苍白

cāng bái

HSK 7–9

Meaning

形容颜色白而略微发青，不健康的样子；也比喻没有生命力或说服力。

Pale, pallid, or wan; figuratively, lacking vitality or persuasiveness.

常用于描述人的脸色因病或害怕而失去血色；或指艺术作品、言论等缺乏力量、空洞。

Often used to describe a person's complexion due to illness or fear; or to describe a work of art, argument, etc., as feeble or empty.

1 他脸色苍白，似乎生病了。 (His face was pale, as if he were ill.)
2 她吓得脸色苍白，说不出话来。 (She turned pale with fear and couldn't speak.)
3 这部电影的情节苍白无力，毫无新意。 (The plot of this movie is pale and weak, with no novelty.)
4 他的解释十分苍白，难以令人信服。 (His explanation was very pale and unconvincing.)
5 在月光下，他的面孔显得异常苍白。 (Under the moonlight, his face looked unusually pale.)
6 这篇论文的论据苍白，缺乏实证支持。 (The arguments in this paper are pale and lack empirical support.)

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