overshadow
英 [??v?'??d??]
美['ov?'??do]
- vt. 使失色;使陰暗;遮陰;奪去…的光彩
英英釋意
- 1. exceed in importance; outweigh;
- "This problem overshadows our lives right now"
- 2. make appear small by comparison;
- "This year's debt dwarves that of last year"
- 3. cast a shadow upon;
- "The tall tree overshadowed the house"
- "The tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"