- mass noun comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight荫; 阴凉处：
sitting in the shade
坐在阴凉处
this area will be in shade for much of the day.
这地方白天大部分时间都背阴。
- the darker part of a picture（图画中的）暗处。
- （一般作 shades）poetic/literary a shadow or area of darkness〈诗/文〉阴影; 阴暗处：
the shades of evening drew on.
夜幕降临。
- figurative a position of relative inferiority or obscurity〈喻〉次要地位, 不显眼; 默默无闻：
her elegant pink and black ensemble would put most outfits in the shade.
她那高雅的粉红配黑色套服会使大多数人的装扮黯然失色。
- historical a portrait in silhouette〈史〉剪影。
- a colour, especially with regard to how light or dark it is or as distinguished from one nearly like it（色彩的）深浅浓淡：
various shades of blue
深浅不同的蓝色
mass noun Maria's eyes darkened in shade.玛丽娅的眼光稍稍暗淡了一点。
- Art a slight degree of difference between colours【艺术】色度。
- a slightly differing variety of something形形色色; 细微差别：
politicians of all shades of opinion.
各种不同意见的政客。
- in sing. a slight amount of something略微, 少量：
the goal had more than a shade of good fortune about it.
这次进球带有不少运气成分。
- a lampshade灯罩。
- （常作 shades）N. Amer. a screen or blind on a window〈北美〉遮阳窗帘。
- an eyeshade（遮光）眼罩, 眼遮。
shades
informal sunglasses〈非正式〉太阳镜, 墨镜。
- poetic/literary a ghost〈诗/文〉鬼, 幽灵。
the Shades
the underworld; Hades地狱, 冥府。
- screen from direct light为…遮阳; 为…挡光：
she shaded her eyes against the sun.
她遮住眼睛以挡阳光。
- cover, moderate, or exclude the light of遮…的光, 挡…的光：
he shaded the torch with his hand.
他用手遮住电筒的光。
- darken or colour (an illustration or diagram) with parallel pencil lines or a block of colour（用铅笔或加色）涂黑, 描黑; 描影：
she shaded in the outline of a chimney.
她用笔在烟囱的轮廓内涂黑。
- no obj., with adverbial(of a colour or something coloured) gradually change into another colour（色彩）渐变：
the sky shaded from turquoise to night blue.
天色从青绿渐渐变为墨蓝。
- informal narrowly win or gain an advantage in (a contest)〈非正式〉（比赛）稍胜一筹; 略占优势：
the Welsh side shaded a tight, tough first half.
威尔士队艰难赢得了上半场的微弱优势。
- make a slight reduction in the amount, rate, or price of（数量、速度或价格）略降：
banks may shade the margin over base rate they charge customers.
银行可能略降向客户征收超过基本利率的差额。
- no obj. decline slightly in price, amount, or rate（价格、数量或速度）略有下降：
with complement their shares shaded 10p to 334p.他们的股票下降了10便士, 跌至334便士。
a shade -
- a little有点, 略微：
he was a shade hung-over.
他有点醉后头晕。
shades of -
- used to suggest reminiscence of or comparison with someone or something specified使人联想起; 使人与…相比：
colleges were conducting campaigns to ban Jewish societies - shades of Nazi Germany.
许多大学正在发起运动, 取缔犹太社团——使人联想起纳粹德国。