pale 1 W3 / peɪl / 形容词

1 having a skin colour that is very white, or whiter than it usually is :

He looked very pale and drawn.

turn/go pale

He suddenly went pale.

Sharon went deathly pale and looked as if she might faint.

an elderly pale-faced woman

2 a pale colour has more white in it than usual 反义词 deep 同义词 light :

pale blue curtains

3 pale light is not bright :

the pale gray dawn

4 pale imitation (of something) something that is similar to, but not as good as, something else :

The cheese is a pale imitation of real Parmesan.

THESAURUS

pale a pale colour is very light : He has very pale blue eyes. | a flower with pale green leaves

light a light colour is not dark : His T-shirt was light green. | a light blue sweater

pastel pastel colours have a lot of white in them : The girls wore pastel pink sundresses.

faded light in colour because of being washed many times or affected by the sun : The curtains were old and faded. | a pair of faded jeans