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overshadow v.遮阴；使不快乐或减少乐趣；使黯然失色 (1) 他们旅游到了一个被山影笼罩的村庄。(2) 他最近去世给家庭聚会蒙上了阴影。(3) 她的这部新作将会使她的早期作品黯然失色。(4) 尽管她事业有成，但和丈夫相比总觉逊色。

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英 [ˌəʊvə'ʃædəʊ] 美 [ˌoʊvər'ʃædoʊ] (1) They traveled to a village overshadowed by mountains.(2) His recent death overshadowed the family gathering.(3) Her new book will overshadow all her earlier ones.(4) Despite her professional success, she is always overshadow by her husband. 1[VERB 动词]给…蒙上阴影；使扫兴 If an unpleasant event or feeling overshadows something, it makes it less happy or enjoyable.   [V n]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。2[VERB 动词]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.   [be V-ed]  [usu passive]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[VERB 动词]（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.   [V n]  [V-ed]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。

英语单词	overshadow
英美音标	英 [ˌəʊvə'ʃædəʊ] 美 [ˌoʊvər'ʃædoʊ]
中文释义	v.遮阴；使不快乐或减少乐趣；使黯然失色
英语例句	(1) They traveled to a village overshadowed by mountains. (2) His recent death overshadowed the family gathering. (3) Her new book will overshadow all her earlier ones. (4) Despite her professional success, she is always overshadow by her husband.
中文例句	(1) 他们旅游到了一个被山影笼罩的村庄。 (2) 他最近去世给家庭聚会蒙上了阴影。 (3) 她的这部新作将会使她的早期作品黯然失色。 (4) 尽管她事业有成，但和丈夫相比总觉逊色。
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]给…蒙上阴影；使扫兴 If an unpleasant event or feeling overshadows something, it makes it less happy or enjoyable. [V n] 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。 2 [VERB 动词]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. [be V-ed] [usu passive] 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 [VERB 动词]（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. [V n] [V-ed] 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。

Overshadow Overshadowed Verb 动词 Ed [V N 英