| 词汇 | overshadowing |
| 释义 | overshadowing present participle ofovershadow overshadow verb[ Toften passive ] uk /ˌəʊ.vəˈʃæd.əʊ/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/ to cause someone or something to seem less important or less happy: 使黯然失色；使相形见绌；使蒙上阴影 Karen has always felt overshadowed by her famous elder sister.凯伦总觉得自己与出名的姐姐相比光彩全无。 My happiness was overshadowed by the bad news.这个坏消息给我的幸福蒙上了阴影。 (of a building) to be much taller than another building and therefore block the sun from it: （建筑物）遮蔽，遮暗 Grand Central Station in New York is overshadowed by the PanAm building.纽约中央火车站被泛美大厦遮住了阳光。 Surpassing in quality or number catch (someone) up compare crown crush do something for an encoreidiom eclipse encore outcompete outdo outflank outgo outman push the envelopeidiom put/leave someone in the shadeidiom shade shame steal steal a march on someoneidiom steal someone's thunderidiom surpass You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: High, tall and deep Examples of overshadowingovershadowing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Lower salience cues are harder to perceive and show reduced associative learning because of blocking and overshadowing. Orientation and building forms have been designed to utilize solar energy and minimize overshadowing. The larger scale apartment buildings and terraces are associated with the larger scale open spaces and are typically on an east/west orientation to minimize overshadowing of adjacent homes. Partition historiography has been concerned with the interplay of national and communal ideologies in the 1940s, overshadowing this third trajectory of regional politics that was informed by provincial particularities. But the procedure is now often considered to be a complete repair and, therefore, becomes a fundamental aim to be achieved in any complex disease, overshadowing any other option. In such cases, the maintenance and expansion of their collections are frequently regarded as overshadowing individuals' social relationships unless, of course, these are with other collectors. Verbal overshadowing of visual memories: some things are best left unsaid. There must be adequate space between old and new buildings to avoid spoiling the amenity of neighbouring houses, for example, by overshadowing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have to consider an overshadowing question which none of us can avoid, and that is unemployment whether in agriculture or in industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Overshadowing all other problems—with regard to coal, building and industry generally—there is the cloud which has arisen in connection with the steel and tinplate trade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Finally, overshadowing in some, though not all respects, all other developments, is the release of atomic energy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It also often happens that these sites suffer from such factors as bad access and overshadowing by over-congested buildings in the locality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such inaccuracies cause considerable disappointment and annoyance, overshadowing the good facilities that a hotel or resort may offer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The spectre of cancer is overshadowing the whole community. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Overshadowing all that is the issue of planning policy guidance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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