| 单词 | overshadow |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [`əuvə'ʃædəu] |
| 解释 | v.遮蔽，使失色 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 遮蔽, 使失色(to cast a shadow over) 【记】 over(在…上)+shadow (阴影) 【例】 Her new book will overshadow all her earlier ones. |
| 字源 | overshadow (v.) Old English ofersceadwian "to cast a shadow over, obscure;" see over + shadow (v.). It was used to render Latin obumbrare in New Testament, as were Middle High German überschatewen, Middle Dutch overschaduwen, Gothic ufarskadwjan. Figurative sense is from 1580s. Related: Overshadowed; overshadowing. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 无 |
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