词典释义：
light in colour or having little colour
（颜色）浅的；淡的
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choose pale floral patterns for walls .选用浅色花格装饰墙壁。
(of a person's face or complexion)having less colour than usual, typically as a result of shock, fear, or ill health
（脸，脸色）苍白的
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she looked pale and drawn .她看上去苍白憔悴。
〈喻〉 软弱的；淡薄的；较差的
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it is a pale imitation of continental cheeses .这是欧洲奶酪的一种不太成功的仿制品。
become pale in one's face from shock or fear
脸因震惊、害怕而失色；发白
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I paled at the thought of what she might say .想到她可能会说什么我顿时脸色发白。
seem less impressive or important
显得逊色；相形失色
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all else pales by comparison 相比之下其他的都显得逊色
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his own problems paled into insignificance compared to the plight of this child .与这个孩子的困境相比，他自己的问题显得微不足道。
a wooden stake or post used as an upright along with others to form a fence
（做桩篱用的）板条；尖桩。
〈喻〉 界限；范围
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bring these things back within the pale of decency .使这些东西重新显得体面庄重。
〈古 或史〉 管区，辖区。
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〈史〉 同<Bold>ENGLISH PALE</Bold>.
the areas of Russia to which Jewish residence was restricted
（俄国）犹太人居住区。
【纹章】 （盾形中部的）垂直宽条。
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beyond the pale outside the bounds of acceptable behaviour 越轨的；为社会所不容的the language my father used was beyond the pale ． 我父亲的话超出了规范 -
in pale Heraldry arranged vertically 【纹章】 竖置的 -
per pale Heraldry divided by a vertical line 【纹章】 被一直条一分为二的
"Middle English： from Old French
