overshadow

overshadow [ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ]  [ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊ] 

第三人称单数:overshadows

现在分词:overshadowing

过去分词:overshadowed

overshadow

过去式:overshadowed

overshadow 基本解释

911查询·英语单词

及物动词遮阴; 使失色; 使阴暗; 夺去…的光辉

overshadow 相关例句

及物动词

1. Their gaieties were overshadowed by the sad news.
    这不幸的消息使他们的欢乐蒙上一层阴影。

2. He overshadowed all his comrades.
    他使所有同僚都黯然失色。

3. Her new book will overshadow all her earlier ones.
    她的新书将会使她以前写的书都黯然失色。

overshadow 网络解释

overshadow

1. 使...相形见绌:17. disastrous灾难性的 | 18. overshadow使...相形见绌 | 20. usher in引领

2. 遮蔽,使......蒙上阴影:extensive 广泛的 | overshadow 遮蔽,使......蒙上阴影 | non-governmental sector 非政府部门,民间机构

3. 使......黯然失色:extensive 广泛的 | overshadow 使......黯然失色 | non-governmental sector 民间组织

overshadow 词典解释
overshadow

1. 给…蒙上阴影;使扫兴
    If an unpleasant event or feeling overshadows something, it makes it less happy or enjoyable.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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。

2. 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.

    e.g. 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。

3. (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.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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。

overshadow 单语例句

1. overshadow的解释

1. The consolidation fervor helped overshadow concerns about weaker demand from the housing and auto sectors, as well as a potential inventory glut and falling prices.

2. But he said China hoped they wouldn't overshadow the formal agenda items.

3. The researcher warned that false prospects for social development could overshadow some pressing problems such as the widening income gap and soaring unemployment.

4. In any case, the political consequences overshadow legal or bureaucratic issues.

5. overshadow的近义词

5. Kean's comments threatened to overshadow moves by the company and the White House to appease critics by delaying the takeover.

6. But it should not overshadow the fact that what China has built is one of the safest and most efficient transport networks on earth.

7. But Liu stressed the two incidents would not overshadow Bush's visit to Beijing.

8. The potential dismantling of the local team threatened to overshadow the NBA's third trip to Phoenix for its midseason event.

9. The two countries need to properly handle their skirmishes over Chinese investment in Australia and not let the United States overshadow their ties.

10. 911查询·英语单词

10. Henin called the uproar " really stupid ", and complained that journalists had allowed that one point to overshadow her French Open triumph.

overshadow 英英释义

verb

1. cast a shadow upon

    e.g. The tall tree overshadowed the house

2. make appear small by comparison

    e.g. This year's debt dwarfs that of last year

    Synonym: shadow dwarf

3. be greater in significance than

    e.g. the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness

    Synonym: dominate eclipse

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