shadow

shadowshadowD.J.:[ˈʃædəu]K.K.:[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。

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shadow['ʃædəu]n.1.■影子2.■阴影；阴，背光处3.■影像，倒影4.■不幸(或厄运等的)影响，阴影5.■[复数]黑暗；(尤指)日落后的昏黑6.■庇护，保护；庇护地，隐蔽处7.■少许，些微；遗痕，余迹8.■迹象，预示，预兆；暗示9.■(画的)阴影部分；阴暗表现法10.■虚幻物，幻影；不实在的事物11.■鬼魂，幽灵12.■仿制品，复制品；映像13.■形影不离的伴侣，朋友；追随者14.■[美国英语]跟踪者；侦探，密探15.■空架子，有名无实的东西16.■影子内阁(成员)17.■心情忧郁，郁郁寡欢18.■压抑的气氛；恐怖19.■默默无闻20.■邻近区域21.■[美国俚语、贬义]黑人22.■【足球】盯人后卫vt.1.■把影子投在…之上，使遮蔽：the lane shadowed by a tall tree被大树阴遮蔽的小径2.■使模糊不清，使朦胧；使忧郁：to shadow one's eyes with tears热泪模糊了视线3.■使…笼罩上阴影：to shadow one's friendship使友谊蒙上一层阴影4.■盯…的梢，跟踪(某人)：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。5.■暗示,提示;预示(out,forth):to shadow out the possibility of miracles暗示可能会出现奇迹6.■[古语]庇护，保护：the privileges shadowed by the church受到教会保护的特权7.■[古语]给…画上阴影部分，使明暗分明8.■[废语]隐藏9.■(在短期培训中)陪…工作(作为实习)：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。vi.1.■变阴暗；变模糊；变阴郁：the face that shadows变得愁眉不展的脸2.■渐变：The leaves shadow into green.树叶变绿了。3.■【拳击】作空击，作空击练习：He shadows in the morning every day.他每天早晨练习空击。adj.1.■影子内阁的；属于影子内阁的2.■非官方的；非正式的3.■【纺织业】暗纹的，暗花的be afraid of one's own shadow[口语]胆小如鼠，极易受惊be a (或 the) shadow of one's former self瘦得不成样子beyond the shadow of a doubt= without a shadow of doubtcast a shadow on (或 upon)给…投下阴影cast one's shadow before有预兆catch at shadows= run after a shadowfight with one's own shadow徒劳无益；乱说一通grasp a shadow and loss a substance[谚语]捡了芝麻，丢了西瓜in the shadow of在…阴影的笼罩下；有…的危险；濒于在…的控制下在…的保护下not a shadow (of)毫无(…的)痕迹，连(…的)影子都没有run after a shadow捕风捉影the shadow of a name虚名without a shadow of doubt毫无疑问wrangle for an ass's shadow为小事争吵；做得不偿失之小事变形vt.shadedshading

shadowshadow[ˈʃædəu]n.1.■(阴)影; 影象; (荫)暗; 影子2.■不速之客; 食客3.■幽灵; 幻影4.■[pl. ]预料, 苗头, 蛛丝马迹5.■微量, 少许6.■隐藏处; ？？7.■郁郁寡欢(的神色)8.■[pl. ]日落渐暗的天色9.■暂时中断10.■极相似的人[物]; 经常在一起的伴侣11.■[美俚]侦探12.■[美俚]黑人13.■(电波传播)静区; 盲区a twilight shadow暮色苍茫shadow cabinet影子内阁the shadows of old age老态the shadow of a name虚名There is not a shadow of doubt.毫无可疑之处。The willow's shadow falls on the lake.垂柳的影子倒映在湖面上。Coming events cast their shadows before.事未发生先有苗头。She is worn to a shadow.她快要累死了。A shadow came over their friendship.他们的友谊暂时中断了。

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词性变化shadow[ˈʃædəu]vt.1.■投阴影于; 遮蔽2.■暗示; 预示(forth, out)3.■尾随4.■[古]？？shadow forth some future occurrence预示将来的事The house is shadowed by a huge tree.那房子被一棵巨大的树所遮蔽。He is shadowed by a spy.他被侦探盯梢。shadow[ˈʃædəu]vi.1.■渐变2.■变阴暗The mountains were shadowing into blackness.群山消失在黑暗中。

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继承用法shadowbox[ˈʃædəʊbɔks]vi.1.■对假想的对手作拳击练习2.■谨慎地对付对手, 避免作出主动的行动shadowboxing[ˈʃædəʊˌbɔksɪŋ]n.1.■与假想对手作的拳击练习; 想象或虚构的斗争2.■太极拳shadow-landn.1.■阴府2.■幻境shadowern.shadowless[ˈʃædəʊlɪs]adj.1.■无投影的, 无阴影的shadowlikeadj.1.■=shadowy