overshadowed

英 [ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊd]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊd]

v.  使显得逊色; 使黯然失色; 使扫兴; 使蒙上阴影; 掩盖; 遮蔽
overshadow的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 给…蒙上阴影；使扫兴
  If an unpleasant event or feelingovershadowssomething, it makes it less happy or enjoyable.
  1. 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。
  2. 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 youare overshadowed bya person or thing, you are less successful, important, or impressive than they are.
  1. 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 structureovershadowsanother, it stands near it, is much taller than it, and casts a shadow over it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• "Oh, well, no wonder mine were overshadowed by Beaufort's," said Archer irritably.
  “噢，一准是我的花被博福特的压住了，”阿切尔烦躁地说。
• You mustn't let your faith be overshadowed by guilt.
  不要让你的罪恶遮住了你的信念。
• Her breasts overshadowed my vision.
  她的胸部充斥了我的视野。
• 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。
• All other laurels are overshadowed by hers.
  所有的荣誉与她所获得的相比都黯然失色。
• "Left" slogans and rhetoric overshadowed or diminished the power of the Party's correct slogans and views.
  左的口号、左的词句掩盖了或减弱了党的正确口号和主张的力量。
• 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。
• They are now likely to be overshadowed by the diplomatic confrontation between the two biggest economies.
  现在看来，全球最大两个经济体之间的外交对抗，很可能给本次高层对话蒙上阴影。
• But this help was overshadowed by the assistance which was given by the king of france.
  但是这可贵的帮助与法国国王所给予的援助比较起来就显得黯然失色。
• Clinton's trip will be her sixth to Asia in18 months, reflecting the Obama administration's effort to sharpen its focus on the region that had been overshadowed by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  克林顿此行将是她18个月来第六次出访亚洲。这反映了奥巴马政府加强关注这一地区的努力。此前，伊拉克和阿富汗战争使得美国忽视了建立与亚洲国家的关系。