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单词 eclipse
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e·clipse

noun
/ɪˈklɪps/
/ɪˈklɪps/
  1. [countable] an occasion when the moon passes between the earth and the sun so that you cannot see all or part of the sun for a time; an occasion when the earth passes between the moon and the sun so that you cannot see all or part of the moon for a time日食;月食
    • an eclipse of the sun/moon日食;月食
    • a total/partial eclipse全食;偏食
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    • daylight
    • eclipse
    • equinox
    • ray
    • rise
    • solar
    • solstice
    • the sun
    • twilight
    • the universe
    Topics Spacec1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • lunar
    • solar
    • partial
    phrases
    • an eclipse of the moon
    • an eclipse of the sun
  2. [singular, uncountable] a loss of importance, power, etc. especially because somebody/something else has become more important, powerful, etc.(重要性、权势等的)丧失,黯然失色,暗淡
    • The election result marked the eclipse of the right wing.选举结果标志着右翼的失势。
    • in eclipse Her work was in eclipse for most of the 20th century.她的作品在 20 世纪大部分时间里都湮没无闻。
  3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French e(s)clipse (noun), eclipser (verb), via Latin from Greek ekleipsis, from ekleipein ‘fail to appear, be eclipsed’, from ek ‘out’ + leipein ‘to leave’.

e·clipse

verb
/ɪˈklɪps/
/ɪˈklɪps/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they eclipse
/ɪˈklɪps/
/ɪˈklɪps/
he / she / it eclipses
/ɪˈklɪpsɪz/
/ɪˈklɪpsɪz/
past simple eclipsed
/ɪˈklɪpst/
/ɪˈklɪpst/
past participle eclipsed
/ɪˈklɪpst/
/ɪˈklɪpst/
-ing form eclipsing
/ɪˈklɪpsɪŋ/
/ɪˈklɪpsɪŋ/
  1. [often passive] eclipse something (of the moon or the earth) to cause an eclipse of the sun or the moon遮掩(日、月)的光;食
  2. eclipse somebody/something to make somebody/something seem neither exciting nor important by comparison使失色;使相形见绌;使丧失重要性 synonym outshine, overshadow
    • Though a talented player, he was completely eclipsed by his brother.他虽是个天才运动员,但与他的哥哥相比就黯然失色了。
  3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French e(s)clipse (noun), eclipser (verb), via Latin from Greek ekleipsis, from ekleipein ‘fail to appear, be eclipsed’, from ek ‘out’ + leipein ‘to leave’.
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