overshadowed的中文翻译是什么意思

overshadowed

/ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊd/

v. 使(某物)被遮暗( overshadow的过去式和过去分词 ); 使阴暗; 使(某事物)令人不快或减少乐趣; 使(某人)相形见绌或黯然失色

overshadowed柯林斯释义

VERB给…蒙上阴影;使扫兴

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。

VERB使黯然失色;使相形见绌;使显得无足轻重

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。

VERB(楼房、树木、大型建筑物等)遮蔽,遮挡

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。

overshadowed场景例句

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。

His triumph was overshadowed by an uneasy sense of foreboding.

他的胜利因为一种令人不安的不祥预感蒙上了阴影。

His last years were overshadowed by financial worry.

他生命的最后几年穷困潦倒,十分惨淡。

He had always been overshadowed by his elder sister.

他与他姐姐相比总是相形见绌。

Mary was sometimes overshadowed by the more talkative members of the family.

有时家中更健谈的人使玛丽显得黯然失色.

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