| 词汇 | shadow |
| 释义 | shadow noun uk /ˈʃæd.əʊ/ us /ˈʃæd.oʊ/ shadownoun (DARKNESS)B1[ C ] an area of darkness, caused by light being blocked by something: 阴影，影子 The children were playing, jumping on each other's shadows.孩子们正在嬉戏，跳来跳去踩彼此的影子。 Jamie followed his mother around all day like a shadow.杰米像影子一样整天跟着他母亲。 cast/throw a shadowThe sun shone through the leaves, casting/throwing shadows on the lawn.阳光透过树叶，在草地上投下阴影。 in shadowThis corner of the room is always in shadow (= slight darkness).房间的这个角落总是有些暗。 LerrynPics/Moment/GettyImages the shadows[ plural ] an area of darkness in which people and things cannot be seen: 暗处;阴影处 Someone jumped out of the shadows and grabbed my handbag.有个人从阴暗处窜出，抢走了我的手提包。 [ C ] a small dark area of skin under your eye: 黑眼圈 She put on some make-up to cover the dark shadows under her eyes.她化了点妆来掩盖她眼睛下的黑眼圈。 be in/under the shadow of something to be very close to a larger building or place: 离（某个大的建筑物或场所）很近 His workshop was in the shadow of the great church of San Paolo Maggiore.他的工作坊离圣保罗大教堂很近。 to be in a situation in which something unpleasant either seems likely to happen and to have a bad effect on your life, or is already having a bad effect on your life: 处在…的阴影中 be in/under the shadow of warWe are all living under the shadow of war.我们都生活在战争的阴影中。 The setting sun cast long shadows across the lawn.夕阳在草地上投下了长长的影子。 Someone was lurking in the shadows.有人藏在黑影里。 The shadows deepened as the evening drew on. The tree cast a shadow over his face. A shadow fell over her work and she looked up to see who was there.一道影子落在她手头的活儿上，她抬起头来看看是谁。 Darkness & becoming dark blackness crepuscular darkened darkness dim dimly dimness dingily dingy dull inky pitch darkness pitchy plunge someone/something into darkness semi-darkness shade shaded silhouette silhouetted twilight You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: The eye & surrounding area shadownoun (SMALL AMOUNT)[ S ] a small amount: 一点点，一丝 It is a tragic story, but there is a shadow of hope.那是一个悲剧故事，但仍有一丝希望。 shadow of doubtThere isn't a shadow of doubt that you've made the right decision.毫无疑问，你作出的决定是正确的。 beyond/without a shadow of (a) doubt C2 If something is true beyond a shadow of (a) doubt, there is no doubt that it is true: 无疑，毫无疑问 This is without a shadow of a doubt the best movie I've seen all year.毫无疑问，这是我整年来看过最好的一部电影。 Words meaning small pieces and amounts by a noseidiom clipping crumb dab of something dash dollop grain hint ort paring peewee pinch potsherd skinny spark tad thimbleful tidbit tiddler titbit shadownoun (FOLLOW)[ C ] someone who follows another person everywhere: 跟踪者，盯梢者;形影不离的人 "I think we have a shadow on our tail," muttered the detective.“我认为有人在跟踪我们，”侦探低声说。 Ever since he was able to walk, Stephen has been his older brother's shadow (= has followed him and copied his actions).自从斯蒂芬会走路之后，就一直和他哥哥形影不离。 [ C ]UK a person who follows someone else while they are at work in order to learn about that person's job（尤指行业的）学徒;见习生 International relations: spying and espionage agent agent provocateur anti-bug asset debug industrial espionage insider intel intelligence MI5 operative scout secret service sleuthing snoop snoopy spook spy tail the CIA You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Employees & colleagues Idiomsbe afraid of your own shadow be a shadow/shell of your former self be in/under someone's shadow cast a shadow/cloud over/on something shadow verb[ T ] uk /ˈʃæd.əʊ/ us /ˈʃæd.oʊ/ shadowverb[T] (FOLLOW)to follow closely: 尾随;跟踪 The police think that the robbers shadowed their victims for days before the crime.警方认为抢劫者跟踪了受害人几天之后才实施犯罪的。 The euro has closely shadowed the dollar.欧元紧跟美元。 to follow someone or something followFollow me - this way! tag alongDo you mind if my little brother tags along? chaseHe was running and the dog was chasing him. pursueThe robber was pursued by several members of the public. tailThe car was tailed by police for several hours. shadowThe police think the robbers shadowed their victims for days before the crime. to follow someone else while they are at work in order to learn about that person's job: （为了解某人的工作而）跟随见习 Your first week in the job will be spent shadowing one of our more experienced employees.你工作的第一周将是跟随我们其中一位经验丰富的雇员学习。 Pursuing be hot on someone's track/trailidiom be on someone's tailidiom bear bear down on someone/something bring bring up the rearidiom convoy hound humbug in hot pursuitidiom on the scentidiom pester pursue run stick tag tailgate targetable track track and trace You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Learning & knowing shadowverb[T] (DARKNESS)to produce a shadow: 投下阴影;产生阴影 We came across a glade shadowed by large trees.