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overshadow是什么意思

overshadow

英[ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ] 美[ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊ]

vt. 使失色，使阴暗，夺去…的光辉，遮阴；

第三人称单数：overshadows;

过去式：overshadowed;

过去分词：overshadowed;

现在分词：overshadowing;

相关单词 overshadowed overshadowing overshadows

同义词

overshadow的同义词之：
tower cloud darken

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

VERB

给…蒙上阴影；使扫兴

If an unpleasant event or feeling overshadows something, it makes it less happy or enjoyable.
例句
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. 她的母亲被关在精神病院，这给她的童年蒙上了阴影。
VERB

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.
例句
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。
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.
例句
He also designed one of the Edinburgh University towers that overshadows George Square... 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. 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。

英汉词典释义

vt.
使(某物)被遮暗;使阴暗
Heavy clouds overshadowed the mountain. 厚厚的云层遮掩了大山。
使(某事物)令人不快或减少乐趣
His disappearance overshadowed the family. 他的失踪给家庭蒙上了一层阴影。
使(某人)相形见绌或黯然失色
Mary was sometimes overshadowed by the more talkative members of the family. 有时家中更健谈的人使玛丽显得黯然失色。

英英词典释义

Verb
1. exceed in importance; outweigh;
"This problem overshadows our lives right now"
2. make appear small by comparison;
"This year's debt dwarves that of last year"
3. cast a shadow upon;
"The tall tree overshadowed the house""The tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"

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