
pall
美[pɔːl] 英[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
英英释义
Noun- a sudden numbing dread
- burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
- hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
Verb- become less interesting or attractive
- cause to lose courage;
"dashed by the refusal"
- cover with a pall
- cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing;
"Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite"
- cause to become flat;
"pall the beer"
- lose sparkle or bouquet;
"wine and beer can pall"
- lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to);
"the course palled on her"
- lose interest or become bored with something or somebody;
"I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"
例句
用作名词(n.)- 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。
- A pall of smoke hung over the town.市镇上空笼罩着一层烟幕。
- 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。
- 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.)- 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。
- The novelty will soon pall on them.那种新奇不久就会使他们感到厌倦。
- 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。