The Open Dictionary

overshadow

動詞

UK/ˌəʊ.vəˈʃæd.əʊ/
US/ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/

定義 overshadow 動詞

  1. Transitive(及物動詞)Usually passive(通常被動)

    to make someone or something appear less significant or less happy in comparison

    使相形見絀；使黯然失色；使蒙上陰影

    • Compared to her famous sister, Karen always felt overshadowed.

      與她著名的姐姐相比，凱倫總覺得自己相形見絀。

    • The bad news cast a shadow over my happiness.

      這個壞消息讓我的快樂蒙上了陰影。

    • His remarkable achievements overshadowed his early failures.

      他卓越的成就讓他早期的失敗黯然失色。

  2. Transitive(及物動詞)Usually passive(通常被動)

    to be much taller than another building, thus blocking sunlight from it

    （建築物）遮挡陽光

    • The PanAm building overshadows Grand Central Station, blocking its sunlight.

      泛美大樓遮蔽了中央車站，擋住了它的陽光。

    • The new skyscraper overshadows the smaller buildings around it.

      新的摩天大樓使周圍較小的建築物黯然失色。

    • The towering apartment building overshadows the street.

      高聳的公寓大樓遮蔽了街道。