overshadow

overshadowovershadowD.J.:[ˌəuvəˈʃædəu]K.K.:[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。

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overshadow[,əuvə'ʃædəu]vt.1.■使失色，使显得不重要，使相形见绌；夺去…的光辉；使丢面子：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。to overshadow someone entirely使某人大丢面子2.■遮暗，遮蔽，使阴暗不明：a village overshadowed by dense forests被密林遮蔽的村庄3.■给…蒙上阴影，使阴郁，使郁闷：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。4.■[古语]庇护；保护

overshadowovershadow[ˌəuvəˈʃædəu]vt.1.■较...更重要2.■遮蔽; 使阴(暗)3.■使失色, 夺去...的光辉, 扫...的面子4.■保护, 庇护5.■使...相形见绌, 超过He overshadowed all his comrades.他使所有同僚都黯然失色。Their gaieties were overshadowed by the sad news.这不幸的消息使他们的欢乐蒙上一层阴影。