音标:[ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊz] ;
v. 使(某物)被遮暗( overshadow的第三人称单数 ); 使阴暗; 使(某事物)令人不快或减少乐趣; 使(某人)相形见绌或黯然失色
v be greater in significance than
v make appear small by comparison
v cast a shadow upon

overshadow的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. Large oak trees overshadow the garden.高大的栎树把花园遮得很暗。
  2. They traveled to a village overshadowed by mountains.他们旅游到了一个被山影笼罩的村庄。
  3. His recent death overshadowed the family gathering.他最近去世给家庭聚会蒙上了阴影。
  4. Her new book will overshadow all her earlier ones.她的这部新作将会使她的早期作品黯然失色。
  5. Despite her professional success, she is always overshadow by her husband.尽管她事业有成,但和丈夫相比总觉逊色。

经典引文

  • A stuffed ferret, whose death..had overshadowed..one Easter holiday.

    出自:E. Waugh
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