单词:overshadows
v make appear small by comparison
v cast a shadow upon
overshadow的用法和样例:
例句
- Large oak trees overshadow the garden.高大的栎树把花园遮得很暗。
- They traveled to a village overshadowed by mountains.他们旅游到了一个被山影笼罩的村庄。
- His recent death overshadowed the family gathering.他最近去世给家庭聚会蒙上了阴影。
- Her new book will overshadow all her earlier ones.她的这部新作将会使她的早期作品黯然失色。
- Despite her professional success, she is always overshadow by her husband.尽管她事业有成,但和丈夫相比总觉逊色。
经典引文
A stuffed ferret, whose death..had overshadowed..one Easter holiday.
出自:E. Waugh
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