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单词 overshadow
释义 overshadow /ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ/ vt.
1.(make insignificant)+ person使相形见绌;使黯然失色
to be overshadowed by sb/sth在…比较下显得黯然失色

Hester is overshadowed by her younger and more attractive sister.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。

2.(cloud)+ event, feeling+ place, building使蒙上阴影;给…投上阴影

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。

Her childhood was overshadowed by her mother's incarceration in a psychiatric hospital.她的童年因为母亲被关在精神病院而蒙上了阴影。

the tower that overshadows the square投影于广场的塔楼

to be overshadowed by trees树荫遮蔽

She said stations should be in the open, near housing, not overshadowed by trees or walls.她说车站应该建在住宅区附近的开阔地带, 不应为树木或墙壁所遮挡。

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