我们偶然发现了一块被大树遮蔽的空地。 Darkness & becoming dark blackness crepuscular darkened darkness dim dimly dimness dingily dingy dull inky pitch darkness pitchy plunge someone/something into darkness semi-darkness shade shaded silhouette silhouetted twilight shadowverb[T] (SADNESS)to make a person unhappy or to make their life less happy: 使（某人）不快乐 Mental illness had shadowed him for more than a decade.十年来他的人生一直被精神疾病所困扰。 Making people sad, shocked and upset aback amiss appal be laughing on the other side of your faceidiom bite bum gnaw haunt heartbreaker heartbreakingly hit/touch a (raw) nerveidiom nerve self-lacerating self-laceration sensitivity shake someone out of something shake someone up shake/rock something to its foundationsidiom toxic wipe shadow adjective[ before noun ] UKuk /ˈʃæd.əʊ/ us /ˈʃæd.oʊ/ used in the title of important politicians in the main opposition party (= the party not in government): （用于主要反对党的要员的头衔中）影子的 the Shadow Foreign Secretary影子外交大臣 the Shadow Cabinet影子内阁 Government ministers & civil servants aide am attorney general backbencher cabinet first minister Foreign Secretary functionary government Home Secretary press secretary private member private secretary Privy Councillor procurator Surgeon General syndic town clerk undersecretary vizier shadow | American Dictionaryshadow noun us/ˈʃæd·oʊ/ shadownoun (DARKNESS)[ C/U ] an area of darkness caused when light is blocked by something, usually in a shape similar to the object that is blocking the light: [ C ]Chloë kept jumping on Tyler’s shadow. [ U ]This corner of the room is always in shadow. [ C ]He was standing in the shadows (= a dark area). shadownoun (SMALL AMOUNT)[ C ] a small amount: He saw a shadow of malice in her dark eyes. Are you convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt? Idiomsa shadow of your former self in the shadow of someone shadow verb[ T ] us/ˈʃæd·oʊ/ shadowverb[T] (FOLLOW)to follow someone closely: Matsuoka was shadowed by a security officer. shadow | Business Englishshadow verb[ T ] uk /ˈʃædəʊ/us HR to spend time with someone who is doing a particular job so that you can learn how to do it: All trainees are expected to spend a week shadowing an experienced manager. to behave in the same way or move in the same direction as something else: The cost of goods and services will shadow the recent rise in oil prices. shadow adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈʃædəʊ/us POLITICS in the UK, used to describe a leading member of Parliament whose party is not in power but who would be part of the cabinet (= people who are in charge of a department and make the main decisions) if their party were in power: the shadow Foreign Secretary Examples of shadowshadow Demand estimates have been derived from shadow prices obtained by computer simulations of profit-maximizing behavior. Similar to recreation trips, fuelwood collection trips can be modeled as functions of travel costs (shadow prices) and resource quality (forest condition). We have to realize that the information requirements for obtaining these shadow prices are tremendous. In the design of shadow system, an ultra-precision rotary optical encoder is mated with ultra-precision bearings mounted at the revolute joint pair. The city itself was not large by contemporary standards, but it cast a distinctly urban shadow over its surroundings. The shadow market value of the 100 million liability from the earlier example will be 81.95 million. The first dynamic implication concerns stationary-state equilibria, equilibria in which public commitments, their shadow price, and inflation all remain constant over time. Estimates will vary depending upon what shadow prices are used. Prices of informal care were based on shadow prices for unpaid work (meaning a standardized cost price based on general hourly wages). Shortly after, they were to begin to retreat into the shadows. The roof light allows direct south light to cast shadows along the walls of polished chalk. This increases profits, the shadow price of land and the returns to conservation investments. The 'high credibility' of the play's subtitle is the great shadow in the central character's mind. Further revolutions cast a shadow back over 1789 : a critical vision developed after the failure of 1848, and a pathological vision formed after 1871. Neither rainbows nor shadows have bodies, yet both are clearly visible. See all examples of shadow 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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