rocks) as a guide to the
history of life on earth 古生物
学；；ft石学
pal-ais
/'paelei/
(also .palais de
'danse /.paeleida
'darns/) noun {Br£) (in the past) a large
public building used for dancing; a dance hall (旧时的）舞场，舞厅 pal.at.alile /'paelatabl/ 1 (of food
or drink 食物或饮 料）having a pleasant or acceptable taste 可口的.；味美 的 2 〜（to sb) pleasant or acceptable to sb 宜人的；可意
的；■.可 S受如：Some 〇/ the dialogue has been
changed to
make it more palatable to an American audience. M ^ 对白有所修改以适应美国观众的口味。ED3UNPALAT- ABLE
pal*atai /'paelatl/ noun {phonetics i^ ^；) a speech sound made by
placing the tongue against or near the hard palate
of the mouth, for example /j/ at the beginning of yes 腾音► pal.ata丨
pal-at-al-ize (BrE also -ise) /'paelatalaiz/ verb [vn]
(phonetics #) to make a speech
sound by putting your
tongue
against or near your hard palate 極（语音 >
If > pal-at-al-iz-ation, -is-ation /.paBlatalai'zeiJn/ noun [U] pal-ate /'paelat/ noun 1 the top part of the
inside of the mouth 聘；上勝：the hard/soft palate (= the hard/soft part
at the front/back of tie palate)硬 / 软聘 —see also cleft palate 2 [usually sing.] the ability to recognize and/or enjoy good
food and (irink 味觉；品 尝力：a menu to tempt even the mostjaded patate 能ik 最没胃< 口的人动心的食谱
pa-la-tial
/pa'leijl/
adj. [usually before noun] (of a rcx>m or
building g i旬或建筑物)very large and impressive,
like a palace宫殿般的；富丽堂皇的S33 splendid pa-lat*ih-ate /pa'laBtmat/ noun 1 [C] the area ruled by a
Count Palatine (= a ruler with the power of a king or queen)巴拉丁领地（行使王权的巴拉丁伯爵的辖地j) 2 the Palatinate [sing.] the land of the German
Empire that was ruled over by the Count Palatine of the Rhine巴拉丁领地（莱恩的巴拉丁伯爵统辖的德意志帝国
领地）_
pal-at-ine /'paelatam/
adj. [only before noun] 1 (of an offi- cial, etc.
in the past 旧命俞员等）having the power
in a particular area that a king or queen usually has (在领 地内.）行使王权的 2
(of an area of land 地邊)ruled over by sb who has
the power of a king or queen 归行使王权 者统辖的；属于巴拉丁领地的
pa-la-ver /p8'la:va(r); NAmE also -'laev-/ noun (informaf) 1 [U, sing.] (Srf) a lot of
unnecessary activity, excitement or trouble, especially caused by sth that is
unimportant 麻烦；琐拿；忙乱 H771 puss
Whafs
all the palaver about?这些鸡毛蒜皮的事到底是为什么？ ◊
What a paZaver ft is, trying to get a new visa/ 申请新签证真
烦死人了！ 2 [U]
(AMmf) talk that does not have any meaning; nonsense 空话；废诘：Hefs
talking palaver. 他在信口开河呢。
pa-lazzo pants /pa'laetsau psents; NAmE pa'laitsou/ noun [pi.] womens
trousers/pants with wide loose legs
宽腿女裤
pale /peil/ adj., verb, noun
madj. (paler,
pal-est) 1
(of a person, their face, etc. A, 面孑L 等）having slcin that is almost white; having skin that is
whiter than usual because of illness, a strong emotion，etc.灰白的；苍白的；白皙的：a paZe
compZexio/i白晰的面容〇pa〖e with/ear害怕得脸色葚白
◊
to 容o/turnpale 变得苍白◊ Ybu Zoofc paZe.
Are you QK?
