pall
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/pɔːl/
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/pɔːl/
A heavy, dark cloud of something, usually making people feel sad or less hopeful.
The sad news brought a pall of sadness over the celebration.
悲伤的消息给庆祝活动蒙上了一层悲伤。
A cloth that covers a coffin.
A pall was draped over the coffin at the funeral.
在葬礼上,棺材上披着一块幕布。
To become less interesting or boring because it is too familiar.
At first, the game was fun, but it began to pall after playing it for hours.
起初,游戏很有趣,但玩了几个小时后开始变得索然无味。