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单词 overshadow
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overshadow

​verb transitive
UK /ˌəʊvə(r)ˈʃædəʊ/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyovershadow
he/she/itovershadows
present participleovershadowing
past tenseovershadowed
past participleovershadowed
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    ​usually passiveto be a negative feature or influence that spoils something

    The game was overshadowed by violence.

    Synonyms and related words
    To have a bad effect, or to reduce a good effect
    damage
    spoil
    harm
  2. 2
    to make someone or something seem less important compared to someone or something else

    He’s always felt rather overshadowed by his sister.

    Synonyms and related words
    To make something seem less important or special
    play down
    minimize
    downplay
  3. 3
    to prevent light from shining directly on something
    Synonyms and related words
    To reduce, or to stop light
    block out
    shade
    darken

overshadow

​verb transitive
US /ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊ/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyovershadow
he/she/itovershadows
present participleovershadowing
past tenseovershadowed
past participleovershadowed
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    ​usually passiveto be a negative feature or influence that spoils something

    The game was overshadowed by violence.

    Synonyms and related words
    To have a bad effect, or to reduce a good effect
    cost
    damage
    spoil
  2. 2
    to make someone or something seem less important compared to someone or something else

    He’s always felt rather overshadowed by his sister.

    Synonyms and related words
    To make something seem less important or special
    play down
    minimize
    downplay
  3. 3
    to prevent light from shining directly on something
    Synonyms and related words
    To reduce, or to stop light
    block out
    shade
    darken
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