_ 你气色不好，没事吧？ ◊
The ordeaUe_/if her 〖oofcfng paZe and
drawn.这场磨难使她看来苍白而又憔悴。2 light in colour; containing a lot of white 浅色的；淡色的：paZe Wue eyes淡蓝色的眼睛◊ a paZer shade o/green淡绿的 色调◊ a paZe sfcy 天在昏暗 PTIH dark, deep 3 (df light 光线）not strong or
bright 暗淡的；橛弱的：the coZd paZe Zight 〇/ dawn破晓时分的鱼白寒光一see also pallid, pallor ► pale-ly /'peilli/ adv. ： Mark stared paZeiy (= with a pale face) at his p〖ate•马克面色苍白， 呆呆地望着盘子。paleness nown [U]
■
verb [V]〜（at sth) to become paler than usual 变得比平 常白;.变苍白：She (= her face) pded
visibly at the sight 〇/the police car.她一看见瞀车，脸色就刷地变白了。
〇 The blue of the sky
paled
to a fight gr^y•天空的蓝 色渐变成了逢灰色。pale beside/next to sth | pale in/by comparison (whh/to
sth) | 'pale into
T437 palliasse
insignificance to seem less important
when compared with sth else 相形见绌；显得逊&: Last
year's riots pale in comparison with this latest outburst of violence, i ^ 的骚乱与最近这次暴乱相比，可是小巫见大巫。
■
noun ITSTO1
be.yond
the pale considered by most people':to be
unacceptable or unreasonable 出格；出
圈；越轨；_令人不能容忍：His remarks were dearly beyond the paZe.他的话显然过分了。
pale-face /'peilfeis/ noun (used in film/movies,
etc. 于电影等）a name for a white
person, said to have been used by Native Americans白^人（―说美洲土著称呼白
人曾使用的名称） paleo- (NAmB) = palaeo-
pal-ette
/'paelat/
noun 1 a thin board with a
hole in it for the thumb to go through, used by an artist for mixing colours on
when painting 调色板 2
[usiially sing.] (technical the
colours used by a particular artist
(画家使用的）主要色彩，主色调：Greens and browns are 〇/picaZ 〇/沿7^(1’5厂<1〖6«：6.绿色和棕色是里贝拉的主
色调。
'palette
knife noun a knife with a blade
that bends easily and has a round end, used by artists and in cooking调色刀；画刀；（炊具中的）铲刀
pali-mony
/'paelimani/
noun [U] {informal, especially NAmE) money that a court
orders sb to pay regularly to a former partner when they have lived together
without being married (法院判定定期付给前未婚同居
对象的）生活费一Compare alimony pal-imp-sest /'paelimpsest/ noun 1 an ancient document
from which some or all of the original text has been removed and replaced by a
new text 再生.羊皮纸
卷,重写羊皮书卷（全部或部分原有文字被刮去，在上面
另行书写）2 (/bmw/) something that
has many different layers of meaning or detail具有多重意义的‘物;‘多层
次p东西
pal-in-drome /'paelmdraum; NAmE -droum/ noun a word or phrase that
reads the same backwards as forwards, for example or nurses 回文 T正反
读f一样的词语）
pal-ing /'peilir)/ noun [C, usually pi., U] a
metal or wooden post that is pointed at the top; a fence made of these pops尖木桩；尖铁条；围栏
pal-is-ade
/.paBli'seid/
noun 1 a fence made of strong
wooden or metal posts that are pointed at the top, especially used to protect
a.building in the past 木栅
栏；金属栅栏 2 palisades [pi.] (L/S) a line of high steep cliffs, especially along a river or by
the sea or ocean (尤指河边、海边的）绝壁，峭壁
pail /pod/ noun} verb
■
noun 1 [usually sing.] ~ of sth a thick dark cloud of
sth 浓 密的云尘烟：a paii o/smofce/dust 团烟雾/沙企 0
(figurative) News of her death cast a pall over
the event. 她的死亡消息给这件事蒙上了阴影。2 a cloth spread over
a coffin (= a box used for
burying a dead person in)柩衣；棺材罩布
■
verfr [V] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行.时）
(on sb) to become less interesting to sb over a
period of time because they have done or seen it too much
(因见或做得过多而 >失去魅力，使人厌倦：£ven the impressive
scenery began to pall on me after a few hundred mite.行经了数百英里以后，即使秀丽风光也使
我感到f然无味了。
pal-la-dium /pa'leidiam/ noun [U] {symb Pd) a chemical element.
Palladium is a rare silver-white metal that looks like platinum•钯（银白色稀有化学元素）
'pall-bearer
noun a person who walks
beside or helps to carry the coff丨n at
a funeral 扶灵者；抬棺者
pal-let
/'paelat/
noun 1 a heavy wooden or
metal base that can be used moving or storing goods 托盘；平 '台；运货板 2
a
doth bag filled with straw，used for sleeping on (睡觉用的）草垫子
pal-li-asse
/'paeliaes;
NAmE pael'jaes/ noun a cloth bag filled with straw，used for sleeping on 草荐；草褥
ECU!
PALLET