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

• But their win was overshadowed by an angry exchange late on between the two defenders.
  但是他们的胜利却被一起愤怒的打架事件所笼罩了。
• You mustn't let your faith be overshadowed by guilt.
  不要让你的罪恶遮住了你的信念。
• A delicate friendship unfolds which, overshadowed by competition at work and in love, eventually ends in betrayal.
  在工作和爱情的竞争下，这段友谊最终受不了考验，结束在背叛之中。
• His recent death overshadowed the family gathering.
  他最近去世了，这给家庭聚会蒙上了阴影。
• Although overshadowed by the growth figures, there was another disturbing economic release on Thursday.
  经济增长数据已经令人不快，周四美国还发布了另一项令人不安的经济指标。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The huge brick house which banker White had built on Buckey street had overshadowed it.
  银行家怀特在白克埃街上建的大砖屋，使它黯然失色。
• He says the benefits from lower fuel prices are overshadowed by falling demand and plummeting revenues.
  他说，燃油价格下跌带来的好处被需求下降和收入减少所抵销。