shadow

['ʃædəu]

n.影子, 阴影, 阴暗, 荫, 暗处
vt.投阴影于, 跟踪, 预示
vi.渐变,变阴暗
adj.影子内阁的,阴影的
n.幻影, 幽灵, 虚幻的东西, 忧郁,如影随形, 跟踪者

n.

1. 荫; 阴暗处[U][the P]

Sometimes she sits alone in the shadow.

有时候她独自一人坐在幽暗处。

2. 影子[C]

Lunar eclipse occurs when the earth's shadow falls on the moon.

地球的影子落在月球上时, 就发生月蚀。

3. (画等的)阴影部分; (眼睛底下的)黑眼圈[C]

4. 幻影, 幻像[C]

5. 征兆, 阴影[C]

The scandal cast a shadow on his career.

这件丑闻给他的事业投上了一层阴影。

6. 形影不离的人; 尾随者[C]

My twin brother is my shadow every minute.

我的孪生兄弟与我形影不离。

7. 阴魂, 幽灵[C]

8. 极相似的人(或物)[C]

9. (用于否定句或疑问句)微量, 少许[the S][(+of)]

There is not a shadow of doubt that the boy broke the window.

毫无疑问窗子是那个男孩打破的。

10. 隐退; 掩蔽, 庇护[U]

11. 阴郁, 忧愁; 愁容[C][U]

vt.

1. 投阴影于

2. 遮蔽, 使变暗; 使阴郁

A broad hat shadowed her face.

一顶宽边帽遮住了她的脸。

3. 盯梢, 尾随

The police have been shadowing him for months.

警方已秘密跟踪他几个月了。

4. 模糊地表示; 预示[(+forth/out)]

vi.

1. 渐变

2. 变阴暗, 变朦胧; 变阴郁

His eyes shadowed with grief.

他的眼睛因悲痛而黯然。

a.[Z][B]

1. (似)影子内阁的

Shadow Minister of Defence

影子内阁的国防部长

2. 非官方的; 非正式的

词形变化

名词: shadower | 动词过去式: shadowed | 动词过去分词: shadowed | 动词现在分词: shadowing | 动词第三人称单数: shadows |

词义辨析

同义参见:

cloud  lower  darken  trail  tail  tag  heel  suspicion  covering  gloom  silhouette  shade  blanket  pursue  eclipse  

反义:

n.荫; 阴暗处; 忧愁

sunshine  

英英释义

名词 shadow:

shade within clear boundaries

an unilluminated area

同义词：darkness, dark

something existing in perception only

同义词：apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm

a premonition of something adverse

an indication that something has been present

同义词：trace, vestige, tincture

refuge from danger or observation

a dominating and pervasive presence

a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

同义词：tail, shadower

an inseparable companion

动词 shadow:

follow, usually without the person's knowledge

cast a shadow over

同义词：shade, shade off

make appear small by comparison

同义词：overshadow, dwarf

短语词组

be afraid of one's own shadow

1. 非常胆怯

She stays at home all the time and never makes any new friends - she seems to be afraid of her own shadow.

她老待在家里, 从不交新朋友--她似乎非常胆怯。

补充

shadowshadow英:[ˈʃædəu] 美:[ˈʃædo]n.1.阴影, 阴暗So dark are the shadows that a man standing there could not be seen.阴影很暗, 人站在里面不会被看见。Her face was in deep shadow.她的脸部在一片很暗的阴影中。2.影子The tree casts a shadow on the ground.树的影子映在地上。3.阴暗部分He walked along in the shadows hoping no one would recognize him.他走在暗处, 希望没有人认出他来。4.虚幻的事物, 失去实质的事物He spent his life chasing after shadows.他用毕生精力追求不存在的东西。5.形影不离的人[物]My girlfriend is my shadow.我的女朋友与我形影不离。6.少许, 微量I have not the slightest shadow of doubt about that.我对那件事没有丝毫的怀疑。vt.1.遮蔽The grass is shadowed by huge oaks.草被巨大的橡树所遮蔽。2.跟踪Our planes shadowed the enemy fighter.我们的飞机一直跟踪着敌人的那架战斗机。

