overshadow
英 [??v?'??d??]
美 ['ov?'??do]
助記提示
1、over "above; 遍布在…的上面；覆蓋在…的上面；擴展到…的全部" + shadow.
中文詞源
overshadow 使蒙上陰影，使黯然失色over-,在上，shadow,陰影。即在上面的陰影，使蒙上陰影。
英文詞源
- overshadow (v.)
- Old English ofersceadwian "to cast a shadow over, obscure;" see over + shadow (v.). It was used to render Latin obumbrare in New Testament, as were Middle High German überschatewen, Middle Dutch overschaduwen, Gothic ufarskadwjan. Figurative sense is from 1580s. Related: Overshadowed; overshadowing.
雙語例句
- 1. Fears for the President's safety could overshadow his peace-making mission.
- 對總統(tǒng)安全的擔憂可能會給他的調(diào)解使命蒙上陰影。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Her new book will overshadow all her earlier ones.
- 她的新書將會使她以前寫的書都黯然失色.
來自辭典例句
- 3. Large oak trees overshadow the garden.
- 高大的櫟樹把花園遮得很暗.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Negatively, American entertainment media overshadow the popular culture of many nations.
- 負面的來說, 美國的娛樂媒體掩蓋了許多國家的大眾文化.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. There is a cloud on the horizon that may overshadow the talks.
- 隱隱透出的陰云可能為會談投下陰影.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)