pastel

[US]/'pæst(ə)l/
[UK]/pæ'stɛl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 柔和的;彩色蜡笔的
n. 粉蜡笔;粉蜡笔画
Word Forms
复数pastels

Phrases & Collocations

pastel colors

淡彩色

soft pastel

柔和的粉彩

pastel hues

柔和的色调

Example Sentences

pastels and light colours are in this year.

今年柔色和淡色很流行。

the subtlest of pastels and creams.

最柔和的色彩和奶油色。

a choice of fashion colours from pastels through to brights.

从淡雅到醒目的可供选择的各种流行色。

The rooms were decorated in delicate pastel shades.

房间都装修得色彩柔和。

a pastel entitled ‘Girl braiding her hair’.

一幅题为“编辫女孩”的蜡笔画。

Puristic cuboids and rectangles in soft pastels, paired with dark areas and a red bottle top – an actual eye catcher.

温和色调下简洁的正方形和矩形,配合着一些模糊的设计,再加上一个红色的瓶盖――一个名副其实的视觉捕捉者。

Real-world Examples

We add neon and we add pastels and we use new materials.

我们加入霓虹我们加入柔和的粉蜡色我们使用新型材料。

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) March 2015 Collection

I love a jewel tone and I also love pastel.

我喜欢宝石色调,也喜欢粉彩色调。

Source: Learn to dress like a celebrity.

Is it true that you went to, like, France and studied pastel painting compositions?

你去法国学习粉彩,这是真的吗?

Source: Connection Magazine

As you can see, this gives us many different shades, from a deep reddish brown… to light pastel pink.

如你所见,明度给我们带来很多不同的色调,从深红棕色到淡粉色。

Source: Popular Science Essays

If you look at Malay villages, the colors are kind of pastel.

如果你看看马来人的村庄,颜色有点柔和。

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) January 2022 Collection

He made a pasteboard house for himself and pasted some pastels on the wall.

他为自己做了一所纸板做的房子并在墙上张贴了一些彩色蜡笔画。

Source: Pan Pan

The oversized, pastel hand-me-downs do the same thing for her that they did for Cersei, reflect her lack of power.

超大号、柔和的旧衣服对她的作用和对瑟曦的一样,反映出她缺乏力量。

Source: Vox opinion

Smokey eye or pastel palette? Oh my God.

- 烟熏眼妆还是柔和的调色板?我的天啊。

Source: 73 Quick Questions and Answers with Celebrities

I have sweets with my makeup, fruit pastels everywhere.

我的化妆品里有糖果,到处都是水果粉。

Source: A day’s diet of a celebrity.

But it was so beautiful and such a beautiful pastel shade.

但它是如此美丽, 如此美丽的柔和色调。

Source: Classic styles of celebrities

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