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shad.ow[`ʃædo, -ə; ˈʃædou]《与 shade 同字源》名词1 (C) (光被遮住, 形成轮廓清楚的) 影子, 人影 (→shade【同义字】)I saw a man's ~ on the wall.我看见一个男人的影子在墙上Shadows become longer in the evening.影子在黄昏时变长The girl was afraid of her own ~.那女孩怕自己的影子(非常胆小)May your ~ never grow less!.祝您永保健康!2 (C) (映在水里、镜中等的) 影子, 映像, 影像one's ~ in a mirror [on (the) water]映在镜中 [水面上] 的自己影子3 (C)a. (某物) 似影子的东西, 模糊的影像He wore himself to a ~ by working too hard.他因工作过度而消瘦得不成人形She is only a ~ of her former self. (因患病等) 她瘦得不成样子(只成为从前的一个影子)They had only the ~ of freedom.他们只有名义上的自由b. 无实体的东西, 幻影run after a ~追影子, 捕风捉影catch at ~s捕风捉影, 徒劳c. 亡魂, 幽灵, 鬼4 (C)a. (如影) 随形者, 常跟在身边的人b. 尾随者, 刑警, 间谍5 a. (U)太阳晒不到的地方, 阴暗处The back part of the room is still in ~.那个房间的背面仍然阴暗The thieves lurked in the ~ of the house.窃贼躲藏在房屋的黑暗处b. [the ~s]暗处, 日暮The ~s of night are falling.夜幕低垂 [降临] , 天色渐暗c. [the ~]不引人注目的地方[状态]live in the ~没没无闻地过日子6(C)暗的部分; (画、照片、X 光等的) 暗影She had ~s under [(a)round] her eyes from fatigue.她因疲倦而眼圈发黑7 [用单数; 常用于否定句] 极微, 少许[of]beyond the ~ of a doubt毫无疑问He had not the ~ of an alibi.他全无不在现场的证明8(C) (不幸、疑惑等的) 暗影, 阴影, 阴霾the ~ of death死亡的阴影A ~ of disappointment passed over her face.失望的阴影笼罩在她的脸上The event cast a ~ on our friendship.那事件使我们的友谊蒙上了阴影9(C)预兆the ~ of coming war战争即将来临的预兆Coming events cast their ~(s) before (them).(谚) (不幸) 事件的发生, 必有其预兆(事之将来, 先投其影; 山雨欲来风满楼)■ in the sha (dow of)(1) 较…不醒目 [不显眼] 的(2) =under the shadow of (2)■ under the shadow of﹍(1) 在…的近旁, 在…近旁的We met in a cafe under the ~ of the Opera.我们在“欧裴拉戏院”近旁的咖啡室碰面(2)(文语)在…的庇护[保护]之下live under the ~ of the Almighty我们在上帝 [神] 的庇护下生活(3) 在…的阴影下, 有…的危险We live under the ~ of death.我们在死亡的阴影下生活形容词1 影子的; 阴影的a ~ play [show]影子戏2 无实质的形式上的→shadow cabinet3 为不时之需而备用的a ~ army预备军及物动词1 投阴影于…, 使…阴暗, 遮蔽The mountain is ~ed by clouds.那座山被云所遮蔽Sudden gloom ~ed her face.突如其来的忧郁笼罩在她脸上(她的脸突然变得阴暗)2 尾随…, 跟踪…The detective ~ed the suspect.刑警尾随嫌疑犯3 成为…的前兆; 表示…的概略 < forth> |