"pall" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 罩巾（裹屍布）- 變得乏味

Definition

“Pall”指覆蓋棺材的布，也可指讓氣氛變得壓抑或事情變得無趣、不再有吸引力。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常用於正式或文學語境。比喻說法常見如“a pall over the room”（氣氛壓抑）。作動詞時，'to pall' 意為變得無趣，常加 'on'。勿與“pale”（蒼白）混淆。

Examples

A black pall covered the coffin during the funeral.

一塊黑色的**罩巾**在葬禮時覆蓋棺材。

Sad news cast a pall over the celebration.

壞消息為慶祝活動罩上了一層**陰影**。

The excitement began to pall after a while.

過了一會兒後，興奮開始**變得乏味**。

There was a pall of silence after the argument broke out.

爭吵發生後，現場陷入一片**沉默**。

Her stories never pall no matter how many times I hear them.

她的故事無論聽幾次都不會**變得無聊**。

A heavy pall hung over the city after the disaster.

災難過後，城市上空籠罩著一層沉重的**陰影**。