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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
pale
pale [pale pales paled paling paler palest] adjective, verb, noun BrE [peɪl] NAmE [peɪl]
adjective (paler, pal·est)
1. (of a person, their face, etc.)having skin that is almost white; having skin that is whiter than usual because of illness, a strong emotion, etc
•a pale complexion
•pale with fear
•to go/turn pale
• You look pale. Are you OK?
• The ordeal left her looking pale and drawn.
2. light in colour; containing a lot of white
•pale blue eyes
•a paler shade of green
•a pale sky
Opp: ↑dark, Opp: ↑deep
3. (of light)not strong or bright
•the cold pale light of dawn
see also ↑pallid, ↑pallor
Word Origin:
adj. and v. Middle English Old French pale Latin pallidus Old French palir n. Middle English Old French pal Latin palus ‘stake’
Thesaurus:
pale adj.
1. (often disapproving)
•His face went pale with shock.
white • • sallow • |BrE, disapproving grey • |AmE gray • |written ashen • • wan •
Opp: flushed, Opp: rosy
pale/white/grey/ashen with anger/fear/shock/pain, etc.
a/an pale/white/sallow/grey/ashen/wan face
look pale/white/sallow/grey/ashen/wan
turn pale/white/grey
2.
•The bedroom walls are pale blue.
light • • soft • • pastel • • neutral • |usually approving cool •
Opp: dark, Opp: deep
a pale/light/soft/pastel/neutral/cool colour/shade
pale/light/soft/pastel/cool green/blue
pale/light/soft/pastel pink
sth is pale/light/neutral in colour
Pale or light? Both words can describe colours. Pale can also describe a kind of light that contains a lot of white and is not bright:
•a pale light/glow/sky
✗ a light light/glow/sky
Example Bank:
•He turned deathly pale.
•Ruth went pale as the news sank in.
•His face went pale with anger.
•She has her father's pale blue eyes.
•She was deathly pale and very thin.
•She was tall, dark and pale, and very beautiful.
•The bedroom walls are pale green.
•The flowers were pale and wilted.
•The ordeal left her looking pale and drawn.
•The rooftops and chimneys stood out against the pale sky.
•You look pale— are you feeling OK?
Idioms: ↑beyond the pale ▪ ↑pale in comparison ▪ ↑pale into insignificance ▪ ↑pale next to something
Derived Words: ↑palely ▪ ↑paleness
verb intransitive ~ (at sth)
to become paler than usual
• She (= her face) paled visibly at the sight of the police car.
• The blue of the sky paled to a light grey.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
adj. and v. Middle English Old French pale Latin pallidus Old French palir n. Middle English Old French pal Latin palus ‘stake’
noun
Word Origin:
adj. and v. Middle English Old French pale Latin pallidus Old French palir n. Middle English Old French pal Latin palus ‘stake’
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