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

• To its relief the earthquake helped defuse some of this anger, which was threatening to overshadow the Beijing Olympics in August.
  令其宽慰的是，地震帮助化解了威胁要抵制8月北京奥运会的愤怒情绪。
• 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 China's stand-off with America over Taiwan will still overshadow its relationship with Japan.
  但是中国拉美国来疏远台湾也使美日关系蒙上阴影。
• But the closer one examines the logistical innovations, the more they overshadow grand strategy.
  但越是对后勤创新有所了解，人们就越觉得宏大的战略作用甚微。
• Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, and North Korea will be up for discussion, and Mr Obama is expected to make a food security announcement on Friday. But the eurozone will overshadow all other conversations.
  这次峰会将讨论伊朗、叙利亚、阿富汗和朝鲜问题，预计周五奥巴马还会作出一项有关粮食安全的宣布，但欧元区问题使其他议题都相形见绌。
• Important as the LCR is, it must not overshadow the importance of bank solvency.
  虽然LCR的确很重要，但是它不能掩盖银行偿付能力的重要性。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• But that should not overshadow the conviction with which new labour has embraced globalisation and kept the economy and the country open to trade, investment and immigrants.
  然而，这不应抹杀新工党（newlabour）拥抱全球化、并保持经济和国家对贸易、投资和移民开放的信念。