立進溝裡。
sharpen each pale
One pale snapped when the wagon backed into the gate.
馬車倒退撞上大門時，有一根柵樁斷掉了。
one pale snapped
The children counted missing pales along the farm boundary.
孩子們數著農場邊界上缺少的柵樁。
Benjamin replaced a rotten pale near the garden path.
Benjamin 在花園小路旁換掉了一根腐爛的柵樁。
文法句型
replace/sharpen + a pale
row of pales
用法筆記
Usually appears in descriptions of fences, especially when counting, repairing, or replacing the separate pieces. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense refers to one stake, not the whole fence.