例句

1. An oak tree cast its shadow over a tiny round pool.一棵橡树的影子投射在一洼圆形的小水池上。 2. All he could see was his shadow.他只能看到他的影子。 3. Nothing would grow in the shadow of the grey wall.灰墙的背阴处什么东西也长不出来。 4. Most of the lake was in shadow.湖面的大部分都处在背阴中。 5. a combination of light and shadow明暗结合 6. Envy has always been the shadow of success.妒忌与成功总是如影随形。 7. Johnson returned to the track after his ban but was a shadow of his former self.约翰逊禁赛结束后又回到了赛场, 但其状态已远不及当初。 8. He has always lived in the shadow of his brother.他一直活在他兄弟的盛名之下。 9. It was without a shadow of a doubt the best we've played.毫无疑问, 这是我们踢得最好的一次。 10. shadow Chancellor影子内阁财政大臣 11. The hood shadowed her face.兜帽挡住了她的脸。 12. I thought someone was shadowing me.我觉得有人在跟踪我。 13. He was being shadowed by a plain-clothes detective.他被一名便衣侦探跟踪。 14. Younger workers should shadow more experienced ones.年轻一些的工人应该跟更有经验的工人实地学习。 15. shadow staff at work to get a better understanding of the problems.你要跟在当班职员身边, 以便更好地了解这些问题。 16. She has allowed a film crew to shadow her this year for a reality TV show.她允许一个摄制组今年跟踪拍摄她以便用于电视真人秀。 17. Sadness had shadowed her expression.她的表情因悲伤而黯然。 18. His behaviour shadows forth a deeply recessed mental state.他的行为反映了他极度消极的精神状态。 19. the lane shadowed by a tall tree被大树阴遮蔽的小径 20. to shadow one's eyes with tears热泪模糊了视线 21. to shadow one's friendship使友谊蒙上一层阴影 22. He employed a detective to shadow his wife.他雇用了一名私人侦探去盯他夫人的梢。 23. to shadow out the possibility of miracles暗示可能会出现奇迹 24. the privileges shadowed by the church受到教会保护的特权 25. Next month all of you will go to the hospital to shadow the doctors.下个月你们都去医院陪医生工作进行实习。 26. the face that shadows变得愁眉不展的脸 27. The leaves shadow into green.树叶变绿了。 28. He shadows in the morning every day.他每天早晨练习空击。 29. trees cast long shadows.树投射出长长的影子。 30. the north side of the cathedral was deep in shadow.大教堂的北面一片阴暗。 31. a stranger slowly approached from the shadows.一个陌生人从阴暗处慢慢走近。 32. there are dark shadows beneath your eyes.你下眼圈有黑晕。 33. shadows on his lungs.他肺部的阴影。 34. the shadow of war fell across Europe.战争的阴影笼罩了欧洲。 35. only one shadow lay over Sally's life.萨丽生活中只有一小片阴影。 36. a freedom that was more shadow than substance.虚幻而无实质内容的自由。 37. he lived in the shadow of his father.他生活在父亲的阴影中。 38. she knew without a shadow of a doubt that he was lying.她万分清楚他是在撒谎。 39. this fine-looking, commanding man had become a shadow of his former self.这位英俊威严的男子衰弱得不成样子了。 40. a shadow crossed Maria's face.玛丽亚脸上掠过一丝忧郁。 41. her faithful shadow, a Yorkshire terrier called Heathcliffe.她形影不离的忠实伴侣，一只叫希斯克里夫的约克郡㹴。 42. the shadow Chancellor.影子内阁大臣。 43. the market is shadowed by St Margaret's church.市场被圣玛格丽特教堂的影子笼罩着。 44. a hood shadowed her face.风帽使她的脸处在阴影里。 45. he had been up all night shadowing a team of poachers.他整晚上都没睡，一直在暗地跟踪一伙偷猎者。 46. The dog was chasing its own shadow.那只狗在追逐自己的影子。 47. The shadows lengthened as the sun went down.太阳下山的时候，影子越拉越长。 48. The police shadowed the suspect for three days.警方跟踪那个疑犯已有三日了。 49. the shadow Cabinet影子内阁 50. The tree cast/threw a long shadow across the lawn.树在草坪上投下了长长的影子。 51. You can see your own shadow on a sunny day.在阳光灿烂的日子里你可以看到自己的影子。 52. a town located in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains [=a town located very close to the Rocky Mountains]坐落在落基山脉附近的小镇 53. The bad news cast a shadow on the party. [=made the party much less enjoyable]这个坏消息给聚会蒙上了一层阴影。 54. His death left a shadow over her heart.他的死给她的心灵蒙上了一层阴影。 55. For years they lived under the shadow of a dictator. [=they were ruled by a dictator]多年来他们一直生活在这个独裁者的黑暗统治之下。 56. He couldn't escape his father's shadow. [=he couldn't escape the influence of his powerful/successful father]他无法摆脱父亲的影响。 57. She grew up in the shadow of her very popular sister. [=people did not notice her because of all the attention that was given to her sister]她从小生活在姐姐的光环之下。 58. Part of the valley was in shadow.山谷的一部分笼罩在阴影里。 59. He saw something moving in the shadows.他看到有东西在暗处移动。 60. I sensed a shadow of disappointment in his expression.我在他的表情里看到了一点失望。 61. There is not a shadow of (a) doubt [=there is no doubt] that he is lying.毫无疑问他是在撒谎。 62. He is the President's adviser and shadow.他是总统的贴身顾问。 63. She woke up with dark shadows [=circles] under her eyes.她醒来时有黑眼圈。 64. The city today is just/only a shadow of what it once was.今天这座城市已失去了往日的辉煌。 65. "He was once a great player, but now he's just a shadow of his former self."他曾经是一名伟大的运动员，但现在往日的辉煌已经荡然无存了。 66. The yard was shadowed [=shaded] by trees.院子被树荫给遮蔽了。 67. Police shadowed the suspect for several days.警方盯梢嫌疑人有好几天了。 68. She spent the night shadowing other waiters at the restaurant.她晚上在餐厅里跟随其他服务生见习。 69. the shadow cabinet/Chancellor影子内阁；影子内阁的财务大臣 70. shadow Ministers影子内阁大臣