overshadow
- vt.使显得逊色;使黯然失色;使蒙上阴影;遮蔽;掩盖;使扫兴
过去式: overshadowed 现在分词: overshadowing 过去分词: overshadowed 第三人称单数: overshadows
verb
使显得逊色;使黯然失色
to make sb/sth seem less important, or successful
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
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
The garden is overshadowed by tall trees.
花园中大树浓荫密布。
overshadow
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VERB 给…蒙上阴影;使扫兴
If an unpleasant event or feeling overshadows something, it makes it less happy or enjoyable.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。
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VERB 使黯然失色;使相形见绌;使显得无足轻重
If you are overshadowed by a person or thing, you are less successful, important, or impressive than they are.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。
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VERB (楼房、树木、大型建筑物等)遮蔽,遮挡
If one building, tree, or large structure overshadows another, it stands near it, is much taller than it, and casts a shadow over it.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。
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Negatively , American entertainment media overshadow the popular culture of many nations .
负面的来说,美国的娱乐媒体掩盖了许多国家的大众文化。
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Laziness will always overshadow your true potential .
懒惰会掩盖你的潜力。
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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。
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He had always been overshadowed by his elder sister .
他与他姐姐相比总是相形见绌。
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The garden is overshadowed by tall trees .
花园中大树浓荫密布。
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His last years were overshadowed by financial worry .
他生命的最后几年穷困潦倒,十分惨淡。
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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。
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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。
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Those concerns were overshadowed by subsequent events .
随后发生的事使之前所关注的那些问题显得无足轻重。
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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。
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His triumph was overshadowed by an uneasy sense of foreboding .
他的胜利因为一种令人不安的不祥预感蒙上了阴影。
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A leaf before the eye shuts out Mount Tai -- have one 's view of the important overshadowed by the trivial . ; A single leaf before the eye blacks out the view of a mountain .
一叶蔽目,不见泰山。
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Mary was sometimes overshadowed by the more talkative members of the family .
有时家中更健谈的人使玛丽显得黯然失色。
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The huge brick house which banker White had built on Buckey street had overshadowed it .
银行家怀特在白克埃街上建的大砖屋,使它黯然失色。
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A leaf before the eye shuts out Mount Tai -- have one 's view of the important overshadowed by the trivial .
一叶蔽目,不见泰山
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Quiet , roomy cabin and adeptness overshadowed by cumbersome curb weight , soft suspenders , and a tacky dash .
安静,宽敞和越野却受累于其笨拙的体重,柔软的悬挂和俗不可耐的仪表板
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Human resources overshadowed all other job positions , the report said .
该报告指出,其中人力资源令其他所有职位都黯然失色。
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And the power from the most high will overshadow you .
那至高无上的力量将把你淹没。
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Her new book will overshadow all her earlier ones .
她的这部新作将会使她的早期作品黯然失色。
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The result showed that the survival rates were different due to the different overshadowing measures .
结果表明:栽植方式相同,但遮阴方法不同,其移栽成活率也不尽相同。
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Traditionally in Germany the First World War is overshadowed by the Second World War .
在德国,第二次世界大战比第一次世界大战更受重视。
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Political and social identities had overshadowed natural affections within a family ;
政治、社会的身分往往掩盖了家庭亲情;
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Just make sure your personal interests don 't overshadow professional accomplishments .
只要确保你的个人兴趣不会夺去事业成就的光彩。
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Korea has always been overshadowed by her two neighbors .
韩国总是因其两个邻。
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Or the temptation comes for us to even overshadow Christ .
甚至有些时候,我们内心会有试探,试图盖过基督的光芒。
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Her heart was overshadowed by the tragedy of his death .
他的死亡给她的心蒙上了一层阴影。
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Here , India and Brazil are currently overshadowed by China and Russia .
在这个市场,中国和俄罗斯目前超越了印度和巴西。
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Despite her professional success , she is always overshadow by her husband .
尽管她事业有成,但和丈夫相比总觉逊色。
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your many attractive qualities might be overshadowed .
你的许多吸引人的特征也许会黯然失色
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His recent death overshadowed the family gathering .
他最近去世了,这给家庭聚会蒙上了阴影。