中英互译
overshadow
英 /ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ/美 /ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊ/
基本释义
- v.使黯然失色,使相形见绌;使扫兴,使蒙上阴影;遮盖,遮蔽
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词语例句
使黯然失色,使相形见绌vt.
考研Hester is overshadowed by her younger and more attractive sister.
她那更年轻而且更有魅力的妹妹使赫斯特黯然失色。
Meanwhile, the theft of information about some 40 million credit-card accounts in America, disclosed on June 17th, overshadowed a hugely important decision a day earlier by America's Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
与此同时,6月17日披露的美国大约4000万个信用卡账户信息被窃事件,使得一天前美国联邦贸易委员会的重大决定黯然失色。
使扫兴,使蒙上阴影vt.
Fears for the president's safety could overshadow his peace-making mission.
对总统安全的担心会给他的和平促进任务蒙上阴影。
遮盖,遮蔽vt.
She said stations should be in the open, near housing, not overshadowed by trees or walls.
她说车站应该建在开阔、靠近住宅区的地方,不要被树木或墙遮挡。
- Fears for the president's safety could overshadow his peace-making mission.对总统安全的担心会给他的和平促进任务蒙上阴影。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- They can be used as street tree, overshadow tree, plant alone or agminate in gardens.它们可以被用作街树,遮荫树,单独种植或在花园中聚集。
- But the footwear dispute could overshadow those successes.但鞋类争端却可能给上述成绩蒙上阴影。
相关短语
- be overshadowed by sb./sth.因为某人或某事显得黯然失色
- overshadow w弱化;使……黯然失色;使…相形见绌
- assistant overshadow system辅助遮阳系统
同义词
英英释义
- v.exceed in importance; outweigh
- v.make appear small by comparison
- v.cast a shadow upon
词源
- overshadow使蒙上阴影,使黯然失色over-,在上,shadow,阴影。即在上面的阴影,使蒙上阴影。