overshadow

英 [ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊ]

v.  使显得逊色; 使黯然失色; 使扫兴; 使蒙上阴影; 掩盖; 遮蔽

过去分词：overshadowed　过去式：overshadowed　第三人称单数：overshadows　现在分词：overshadowing　

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Collins.1 / BNC.9694 / COCA.9531

牛津词典

verb

• 使显得逊色；使黯然失色
  to make sb/sth seem less important, or successful
  1. He had always been overshadowed by his elder sister.
     他与他姐姐相比总是相形见绌。
• 使扫兴；使蒙上阴影
  to make an event less enjoyable than it should be
  1. News of the accident overshadowed the day's events.
     出事的消息给这一天的活动蒙上了阴影。
• 掩盖；遮蔽
  to throw a shadow over sth
  1. The garden is overshadowed by tall trees.
     花园中大树浓荫密布。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 给…蒙上阴影；使扫兴
  If an unpleasant event or feelingovershadowssomething, it makes it less happy or enjoyable.
  1. 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。
  2. Her childhood was overshadowed by her mother's incarceration in a psychiatric hospital.
     她的母亲被关在精神病院，这给她的童年蒙上了阴影。
• VERB 使黯然失色；使相形见绌；使显得无足轻重
  If youare overshadowed bya person or thing, you are less successful, important, or impressive than they are.
  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。
• VERB （楼房、树木、大型建筑物等）遮蔽，遮挡
  If one building, tree, or large structureovershadowsanother, it stands near it, is much taller than it, and casts a shadow over it.
  1. He also designed one of the Edinburgh University towers that overshadows George Square...
     他还设计了爱丁堡大学一座投影于乔治广场的塔楼。
  2. 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，而不应为树木或墙壁所遮挡。

英英释义

verb

• cast a shadow upon
  1. The tall tree overshadowed the house
• make appear small by comparison
  1. This year's debt dwarfs that of last year
  Synonym:shadowdwarf
• be greater in significance than
  1. the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness
  Synonym:dominateeclipse

双语例句

• In some organizations bureaucracy and politics overshadow constructive logic.
  在一些组织中，官僚主义和政治遮蔽了建设性的逻辑。
• Her childhood was overshadowed by her mother's incarceration in a psychiatric hospital.
  她的母亲被关在精神病院，这给她的童年蒙上了阴影。
• 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。
• The researchers think that this occurred about a century ago, just when commercial agriculture was replacing subsistence farming and maize started to overshadow indigenous crops in Africa.
  这组科学家认为这发生在大约一个世纪之前，就在商业农业取代生存农业、而玉米开始取代非洲本土作物的时候。
• He also designed one of the Edinburgh University towers that overshadows George Square
  他还设计了爱丁堡大学一座投影于乔治广场的塔楼。
• And she says while the world is right to be concerned about a possible flu pandemic, it should not let these worries overshadow or interrupt other vital health programs.
  她还说，尽管世界目前担心可能发生的流感疫症，这些担忧不应该遮挡或者干扰我们实施其它生命攸关的健康计划。
• 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，而不应为树木或墙壁所遮挡。
• Your worries and personal concerns are important, but do not allow them to overshadow the need for your upliftment.
  您的忧虑和个人的关注是重要的，但不要让他们掩盖了你的生活水平提高的需要。
• But the footwear dispute could overshadow those successes.
  但鞋类争端却可能给上述成绩蒙上阴影。
• The New Age can be a time of great peace and evolution for your race, but only if your rulers are made aware of the evil forces that can overshadow their judgments.
  新世纪可以是一个伟大的和平时刻和为了你们的种族进化，但仅仅是如果你们的统治者意识到可以遮蔽他们判断的邪恶势力。