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单词 paler
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pale1 /peɪl/USA pronunciation   adj., pal•er, pal•est, v., paled, pal•ing. 
adj. 
  1. lacking strong or natural color;
    colorless or whitish:a pale complexion.
  2. of a color that is near to white or gray:pale yellow.
  3. not bright or brilliant;
    dim:the pale moon.

v. [no object]
  1. to become pale:to pale at the sight of blood.
  2. to become or seem less important:My problems with my children pale in comparison to hers.
pale•ness, n. [uncountable]

pale2 /peɪl/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. a stake or picket, as of a fence.
  2. limits;
    bounds:outside the pale of my jurisdiction.
Idioms
  1. Idioms beyond the pale, beyond the limits of proper behavior, courtesy, etc.:Holding children hostage for political purposes is behavior beyond the pale.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pale1  (pāl),USA pronunciation adj., pal•er, pal•est, v., paled, pal•ing. 
adj. 
  1. lacking intensity of color;
    colorless or whitish:a pale complexion.
  2. of a low degree of chroma, saturation, or purity;
    approaching white or gray:pale yellow.
  3. not bright or brilliant;
    dim:the pale moon.
  4. faint or feeble;
    lacking vigor:a pale protest.

v.i., v.t. 
  1. to make or become pale:to pale at the sight of blood.
  • Latin pallidus pallid
  • Middle French
  • Middle English 1250–1300
pale′ly, adv. 
paleness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . Pale, pallid, wan imply an absence of color, esp. from the human countenance. Pale implies a faintness or absence of color, which may be natural when applied to things,the pale blue of a violet, but when used to refer to the human face usually means an unnatural and often temporary absence of color, as arising from sickness or sudden emotion:pale cheeks.Pallid, limited mainly to the human countenance, implies an excessive paleness induced by intense emotion, disease, or death:the pallid lips of the dying man.Wan implies a sickly paleness, as after a long illness:wan and thin;
      the suggestion of weakness may be more prominent than that of lack of color:a wan smile.
    • 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . blanch, whiten.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . ruddy.
    • 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . darken.

pale2  (pāl),USA pronunciation n., v., paled, pal•ing. 
n. 
  1. Buildinga stake or picket, as of a fence.
  2. an enclosing or confining barrier;
    enclosure.
  3. an enclosed area.
  4. limits;
    bounds:outside the pale of his jurisdiction.
  5. a district or region within designated bounds.
  6. World History(cap.) Also called English Pale, Irish Pale. a district in eastern Ireland included in the Angevin Empire of King Henry II and his successors.
  7. Heraldryan ordinary in the form of a broad vertical stripe at the center of an escutcheon.
  8. Nautical, Naval Terms[Shipbuilding.]a shore used inside to support the deck beams of a hull under construction.
  9. Idioms beyond the pale, beyond the limits of propriety, courtesy, protection, safety, etc.:Their public conduct is certainly beyond the pale.

v.t. 
  1. Buildingto enclose with pales;
    fence.
  2. to encircle or encompass.
  • Latin pālus stake. See peel3, pole1
  • Middle English (north), Old English pāl 1300–50

pale-, 
  1. var. of paleo- before most vowels:paleethnology.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] palae-. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pale /peɪl/ adj
  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
vb
  1. to make or become pale or paler; blanch
  2. (intransitive) often followed by before: to lose superiority or importance (in comparison to): her beauty paled before that of her hostess
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French palle, from Latin pallidus pale, from pallēre to look wan

ˈpalely adv ˈpaleness n
pale /peɪl/ n
  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. an ordinary consisting of a vertical stripe, usually in the centre of a shield
  5. beyond the paleoutside the limits of social convention
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French pal, from Latin pālus stake; compare pole1
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