| 词汇 | shadow |
| 释义 | shadow | BrE ˈʃadəʊ, AmE ˈʃædoʊ | A. noun ① countable (shade) 阴影 ▸ the tree cast a shadow on or against the wall 树在墙上投下影子 ▸ his mother's ill health cast a shadow over his childhood 他母亲的多病给他的童年蒙上了阴影 ▸ to be/live in sb's shadow 处于/生活在某人的阴影里 ▸ in the shadows 在阴影里 ▸ to have shadows under one's eyes 有黑眼圈 ▸ five o'clock shadow 新长出的胡子茬 ▸ to be afraid of one's own shadow 胆小如鼠 ② uncountable (slightest trace) 少许 ▸ without a shadow of doubt 毫无疑问 ▸ is there any shadow of truth in this story? 这个说法有什么真实性吗？ ③ countable (inferior version) 较差状况 ▸ his illness has worn him to a shadow 疾病把他折磨得不成人形 ▸ he was (but) a shadow of his former self 他与以前相比憔悴得不成样子 ④ countable (companion) 形影不离的人 ▸ he is his big sister's shadow 他是他姐姐的跟班 ⑤ before noun British 影子内阁的 ▸ the shadow minister for homeland security 负责国土安全事务的影子内阁大臣 ▸ the Shadow Home Secretary 影子内阁的内政大臣 ⑥ countable (person following and observing sb) 暗中跟踪者 ▸ to put a shadow on sb 派人盯某人的梢 B. transitive verb ① (shade) 在…上投下阴影 ▸ the playground is shadowed by a big block of flats 操场笼罩在一座公寓大楼的阴影中 ② (tail) 跟踪 ③ (in order to gain experience) 跟随…学习技能 ‹worker, colleague› |
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