overshadow
vt. 使失色; 使阴暗; 夺去…的光辉; 遮阴
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。
Her childhood was overshadowed by her mother's incarceration in a psychiatric hospital.
她的母亲被关在精神病院,这给她的童年蒙上了阴影。
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。
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。
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。
1. exceed in importance; outweigh;
2. make appear small by comparison;
3. cast a shadow upon;
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。
Her new book will overshadow all her earlier ones.
她的新书将会使她以前写的书都黯然失色.
Large oak trees overshadow the garden.
高大的栎树把花园遮得很暗.
There is a cloud on the horizon that may overshadow the talks.
隐隐透出的阴云可能为会谈投下阴影.
Economic political things overshadow even common sense occasionally.
经济政治上的东西有时候会让常识退避三舍.