1 VERB 给…蒙上阴影;使扫兴 If an unpleasant event or feeling overshadows something, it makes it less happy or enjoyable. 给…蒙上阴影;使扫兴
SYN spoil, ruin, mar, wreck
2 VERB [usually passive] 使黯然失色;使相形见绌;使显得无足轻重 If you are overshadowed by a person or thing, you are less successful, important, or impressive than they are. 使黯然失色;使相形见绌;使显得无足轻重
3 VERB (楼房、树木、大型建筑物等)遮蔽,遮挡 If one building, tree, or large structure overshadows another, it stands near it, is much taller than it, and casts a shadow over it. (楼房、树木、大型建筑物等)遮蔽,遮挡
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He also designed one of the Edinburgh University towers that overshadows George Square. [VERB noun]
他还设计了爱丁堡大学一座投影于乔治广场的塔楼。
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She said stations should be in the open, near housing, not overshadowed by trees or walls. [VERB-ed]
她说车站应该建在住宅区附近的开阔地带,而不应为树木或墙壁所遮挡。
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