n.
- 荫;阴暗处[U][the P]
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Sometimes she sits alone in the
shadow.
有时候她独自一人坐在幽暗处。
- 影子[C]
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Lunar eclipse occurs when the earth's
shadow falls on the moon.
地球的影子落在月球上时,就发生月蚀。
- (画等的)阴影部分;(眼睛底下的)黑眼圈[C]
- 幻影,幻像[C]
- 征兆,阴影[C]
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The scandal cast a
shadow on his career.
这件丑闻给他的事业投上了一层阴影。
- 形影不离的人;尾随者[C]
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My twin brother is my
shadow every minute.
我的孪生兄弟与我形影不离。
- 阴魂,幽灵[C]
- 极相似的人(或物)[C]
- (用于否定句或疑问句)微量,少许[the S][(+of)]
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There is not a
shadow of doubt that the boy broke the window.
毫无疑问窗子是那个男孩打破的。
- 隐退;掩蔽,庇护[U]
- 阴郁,忧愁;愁容[C][U]
vt.
- 投阴影于
- 遮蔽,使变暗;使阴郁
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A broad hat
shadowed her face.
一顶宽边帽遮住了她的脸。
- 盯梢,尾随
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The police have been
shadowing him for months.
警方已秘密跟踪他几个月了。
- 模糊地表示;预示[(+forth/out)]
vi.
- 渐变
- 变阴暗,变朦胧;变阴郁
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His eyes
shadowed with grief.
他的眼睛因悲痛而黯然。
a.[Z][B]
- (似)影子内阁的
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Shadow Minister of Defence
影子内阁的国防部长
- 非官方的;非正式的
短语
be afraid of one's own shadow
- 非常胆怯
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She stays at home all the time and never makes any new friends - she seems to
be afraid of her own shadow.
她老待在家里,从不交新朋友,她似乎非常胆怯。
派生
n.
shadower
a.
shadowless
辨析
n.
- a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between light rays and a surface.
▸partial or complete darkness.
▸a dark patch or area.
- an air or expression of sadness and gloom.
- a position of relative inferiority or obscurity.
-
[with neg.]
the slightest trace.
- a weak or inferior remnant or version of something.
- an inseparable attendant or companion.
▸a person secretly following and observing another.
-
[as modifier]
Brit. denoting the opposition counterpart of a government minister.
v.
- envelop in shadow; cast a shadow over.
- follow and observe secretly.
▸accompany (a worker) in their daily activities for experience of or insight into a job.
Derivative
- shadower n.
- shadowiness n.
- shadowless adj.
- shadowy adj.
(shadowier, shadowiest)
.
Etymology
OE scead(u)we (n.), oblique case of sceadu (see shade), sceadwian ‘screen or shield from attack’, of Gmc origin.