pall

英[pɔːl] 美[pɔːl]
  • n. 遮盖物；幕；棺罩
  • v. 变得平淡乏味；感到腻烦；覆盖；盖上棺罩
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详细释义

Noun:
  1. a sudden numbing dread

  2. burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

  3. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

Verb:
  1. become less interesting or attractive

  2. cause to lose courage;

    "dashed by the refusal"

  3. cover with a pall

  4. cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing;

    "Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite"

  5. cause to become flat;

    "pall the beer"

  6. lose sparkle or bouquet;

    "wine and beer can pall"

  7. lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to);

    "the course palled on her"

  8. lose interest or become bored with something or somebody;

    "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"

双语例句

1. A pall of oily black smoke drifted over the cliff-top.
一团油腻的黑色烟雾飘到悬崖顶上。

来自柯林斯例句

2. When the barge reached the shrine, acolytes removed the pall.
当驳船抵达圣地时，辅祭除去了柩衣。

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3. We don't want to cast a pall over the festivities.
我们不想给庆典蒙上阴影。

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4. It's one of the few delights that never pall.
它是几种永不使人乏味的乐事之一.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The unrest has cast a pall over what is usually a day of national rejoicing.
动荡的局势给往常举国欢庆的日子蒙上了阴影。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. A pall of mystery seem to hang over it all.
      整个事件似乎笼罩上一层神秘的气氛。
    2. A pall of smoke hung over the town.
      市镇上空笼罩着一层烟幕。
    3. An unvaried pall of cloud muffled the whole expanse of sky from zenith to horizon.
      一望无际的云幕蒙住了从天顶到地乎线的整个夜空。
    4. It stands on two trestles, under the pall.
      它被安放在两个木架上,上面盖了一块盖棺布。
    用作动词 (v.)
    1. The pleasures of sunbathing began to pall on us after a week on the beach.
      我们在沙滩上呆了一周之后，对日光浴已经兴致大减。
    2. The novelty will soon pall on them.
      那种新奇不久就会使他们感到厌倦。
    3. His interest in his new job soon began to pall.
      他对那份新工作很快便失去了兴趣。

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pal Palfy palsa Paltz Palua Palai pally Palka Palik Paljm Palaz
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