"pall" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 罩巾（裹尸布）- 变得乏味

Definition

“Pall”是指覆盖棺材的布，也可以指让气氛变得沉闷或事物变得无聊、不再有趣。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式或文学语境。比喻用法常说“a pall over the room”，指气氛沉重。作动词时，'to pall' 表示变得无趣或乏味，常与 'on' 搭配。不要与“pale”（苍白）混淆。

Examples

A black pall covered the coffin during the funeral.

一块黑色的**罩巾**在葬礼上覆盖在棺材上。

Sad news cast a pall over the celebration.

坏消息给庆祝活动蒙上了一层**阴影**。

The excitement began to pall after a while.

一会儿后兴奋感开始**变得乏味**。

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

争吵过后，现场陷入了一片**沉默**。

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

她的故事无论听多少遍都不会**变得无聊**。

A heavy pall hung over the city after the disaster.

灾难过后, 城市上空笼罩着一层沉重的**阴影**。