shadow
英 ['??d??]
美['??do]
- n. 陰影；影子；幽靈；庇護(hù)；隱蔽處
- vt. 遮蔽；使朦朧；尾隨；預(yù)示
- vi. 漸變；變陰暗
- adj. 影子內(nèi)閣的
英英釋意
- 1. shade within clear boundaries
- 2. an unilluminated area;
- "he moved off into the darkness"
- 3. something existing in perception only;
- "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
- 4. a premonition of something adverse;
- "a shadow over his happiness"
- 5. an indication that something has been present;
- "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"
- "a tincture of condescension"
- 6. refuge from danger or observation;
- "he felt secure in his father's shadow"
- 7. a dominating and pervasive presence;
- "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"
- 8. a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
- 9. an inseparable companion;
- "the poor child was his mother's shadow"