overshadow 详细解释

overshadow

[.əuvə'ʃædəu]

v.遮阴, 使不快乐或减少乐趣, 使黯然失色

vt.

1. 给……投上阴影; 遮暗

2. 在重要性方面超过; 夺去……的光彩; 使相形见拙

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。

词形变化

动词过去式: overshadowed | 动词过去分词: overshadowed | 动词现在分词: overshadowing | 动词第三人称单数: overshadows |

词义辨析

同义参见:

tower  darken  cloud  lower  

英英释义

动词 overshadow:

exceed in importance; outweigh

同义词:eclipse

make appear small by comparison

同义词:shadow, dwarf

cast a shadow upon

补充

overshadowovershadow英:[ˌəuvəˈʃædəu] 美:[ˌovɚˈʃædo]vt.1.使(某物)被遮暗; 使阴暗Heavy clouds overshadowed the mountain.厚厚的云层遮掩了大山。2.使(某事物)令人不快或减少乐趣His disappearance overshadowed the family.他的失踪给家庭蒙上了一层阴影。3.使(某人)相形见绌或黯然失色Mary was sometimes overshadowed by the more talkative members of the family.有时家中更健谈的人使玛丽显得黯然失色。

例句

1. 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。 2. 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。 3. Her childhood was overshadowed by her mother's incarceration in a psychiatric hospital.她的童年因为母亲被关在精神病院而蒙上了阴影。 4. the tower that overshadows the square投影于广场的塔楼 5. 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, 不应为树木或墙壁所遮挡。 6. He was an excellent player, but he was overshadowed by Jordan.他是一名杰出的运动员,但乔丹的才华令他黯然失色。 7. to overshadow someone entirely使某人大丢面子 8. a village overshadowed by dense forests被密林遮蔽的村庄 9. The whole country was overshadowed at the news of President Lincoln's death.林肯总统去世的消息给全国蒙上了阴影。 10. an enormous oak tree stood overshadowing the cottage.一棵高耸的大橡树把茅屋笼罩在它的阴影中。 11. it is easy to let this feeling of tragedy overshadow his story.很容易使这悲伤的感情给他的故事蒙上一层阴影。 12. his competitive nature often overshadows the other qualities.他争强好胜的本性往往掩盖了他的其他品质。 13. he was always overshadowed by his brilliant elder brother.他那才华出众的哥哥总是使他相形见绌。 14. Connor always seemed to be overshadowed by his sister.康纳好像总比他的姐姐逊色。 15. The pitcher's outstanding performance should not overshadow the achievements of the rest of the team.投手出色的表现不应当遮住其他队员的成就。 16. She felt overshadowed by the success of her brother.她感到哥哥的成功使她黯然失色。 17. Their lives are overshadowed by the constant threat of earthquakes.持续不断的地震威胁给他们的生活蒙上了阴影。 18. Recent peace efforts have been overshadowed by violence.近来为争取和平所做的努力被暴力蒙上了阴影。 19. a house overshadowed by tall trees [=a house with tall trees next to it]大树浓荫掩映下的房子