shadow

[英] [ˈʃædəu] [美] [ˈʃædo] 生词本

n.

vt.

vi.

adj.

  • 易混淆的单词:SHADOW  
  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

  • 行业释义

  • 词典例句

1. N-COUNT 影子 A shadow is a dark shape on a surface that is made when something stands between a light and the surface. 
  • An oak tree cast its shadow over a tiny round pool...

    一棵橡树的影子投射在一洼圆形的小水池上。

  • Nothing would grow in the shadow of the grey wall...

    灰墙的背阴处什么东西也长不出来。

  • All he could see was his shadow.

    他能看见的只有他的影子。

2. N-UNCOUNT 阴影;背光处;阴暗处 Shadow is darkness in a place caused by something preventing light from reaching it. 
  • Most of the lake was in shadow.

    湖面的大部分都处在背阴中。

  • ...a combination of light and shadow.

    光与影的结合

3. VERB 在…上投下阴影;遮蔽 If something shadows a thing or place, it covers it with a shadow. 
  • The hood shadowed her face.

    风帽挡住了她的脸。

4. VERB 跟踪;尾随;盯梢 If someone shadows you, they follow you very closely wherever you go. 
  • The supporters are being shadowed by a large and highly visible body of police.

    拥护者们被大队警察明目张胆地跟踪。

5. ADJ (英国在野党的)影子内阁的 A British Member of Parliament who is a member of the shadow cabinet or who is a shadow cabinet minister belongs to the main opposition party and takes a special interest in matters which are the responsibility of a particular government minister. 
  • ...the shadow chancellor.

    影子内阁的财政大臣

  • Shadow is also a noun.
    • Clarke swung at his shadow the accusation that he was 'a tabloid politician'.

      克拉克指责影子内阁中的对手是个“八卦政客”。

6. PHRASE 毫无疑问;千真万确 If you say that something is true without a shadow of a doubt or without a shadow of doubt, you are emphasizing that there is no doubt at all that it is true. 
  • It was without a shadow of a doubt the best we've played.

    毫无疑问这是我们表现最出彩的一次。

7. PHRASE 在…的阴影之下;在…的光环下(显得逊色) If you live in the shadow of someone or in their shadow, their achievements and abilities are so great that you are not noticed or valued. 
  • He has always lived in the shadow of his brother.

    他一直活在他哥哥的影子中。

8. PHRASE 大不如从前;不及当年 If you say that someone is a shadow of their former self, you mean that they are much less strong or capable than they used to be. 
  • Johnson returned to the track after his ban but was a shadow of his former self.

    约翰逊在禁赛结束后又回到了跑道上,但已找不回当初的状态。

Noun

1. shade within clear boundaries

2. an unilluminated area;

  • "he moved off into the darkness"

3. something existing in perception only;

  • "a ghostly apparition at midnight"

4. a premonition of something adverse;

  • "a shadow over his happiness"

5. an indication that something has been present;

  • "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"
  • "a tincture of condescension"

6. refuge from danger or observation;

  • "he felt secure in his father's shadow"

7. a dominating and pervasive presence;

  • "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"

8. a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

9. an inseparable companion;

  • "the poor child was his mother's shadow"
Verb

1. follow, usually without the person's knowledge;

  • "The police are shadowing her"

2. cast a shadow over

3. make appear small by comparison;

  • "This year's debt dwarves that of last year"

体育

  • 1.阴影
  • 2.紧逼
  • 3.钉人
  • 4.紧追

医学

  • 1.①影:客观存在的物体的一种变淡影像,如褪色或无色的红细胞;②阴影,影像:光线或其他射线受阻后形成的物体图像或影像,如不透射线的组织在X光胶片上出现的影像

物理学

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  • 1.阴影
1. A shadow came over their friendship.
他们的友谊暂时中断了。

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2. A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.
一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. Every day they rubbed shoulders [played] together and clung to each other like an object and its shadow -- said of boys and girls.
耳鬓厮磨,形影不离

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. He fills in a sketch with shadow.
他在画稿上添衬上阴影。

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. He is afraid of his own shadow.
他(提心吊胆)连自己的影子都害怕。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6. Her face was in deep shadow.
她的脸部在一片很暗的阴影中。

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7. His presence cast a shadow (up)on the meeting.
他的出席给会议投下了一个阴影。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8. I have not the slightest shadow of doubt about that.
我对那件事没有丝毫的怀疑。

来自《简明英汉词典》

9. Johnny cries whenever he must say hello to an adult; he is afraid of his own shadow.
约翰尼在跟大人打招呼时就哭,他胆小极了。

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10. My girlfriend is my shadow.
我的女朋友与我形影不离。

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11. On entering a shop, he would ask for a new perfume called'Scented Shadow'or for'insoluble bath cubes'.
他一走进商店,便要买一种名叫“香味影子”的新香水,或者要买非溶性浴皂。

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12. Please stand to one side; you're casting your shadow over my work.
请你往边上站一站,你挡着我的光线了。

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13. She is worn to a shadow.
她快要累死了。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

14. She stood aghast at the black shadow in the drawing room.
她被客厅里的黑影吓呆了。

来自《简明英汉词典》

15. The current developments cast a shadow over the future of the talk.
目前的形势给谈判的前途投下了阴影。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

16. The earth's shadow on the moon was quite distinct.
月球上的地球阴影很清晰。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

17. The tree cast its shadow on the window.
树影投在窗户上。

来自《简明英汉词典》

18. The tree casts a shadow on the ground.
树的影子映在地上。

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19. The tree projects a shadow on the grass.
树影投在草地上。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

20. The trees throw a shadow on the grass.
树木在草地上投下了阴影。

来自《简明英汉词典》