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单词 overshadow
释义
overshadow
vəʳʃædoʊ ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊ
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense overshadows, present participle overshadowing, past tense , past participle overshadowed
1 VERB 蒙上阴影;使扫兴 If an unpleasant event or feeling overshadows something, it makes it less happy or enjoyable. 蒙上阴影;使扫兴
  • Fears for the President's safety could overshadow his peace-making mission. [VERB noun]

    对总统安全的担忧可能会给他的调解使命蒙上阴影。

  • Her childhood was overshadowed by her mother's incarceration in a psychiatric hospital. [VERB noun]

    她的母亲被关在精神病院,这给她的童年蒙上了阴影。

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
  • Hester is overshadowed by her younger and more attractive sister. [be VERB-ed]

    赫斯特在她那年轻而且姿色更胜一筹的妹妹面前黯然失色。

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
  • 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。

  • 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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