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overshadow

verb
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈʃædəʊ/
 [often passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they overshadow
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈʃædəʊ/
he / she / it overshadows
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊz/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈʃædəʊz/
past simple overshadowed
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊd/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈʃædəʊd/
past participle overshadowed
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊd/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈʃædəʊd/
-ing form overshadowing
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊɪŋ/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈʃædəʊɪŋ/
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  1. overshadow somebody/something to make somebody/something seem less important, or successful使显得逊色；使黯然失色
    • He had always been overshadowed by his elder sister.他与他姐姐相比总是相形见绌。🔊🔊
    • Domestic policy was soon overshadowed by political unrest abroad.国内政策很快被国外的政治动荡所笼罩。
    Topics Difficulty and failurec1
  2. overshadow something to make an event less pleasant than it should be 使扫兴；使蒙上阴影synonym cloud
    • News of the accident overshadowed the day's events.出事的消息给这一天的活动蒙上了阴影。🔊🔊
  3. overshadow something to throw a shadow over something掩盖；遮蔽
    • The garden is overshadowed by tall trees.花园中大树浓荫密布。🔊🔊
    4. Word OriginOld English ofersceadwian (see over-, shadow).