becloud

vt. 使变暗, 遮蔽

发音

US /bɪˈklaʊd/

词形变化

beclouded beclouding beclouds 三单 beclouds beclouding 现在分词 beclouded 过去式 beclouded 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To cause to become obscure or muddled.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To cover or surround with clouds.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To cast in a negative light, cast a pall over, darken.

    比喻 及物

    1856, Abraham Lincoln, speech given on 19 May, 1856 in Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln, London: J.M. Dent, 1907, p. 46, We live in the midst of alarms; anxiety beclouds the future; we expect some new disaster with each newspaper we read.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 7

cloud fog mist obscure befog haze over obnubilate

上位词 2

hide conceal

下位词 1

overshadow

词源

From be- + cloud.

来源：wiktionary