eclipses

英 [ɪˈklɪpsɪz]

美 [ɪˈklɪpsɪz]

n.  日食; 月食; (重要性、权势等的)丧失，黯然失色，暗淡
v.  遮住…的光; 使失色; 使相形见绌; 使丧失重要性
eclipse的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (日)食;(月)食
  Aneclipse ofthe sun is an occasion when the moon is between the earth and the sun, so that for a short time you cannot see part or all of the sun. Aneclipse ofthe moon is an occasion when the earth is between the sun and the moon, so that for a short time you cannot see part or all of the moon.
  1. ...an eclipse of the sun.
     日食
  2. ...the solar eclipse on May 21st.
     5月21日的日食
  3. ...the total lunar eclipse.
     月全食
• VERB 使黯然失色;使相形见绌;盖过
  If one thingis eclipsed bya second thing that is bigger, newer, or more important than it, the first thing is no longer noticed because the second thing gets all the attention.
  1. The gramophone had been eclipsed by new technology such as the compact disc...
     激光唱片等新技术使留声机黯然失色。
  2. Of course, nothing is going to eclipse winning the Olympic title.
     当然，没有什么能比得过赢得奥运会冠军。

双语例句

• Solar eclipses are associated with fresh starts, which is why I am so enthusiastic about this one.
  太阳日食是一个新的开始，这就是为什么我非常热衷于这点的解释。
• The device was also probably used to predict solar eclipses and indicate other planetary motions.
  这一装置也有可能被用来预测日食和其他天体活动。
• Thus, the dragons were the cause of eclipses.
  因此，他造成了月蚀。
• Solar Eclipses have a cycle of approximately nineteen years.
  日食有近十九年的周期。
• All eclipses have a second act-remember that!
  所有的食都有两面性&记住这一点！
• They studied everything in the sky and they also noticed both total and partial eclipses.
  他们研究星空中的一切现象，他们也观察到了日全食和月全食以及日偏食和月偏食。
• In my mind, eclipses should never occur in December.
  在我印象中，蚀从来不会在12月份发生。
• This eclipse will be friendly, but all eclipses bring up a few surprises you'd have never expected.
  这次月食是友善的，但所有的蚀也会带来一些你未曾预料到的惊奇。
• This month's eclipses will be gentle and encouraging, so you'll like what you see and hear.
  本月的星蚀将会是温和而令人鼓舞的，所以你会乐于本月的所见所闻的。
• Astronomers think it was a complicated computer for predicting lunar and solar eclipses.
  天文学家认为它是一台用来预测日食和月蚀的复杂计算机。