| 单词 | shadow |
| 释义 | shadow UK ['ʃæd.əʊ] US [-oʊ] noun DARKNESS 黑暗 ESSENTIAL countable ■an area of darkness, caused by light being blocked by something, which usually has a similar shape to the object that is blocking the light and which appears to be joined to it 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。 •The sun shone through the leaves, casting/throwing •This corner of the room is always in 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，抢走了我的手袋子。 countable ■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 sth ■to be very close to a larger building or place 离（更大的建筑物或场所）很近 •They live in a charming house in the shadow of the cathedral.他们住在大教堂附近一栋漂亮的房子里。 ■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•We are all living under the shadow of war UK ['ʃæd.əʊ] US [-oʊ] noun SMALL AMOUNT 少量 only singular ■a small amount 一点点，丝毫 •It is a tragic story, but there is a shadow of hope.那是一个悲惨的故事，但仍有一丝希望。 •There isn't a shadow of doubt beyond / without a shadow of a doubt ■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 film I've seen all year.毫无疑问，这是我有生以来看过最好的一部电影。 UK ['ʃæd.əʊ] US [-oʊ] noun FOLLOW 跟随 countable ■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).自从史蒂芬会走路之后，就一直和他哥哥形影不离。 countable ■a person, especially in industry, 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 UK ['ʃæd.əʊ] US [-oʊ] noun be a shadow of your former self ■to have less health or strength, or less influence, than you did before （健康、力量或影响）不如从前 •He came home from hospital cured of the disease but a shadow of his former self.他病愈出院回家，但身体已大不如前。 UK ['ʃæd.əʊ] US [-oʊ] noun be in/under sb's shadow ■to always receive less attention than someone else 被（某人的）光彩所遮盖 •She's always been under her sister's shadow.她一直处在她姊姊的光环之下。 UK ['ʃæd.əʊ] US [-oʊ] noun cast a shadow over/on sth literary ■to spoil a good situation with something unpleasant 给…蒙上阴影 •Her father's illness had cast a shadow over the birth of her baby.她父亲的病让她孩子的出生蒙上了一层阴影。 UK ['ʃæd.əʊ] US [-oʊ] verb transitive FOLLOW 跟随 ■to follow closely 尾随；跟踪 •The police think that the robbers shadowed their victims for days before the crime.警方认为抢劫者是跟踪了被害人几天之后才犯案的。 •The euro has closely shadowed the dollar.欧元紧跟在美元之后。 ■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.你工作的第一周将会跟随我们其中一位经验丰富的员工学习。 UK ['ʃæd.əʊ] US [-oʊ] verb transitive DARKNESS 黑暗 ■to produce a shadow 投下阴影；产生阴影 •We came across a glade shadowed by large trees.我们在森林中偶然发现了一块被大树遮蔽的空地。 UK ['ʃæd.əʊ] US [-oʊ] adjective [before noun] UK ■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 |
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