overshadow[,əuvə'ʃædəu]

• vt.
  • 使失色，使显得不重要，使相形见绌；夺去…的光辉；使丢面子：

    He was an excellent player, but he was overshadowed by Jordan.

    他是一名杰出的运动员，但乔丹的才华令他黯然失色。

    to overshadow someone entirely

    使某人大丢面子

  • 遮暗，遮蔽，使阴暗不明：

    a village overshadowed by dense forests

    被密林遮蔽的村庄

  • 给…蒙上阴影，使阴郁，使郁闷：

    The whole country was overshadowed at the news of President Lincoln's death.

    林肯总统去世的消息给全国蒙上了阴影。

  • [古语]庇护；保护