overshadow

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˌəʊ.vəˈʃæd.əʊ]
• 美式音标 [ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ]
• 国际音标 [,əuvə'ʃædəu]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• v.遮阴；使不快乐或减少乐趣；使黯然失色

词根记忆

• over(在…上) + shadow(阴影)→给…蒙上阴影→使…失色

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• That the OBR got into such a tangle is disappointing, but this should not overshadow some genuine achievements.
  OBR 卷入这样一场纠纷不免令人失望. 然而瑕不掩瑜, 我们不该忽略它的真成就.
• 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。
• And many worry that ongoing trade friction between China and the U.S., and Beijing's territorial dispute with Japan, could overshadow efforts toward a trans-Pacific free trade zone.
  此外，许多人担心中国和美国目前存在的贸易摩擦，以及中国与日本之间的领土争端，都将会为建立一个泛太平洋自由贸易区的努力笼上阴影。

原声例句

• The lone country in the Americas excluded from the summit,Cuba, and its long-frozen relations with the United States came to overshadow the gathering.
• But there are concerns that drone airstrikes and ongoing fighting along the Afghan border could overshadow those efforts, turning more locals against the Pakistani government.
• 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.

权威例句

• Did people connect the dots that this was for Barack Obama, or did she overshadow him?
  NPR: Oprah on a Plane — for Obama

词组短语

短语

• overshadow w 弱化;使…相形见绌;使……黯然失色
• assistant overshadow system 辅助遮阳系统

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• to cause someone or something to seem less important or less happy

柯林斯英英字典

• If an unpleasant event or feeling overshadows something, it makes it less happy or enjoyable.
• If you are overshadowed by a person or thing, you are less successful, important, or impressive than they are.
• If one building, tree, or large structure overshadows another, it stands near it, is much taller than it, and casts a shadow over it.