shadow

['ʃædəu]

n.影子, 阴影, 阴暗, 荫, 暗处
vt.投阴影于, 跟踪, 预示
vi.渐变,变阴暗
adj.影子内阁的,阴影的
n.幻影, 幽灵, 虚幻的东西, 忧郁,如影随形, 跟踪者

例句与用法:

The dog is his master's shadow.

这条狗和主人形影不离。

The tree cast its shadow on the wall.

树影映在墙上。

He felt he was being shadowed, but he couldn't see anyone behind him.

他感觉到有人在跟踪他,但他看不见身后的人。

He walked along in the shadows hoping no one would recognize him.

他走在暗处,希望没有人认出他来。

词形变化:

名词: shadower | 动词过去式: shadowed | 动词过去分词: shadowed | 动词现在分词: shadowing | 动词第三人称单数: shadows |

详细释义:

n.

1. 荫; 阴暗处[U][the P]

Sometimes she sits alone in the shadow.

有时候她独自一人坐在幽暗处。

2. 影子[C]

Lunar eclipse occurs when the earth's shadow falls on the moon.

地球的影子落在月球上时, 就发生月蚀。

3. (画等的)阴影部分; (眼睛底下的)黑眼圈[C]

4. 幻影, 幻像[C]

5. 征兆, 阴影[C]

The scandal cast a shadow on his career.

这件丑闻给他的事业投上了一层阴影。

6. 形影不离的人; 尾随者[C]

My twin brother is my shadow every minute.

我的孪生兄弟与我形影不离。

7. 阴魂, 幽灵[C]

8. 极相似的人(或物)[C]

9. (用于否定句或疑问句)微量, 少许[the S][(+of)]

There is not a shadow of doubt that the boy broke the window.

毫无疑问窗子是那个男孩打破的。

10. 隐退; 掩蔽, 庇护[U]

11. 阴郁, 忧愁; 愁容[C][U]

vt.

1. 投阴影于

2. 遮蔽, 使变暗; 使阴郁

A broad hat shadowed her face.

一顶宽边帽遮住了她的脸。

3. 盯梢, 尾随

The police have been shadowing him for months.

警方已秘密跟踪他几个月了。

4. 模糊地表示; 预示[(+forth/out)]

vi.

1. 渐变

2. 变阴暗, 变朦胧; 变阴郁

His eyes shadowed with grief.

他的眼睛因悲痛而黯然。

a.[Z][B]

1. (似)影子内阁的

Shadow Minister of Defence

影子内阁的国防部长

2. 非官方的; 非正式的


短语词组:

be afraid of one's own shadow

1. 非常胆怯

She stays at home all the time and never makes any new friends - she seems to be afraid of her own shadow.

她老待在家里, 从不交新朋友--她似乎非常胆怯。