beyond the pale
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- beyond prep.超出;远于;除...之外;超出…之外adv.在更远处;另外n.远处;来世
- pale adj.苍白的;灰白的;暗淡的;无力的vi.变苍白;变黯淡;相形见绌n.栅栏
- the art.那;这;这些;那些adv.(用于比较级前)更加;用于最高级前;(用于形容词、副词比较级前)越...越...
- Beyond the pale of sth.
在。。。范围之外
- Jimmy is beyond the pale. There is nothing anyone can do to improve his behaviour.
吉米的举止出格,没有人能够使他行为有所改进。
- Those remarks he made were quite beyond the pale.
他说的那些话太出圈了。