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overshadow

/ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/ 动词 B2

中文: 使黯然失色、使相形见绌

  1. To obscure something by casting a shadow. (transitive)
  2. To dominate something and make it seem insignificant. (transitive)
  3. To shelter or protect. (transitive)

He/she/it overshadows · 过去式 overshadowed · 过去分词 overshadowed · -ing形式 overshadowing

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动词形式

原形
overshadow
He/she/it
overshadows
过去式
overshadowed
过去分词
overshadowed
-ing形式
overshadowing

来自图书馆

The iron box was there—no one had touched it—under a beautiful fig-tree my father had planted the day I was born, which overshadowed the spot.
《The Count of Monte Cristo》,第923页 · C1
“Because tomorrow, Haydée, you will be free; you will then assume your proper position in society, for I will not allow my destiny to overshadow yours.
《The Count of Monte Cristo》,第1102页 · C1
However, do not allow the majestic weight of antiquity to overshadow the vibrant, pulsating reality of the contemporary neighborhood around you.
《The Malleability of Home》,第1页 · C2

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