overshadow
英 [əʊvə'ʃædəʊ]
美['ovɚ'ʃædo]
- vt. 使失色；使阴暗；遮阴；夺去…的光彩
词态变化
第三人称单数: overshadows;过去式: overshadowed;过去分词: overshadowed;现在分词: overshadowing;
助记提示
1、over "above; 遍布在…的上面；覆盖在…的上面；扩展到…的全部" + shadow.
中文词源
overshadow 使蒙上阴影，使黯然失色
over-,在上，shadow,阴影。即在上面的阴影，使蒙上阴影。
英英释意
- 1. exceed in importance; outweigh;
- "This problem overshadows our lives right now"
- 2. make appear small by comparison;
- "This year's debt dwarves that of last year"
- 3. cast a shadow upon;
- "The tall tree overshadowed the house"
- "The tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"
英文词源
- overshadow (v.)
- Old English ofersceadwian "to cast a shadow over, obscure;" see over + shadow (v.). It was used to render Latin obumbrare in New Testament, as were Middle High German überschatewen, Middle Dutch overschaduwen, Gothic ufarskadwjan. Figurative sense is from 1580s. Related: Overshadowed; overshadowing.
考试真题
- she was overshadowed by her white peers
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实用场景例句
- Fears for the President's safety could overshadow his peace-making mission.
- 对总统安全的担忧可能会给他的调解使命蒙上阴影。
柯林斯例句
- Her new book will overshadow all her earlier ones.
- 她的新书将会使她以前写的书都黯然失色.
辞典例句
- Large oak trees overshadow the garden.
- 高大的栎树把花园遮得很暗.
辞典例句
- There is a cloud on the horizon that may overshadow the talks.
- 隐隐透出的阴云可能为会谈投下阴影.
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- Economic political things overshadow even common sense occasionally.
- 经济政治上的东西有时候会让常识退避三舍.
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- Contemporary capitalism is a system in which the negative elements now overshadow the positive.
- 在当代资本主义系统中,消极因素湮没了进步因素.
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- The current AIDS pandemic tends to overshadow the continuing threat of other sexually transmitted infections.
- 当前爱滋病的广泛流行有一种遮蔽其他性传播疾病感染持续威胁的趋势.
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