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
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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
英汉例句
- 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。 - 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.
- Did people connect the dots that this was for Barack Obama, or did she overshadow him?
NPR: Oprah on a Plane — for Obama
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英英字典
- to cause someone or something to seem less important or less happy
- 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.