| 单词 | in the shade |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin the shade b. in the shade: in a position screened from the direct action of the sun's rays; opposed to in the sun. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > intercepting or cutting off of light > intercepting or cutting off light [phrase] > in the shade in the shadow1525 in the shade1621 1621 T. W. tr. S. Goulart Wise Vieillard 130 If from his youth he..hath not bin brought vp in the shade, but hath endured stormes, cold, and extreame parching heate [etc.]. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 453 One m<a>y walke all about it dry, & in the shade. 1826 S. Cooper First Lines Pract. Surg. (ed. 5) ii. xxi. 371 The patient distinctly perceives the light, and can even plainly discern in the shade,..large objects, or bright colours. 1864 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene i. xv. 384 Two maximum thermometers are issued—one to observe the greatest heat in the sun; the other in the shade. < as lemmas |
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