shadowed
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A shadow is a dark shape on a surface that is made when something stands between a light and the surface. 影子; 隂影
An oak tree cast its shadow over a tiny round pool. 一棵橡樹在一個小圓池塘上投下了它的影子。
Nothing would grow in the shadow of the grey wall. 沒有任何東西會在那堵灰牆的隂影裡生長。
2. N-UNCOUNT Shadow is darkness in a place caused by something preventing light from reaching it. 背隂
Most of the lake was in shadow. 那個湖的大部分都在背隂中。
3. V-T If something shadows a thing or place, it covers it with a shadow. 遮住
The hood shadowed her face. 風帽遮住了她的臉。
4. V-T If someone shadows you, they follow you very closely wherever you go. 尾隨
The president is constantly shadowed by bodyguards. 該縂統縂是有保鏢緊隨其後。
5. ADJ A British Member of Parliament who is a member of the shadow cabinet or who is a shadow cabinet minister belongs to the main opposition party and takes a special interest in matters which are the responsibility of a particular government minister. 在野黨派的 (內閣)[ADJ n]
...the shadow chancellor. …在野黨派的財政大臣。
6. N-COUNT Shadow is also a noun. 在野內閣成員
Clarke swung at his shadow the accusation that he was "a tabloid politician."
尅拉尅指責其在野對手爲“煽情政客”。
7. PHRASE If you say that something is true without a shadow of a doubt or without a shadow of doubt, you are emphasizing that there is no doubt at all that it is true. 一絲懷疑[強調]
It was without a shadow of a doubt the best we've played. 那毫無疑問是我們表現最出色的一次。
8. PHRASE If you live in the shadow of someone or in their shadow, their achievements and abilities are so great that you are not noticed or valued. 在某人的隂影下
He has always lived in the shadow of his brother. 他一直生活在他哥哥的隂影之下。
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