pales
v.
变得苍白，失色，变得暗淡( pale的第三人称单数 );
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The cost pales into insignificance when compared with the damage done to his reputation.
与对他声誉造成的损伤相比，这一代价就变得微不足道了。
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When someone you love has a life-threatening illness, everything else pales in comparison.
你爱的人得了致命疾病时，其他一切事情都显得不那么重要了。
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But that pales next to the number of those learning English.
但这和学英文的人比仍相形见绌.
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But, pales in comparison to energy released.
来自WSJ
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The churchyard pales are black against the night.
来自Stevie Smith
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Yet prettiness pales without purpose and thrust.
来自BBC