失色 (shī sè) — (of a person) to turn pale (from fear, shock, or anxiety); (of color) to fade, lose color, become discolored; (figurative) to be outshone, be eclipsed, pale in comparison
Definition
Literary 'to lose color' — turns pale from shock, or (figuratively) is eclipsed/outshone. Also describes fading or discoloration of objects. Used in writing rather than everyday speech.
verb
(of a person) to turn pale (from fear, shock, or anxiety)(of color) to fadelose colorbecome discolored(figurative) to be outshonebe eclipsedpale in comparison
Examples
- ，失色。Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā dùn shí dà jīng shī sè.Hearing this news, she turned pale with fright.
- ，。Zhè zhāng jiù zhào piàn yǐ jīng shī le sè, biān yuán dōu huáng le.This old photo has lost its color; the edges are all yellow.
- ，。Zài zhè wèi dà shī de zuò pǐn miàn qián, qí tā huà jiā de huà quán dōu àn rán shī sè.In front of this master's works, the paintings of other artists all pale in comparison.
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