shadow
n. 阴影, 荫, 影子, 影像, 阴暗, 幽灵, 少许, 隐蔽处, 庇护 vt. 遮蔽, 使朦胧, 预示, 尾随 vi. 渐变, 变阴暗 [计] 阴影
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教材释义与例句
阴影；影子；幽灵；庇护；隐蔽处
the dark shape that someone or something makes on a surface when they are between that surface and the light
遮蔽；使朦胧；尾随；预示
to follow someone closely in order to watch what they are doing
渐变；变阴暗
影子内阁的
the group of politicians in the British parliament who would become ministers if their party was in government
释义与例句
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A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
阴影
影子
可数 不可数My shadow lengthened as the sun began to set.
The X-ray showed a shadow on his lung.
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Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom; obscurity.
可数 不可数I immediately jumped into shadow as I saw them approach.
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An area protected by an obstacle (likened to an object blocking out sunlight).
可数 不可数The mountains block the passage of rain-producing weather systems and cast a "shadow" of dryness behind them.
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A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.
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That which looms as though a shadow.
可数 比喻 不可数Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
I lived in her shadow my whole life.
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A small degree; a shade.
可数 不可数He did not give even a shadow of respect to the professor.
I don't have a shadow of doubt in my mind that my plan will succeed.
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An imperfect and faint representation.
可数 不可数He came back from war the shadow of a man.
The neopagan ritual was only a pale shadow of the ones the Greeks held thousands of years ago.
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A trainee, assigned to work with an experienced officer.
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One who secretly or furtively follows another.
可数 不可数The constable was promoted to working as a shadow for the Royals.
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An inseparable companion.
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A drop shadow effect applied to lettering in word processors etc.
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An influence, especially a pervasive or a negative one.
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A spirit; a ghost; a shade.
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An uninvited guest accompanying one who was invited.
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An unconscious aspect of the personality.
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To shade, cloud, or darken.
及物The artist chose to shadow this corner of the painting.
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To block light or radio transmission from.
及物Looks like that cloud's going to shadow us.
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To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.
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To represent faintly and imperfectly.
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To hide; to conceal.
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To accompany (a professional) during the working day, so as to learn about an occupation one intends to take up.
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To make (an identifier, usually a variable) inaccessible by declaring another of the same name within the scope of the first.
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To apply the shadowing process to (the contents of ROM).
及物 计算机 工程 数学
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Unofficial, informal, unauthorized, but acting as though it were.
The human resources department has a shadow information technology group without headquarters knowledge.
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Having power or influence, but not widely known or recognized.
The director has been giving shadow leadership to the other group's project to ensure its success.
The illuminati shadow group has been pulling strings from behind the scenes.
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Part of, or related to, the opposition in government.
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Acting in a leadership role before being formally recognized.
美国 政治The shadow cabinet cannot agree on the terms of the agreement due immediately after they are sworn in.
The insurgents’ shadow government is being crippled by the federal military strikes.
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From Middle English schadowe, schadewe, schadwe (also schade > shade), from Old English sċeaduwe, sċeadwe, oblique form of sċeadu (“shadow, shade; darkness; protection”), from Proto-West Germanic *skadu, from Proto-Germanic *skaduz (“shade, shadow”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- (“darkness”). Cognates Cognate with Scots shedda (“shadow”), Saterland Frisian Skaad, Skade (“shade, shadow”), West Frisian skaad, skâd (“shade, shadow”), Central Franconian and Limburgish Schatte (“shadow”), Dutch schade, schaduw (“shadow”), German Schatten (“shade, shadow”), German Low German Scharr, Scharre (“shade, shadow”), Luxembourgish Schiet (“shade, shadow”), Vilamovian siota (“shadow”), Yiddish שאָטן (shotn, “shadow”), Faroese skadda (“thick wet mountain fog”), Icelandic skodda, skoddi (“shadow”), Norwegian Bokmål skodde (“fog, mist”), Norwegian Nynorsk skodde, skåddj, skåidd (“fog; ice fog”), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌳𐌿𐍃 (skadus, “shadow”); also Breton skeud (“shadow; reflection; ghost”), Cornish skeus (“shadow; reflection”), Irish scáth (“shadow”), Manx scaa, skæ (“shield; shade, shadow”), Scottish Gaelic sgàth (“shade, shadow”), Latin obscurus (“dark, dusky, shadowy”), Ancient Greek σκότος (skótos, “darkness, gloom”) (whence English scoto-), Belarusian сівы́ (sivý, “grey”), Czech and Slovak sivý (“grey”), Macedonian осој (osoj, “shady place”), Polish siwy (“grey”), Russian си́вый (sívyj, “grey”), Serbo-Croatian сив, siv (“grey”), Slovene osoja (“shady place”), Ukrainian си́вий (sývyj, “grey”), Armenian սեաւ (seaw), սեւ (sew, “black”), Ossetian сау (saw, “black”), Persian سه (sah), سیه (siyah), سیاه (siyâh, “black”), Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma, “black”), श्याव (śyāva, “dark”).
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