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| /ʃeɪd/ |
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| 1 | U a slightly dark area where the light from the sun does not reach because it is blocked by something 背阴处 |
| He pulled a wicker chair into the shade. 他将一把柳条椅拉到了阴凉处。 |
| +of I spent the afternoon reading under the shade of an umbrella. 那天下午我在阳伞下看书。 |
| in the shade We sat in the shade and ate our lunch. 我们坐在阴凉处吃午饭。 |
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| 2 | C a screen or cover that protects something from the sun 遮光物；屏；罩 |
| an eye shade 眼罩 |
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| 3 | C a particular form of a colour . For example sky blue and navy blue are shades of blue 色度；（色彩的）浓淡 |
| The painter used different textures and shades to represent the seasons. 画家用不同的质感与色度来表现季节。 |
| a brilliant shade of red 一种亮红色 |
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| 4 | shades plural informal a pair of sunglasses 太阳镜；墨镜 |
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| 5 | C usually plural a slightly different form or type of something 细微的不同 |
| All shades of political opinion were represented at the conference. 会议上发表了各种不同的政治观点。 |
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| 6 | C literary the spirit of someone who has died 鬼魂；幽灵 |
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| 7 | shades plural +of something that reminds someone of another person , thing , or period of time 让人想起…的事物 |
| Look at all these kids’ games – shades of my childhood. 瞧瞧孩子们玩的所有这些游戏，这让我想起了童年时光。 |
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| 8 | a shade singular a very small amount 微量；少许 |
| A shade less than 50 per cent approve of the idea. 略少于50％的人赞同这个意见。 |
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| - | put sb/sth in the shade
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| to be so impressive that someone or something else becomes less impressive or interesting by comparison |
| 使某人/某物逊色；使某人/某物相形见绌 |
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| Hong Kong’ s metro really puts our public transport system in the shade. 香港地铁真的让我们的公交系统相形见绌。 |
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