overshadow
vt. 使失色; 使陰暗; 奪去…的光輝; 遮陰
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...
對總統安全的擔憂可能會給他的調解使命蒙上陰影。
Her childhood was overshadowed by her mother's incarceration in a psychiatric hospital.
她的母親被關在精神病院,這給她的童年蒙上了陰影。
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.
赫斯特在她那年輕而且姿色更勝一籌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...
他還設計了愛丁堡大學一座投影於喬治廣場的塔樓。
She said stations should be in the open, near housing, not overshadowed by trees or walls.
她說車站應該建在住宅區附近的開闊地帶,而不應為樹木或牆壁所遮擋。
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.
對總統安全的擔憂可能會給他的調解使命蒙上陰影。
Her new book will overshadow all her earlier ones.
她的新書將會使她以前寫的書都黯然失色.
Large oak trees overshadow the garden.
高大的櫟樹把花園遮得很暗.
There is a cloud on the horizon that may overshadow the talks.
隱隱透出的陰雲可能為會談投下陰影.
Economic political things overshadow even common sense occasionally.
經濟政治上的東西有時候會讓常識退避三舍.