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pale1 /peil; pel/ adj (-r, -st) 1 (of a person's face) having little colour; bloodless: (指脸色) 苍白的; 没有血色的： He turned ~ at the news. 他听到那消息面容失色。 You're looking ~ today. 你今天脸色苍白。 ,■—-face n name said to have been used by N American Indians for a European white Person. 白脸人 (据说北美印第安人从前用此名称指欧洲的白种人) 。 2 (of colours) not bright; faintly coloured: (指颜色) 暗淡的; 浅淡的：~淡蓝色。 vi [VP2A, C] grow ~; lose colour. 变淡，变暗淡; 失 ~ before/by the side of. (fig) be far outdone by; appear weak when seen with. (喻) 远选于; (与…在一起) 相形见细; 黯然失色。 ~ly /'pelIII; 'pelli/ adv ~ness n |