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

• 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。
• 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。
• You mustn't let your faith be overshadowed by guilt.
  不要让你的罪恶遮住了你的信念。
• But it's also all overshadowed by four blindingly great new songs from eminem.
  但这些都被阿姆的四首耀眼的新歌所掩盖了。
• A leaf before the eye shuts out Mount Tai--have one's view of the important overshadowed by the trivial.; A single leaf before the eye blacks out the view of a mountain.
  一叶蔽目，不见泰山。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• His last years were overshadowed by financial worry.
  他生命的最后几年穷困潦倒，十分惨淡。
• Their gaieties were overshadowed by the sad news.
  这不幸的消息使他们的欢乐蒙上一层阴影。