“变得苍白”常见的英文表达有 turn pale、go pale 或 become pale。
turn pale 和 go pale 更侧重于描述因某种原因(如恐惧、震惊、生病等)而突然脸色变白这一动态过程,在日常和文学作品中都较为常用。例如:
She turned pale when she heard the bad news.(听到这个坏消息时,她脸色变得苍白。)
He went pale with fear at the sight of the ghost.(看到鬼时,他吓得脸色发白。)
become pale 相对更正式一些,同样表达从正常肤色到变白的状态变化。例如:
His face became pale after a long illness.(久病之后,他的脸变得苍白。)