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单词 overshadow
释义 overshadow
\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English overschadewen, from Old English ofersceadwian, from ofer, adverb, over + sceadwian to shadow
1.
 a. : to cast a shadow or shade over : obscure with shadow
  < a valley overshadowed by rugged mountains — American Guide Series: Tennessee >
 b. : to darken by some calamity or prospective calamity
  < our lives are overshadowed now by the threat of impending doom — R.M.Hutchins >
  < overshadowed by nervous apprehension of a railroad strike — F.L.Paxson >
2.
 a. : to diminish the relative importance of : be more important than : tower over
  < overshadowed his colleagues — D.J.Dallin >
  < the problem that overshadowed all others — Vera M. Dean >
 b. : outweigh, exceed
  < the good services of skunks … far overshadow the harm they do — Conservation in the U.S. >
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