pale appall pallor pallid impale

pale[peil] pole
A fence enclosing an area
The area enclosed by a fence or boundary.
To enclose with pales; fence in
(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
light in colour; containing a lot of white
(of light) not strong or bright:
(written) to become paler than usual
adj. 苍白的；无力的；暗淡的
n. (指做栅栏用的)尖木条；尖桩；范围；界限
vt. 使失色；使变苍白；用栅栏围
vi. 失色；变苍白；变得暗淡

例句
John's face paled at the bad news.
听到这个坏消息约翰脸色发白。
Her dress paled before that of her hostess.
她的衣裙与女主人的相比显得黯然失色。
The rogue police were operating outside the pale of the law.
那些流氓警察正管理法律之外的事情
The house was enclosed with a white fence of pales.
那栋房子被一条白色的尖木条栅栏包围着。

pallor ['pælə]
the state of being very pale
n.(尤指因恐惧或疾病所引起的脸色等的)苍白；灰白；青白

pallid['pælid]
very pale, in a way that looks unattractive and unhealthy
lacking enthusiasm or excitement
adj. 苍白的；暗淡的；无生气的

appall [ə'pɔ:l] blanch blank blench
to make someone have strong feelings of shock or of disapproval
vt. 使胆寒；使惊骇

appalling [ə'pɔ:liŋ]
adj. 可怕的；令人震惊的
v. 使惊愕；惊吓（appal的ing形式）

例句
They were appalled by the damage from the fire.
他们对火灾所造成的损失感到震惊。
I am appalled at his mistakes.
我对他的错误感到惊愕。

impale [im'peil]
to push a sharp object through something, especially the body of an animal or person
to fix in an inescapable or helpless position
vt.刺穿；钉住；使绝望；使为难；使尴尬；使陷于困境

例句
He fell out of the window and was impaled on the iron railings.
他从窗口跌下去, 身体被铁栏杆刺穿了。

趣味单词

boggle ['bɔɡl] 豹狗
informal if your mind boggles when you think of something, it is difficult for you to imagine or accept it
to be very surprised and uncertain about how to deal with something:
(informal) to be slow to do or accept sth because you are surprised or shocked by it:
vi. 犹豫，退缩；惊恐
vt. 搞糟，弄坏；使……惊奇；使……困惑
n. 犹豫，退缩；惊奇

例句
We shouldn't boggle at this opportunity to make a profit.
对这个赚钱的机会我们不应犹豫
He boggled at the thought of swimming in winter.
他想到要在冬天游泳就有些犹豫