pall

pɒ:l

GRE Collins 1

n. burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
v. become less interesting or attractive
v. cover with a pall
v. cause to become flat

n. 棺罩, 柩衣, 遮盖物
vi. 失去吸引力, 乏味
vt. 覆盖, 使笼罩阴影, 使乏味

Collins 星级

20,829

BNC 频率

20,025

使用频率

pall 这个词没有明显的词根词缀，但它的意思与“遮盖”或“失去光彩”相关，可以联想到“pale”（苍白的）这个词，表示缺乏生气。

例句

1. The news of her departure cast a pall over the entire office.

她离开的消息给整个办公室带来了阴影。

2. A feeling of sadness seemed to pall all the festivities.

一种悲伤的情绪似乎笼罩了所有的庆祝活动。

3. The dark clouds began to pall the bright sky.

乌云开始遮蔽明亮的天空。