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shadow

noun
 
/ˈʃædəʊ/
/ˈʃædəʊ/
Idioms
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    dark shape阴影

  1.  
     [countable] the dark shape that somebody/something’s form makes on a surface, for example on the ground, when they are between the light and the surface阴影；影子
    • The children were having fun, chasing each other's shadows.孩子们追逐着彼此的影子，玩得很开心。
    • As the curtains moved in the breeze, the shadows on the floor seemed to dance.当窗帘在微风中移动时，地板上的阴影似乎在跳动。
    • The ship's sail cast a shadow on the water.船帆在水面上投下一片影子。
    • The shadows lengthened as the sun went down.随着太阳西下，影子越拉越长。
    • The man's face is hidden in a deep shadow cast by his umbrella.该男子的脸被他的雨伞所掩盖的深深阴影所掩盖。
    • They saw the shadow of a man pass by.他们看到一个男人的影子过去了。
    • (figurative) He didn't want to cast a shadow on (= spoil) their happiness.他不想给他们的幸福蒙上阴影。
    Which Word? shade / shadowshade / shadow
    • Shade [U] is an area or a part of a place that is protected from the heat of the sun and so is darker and cooler:shade（不可数名词）指阴凉处：
      • Let’s sit in the shade for a while.咱们在阴凉处坐一会儿吧。
    • A shadow [C] is the dark shape made when a light shines on a person or an object:shadow（可数名词）指影子：
      • As the sun went down we cast long shadows on the lawn.太阳落山时我们在草坪上留下长长的影子。
    • Shadow [U] is an area of darkness in which it is difficult to distinguish things easily:shadow（不可数名词）指阴暗处、背光处：
      • Her face was in deep shadow.她的脸在阴暗处。
    see also 5 o'clock shadow
    Extra Examples
    • A dark shadow loomed over her.一个黑影赫然向她逼近。
    • Deep shadows lay across the small clearing where they sat.浓重的阴影落在他们坐的那小块空地上。
    • The candles on the table threw huge flickering shadows against the wall.桌子上的蜡烛在墙上投下巨大而跳动的影子。
    • The shadows of the clouds passed over us.云朵的影子从我们头上掠过。
    • Use a desk light to produce a strong shadow.用台灯营造一个浓重的暗影。
    • As he stood still I traced the outline of his shadow on the wall.当他站着不动时，我在墙上追踪了他阴影的轮廓。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • dark
    • deep
    • dense
    • …
    verb + shadow
    • cast
    • create
    • make
    • …
    shadow + verb
    • fall
    • lie
    • get longer
    • …
    preposition
    • among the shadows
    • in the shadows
    • into the shadows
    • …
    phrases
    • live in the shadow of somebody/​something
    See full entry
    2.

    darkness黑暗

  2.  
     [uncountable]
    (also shadows [plural])
    darkness in a place or on something, especially so that you cannot easily see who or what is there昏暗处；背光处；阴暗处
    • in the shadows I thought I saw a figure standing in the shadows.我好像看见阴暗处站着一个人。
    • in shadow His face was deep in shadow, turned away from her.他扭过头去背着她，脸冲着暗处。
    • A man in black emerged from the shadows.一个黑衣人从阴影中冒出来。
    • It had grown dark, and the shadows could be hiding anything.天已经黑了，阴影可能掩盖了任何东西。
    • It's a spooky story about the monsters that lurk in the shadows.这是一个潜伏在阴影中的怪物的怪异故事。
    • She shrank back into the shadows as the footsteps approached.脚步声逼近时，她缩回到暗处。
    • ‘I'm right here,’ I said, stepping out of the shadows.“我就在这里，”我走出阴影。
    Which Word? shade / shadowshade / shadow
    • Shade [U] is an area or a part of a place that is protected from the heat of the sun and so is darker and cooler:shade（不可数名词）指阴凉处：
      • Let’s sit in the shade for a while.咱们在阴凉处坐一会儿吧。
    • A shadow [C] is the dark shape made when a light shines on a person or an object:shadow（可数名词）指影子：
      • As the sun went down we cast long shadows on the lawn.太阳落山时我们在草坪上留下长长的影子。
    • Shadow [U] is an area of darkness in which it is difficult to distinguish things easily:shadow（不可数名词）指阴暗处、背光处：
      • Her face was in deep shadow.她的脸在阴暗处。
    Extra Examples
    • I could just make out a figure in the shadows.我只能隐约辨认出暗处有一个人影。
    • She shrank back into the shadows as the footsteps approached.脚步声逼近时，她缩回到暗处。
    • Suddenly a huge figure loomed up out of the shadows.突然，一个巨大的人影从暗处闪现出来。
    • The house lay in dark shadow.房子处于浓重的阴影之中。
    • The storm clouds threw the mountain peaks into dense shadow.暴风雨来临时的乌云把山里笼罩在浓重的阴影之中。
    • She lay on the bed in a pool of shadow.她躺在阴影池中的床上。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • dark
    • deep
    • dense
    • …
    verb + shadow
    • cast
    • create
    • make
    • …
    shadow + verb
    • fall
    • lie
    • get longer
    • …
    preposition
    • among the shadows
    • in the shadows
    • into the shadows
    • …
    phrases
    • live in the shadow of somebody/​something
    See full entry
    3.

    small amount微量

  3. [singular] shadow of something a very small amount of something少许；些微；一丁点 synonym hint
    • A shadow of a smile touched his mouth.他嘴角透出一丝笑意。
    • She knew beyond a shadow of a doubt (= with no doubt at all) that he was lying.她十分清楚他在说谎。
    4.

    influence影响

  4. [singular] the strong (often bad) influence of somebody/something（坏）影响
    • The new leader wants to escape from the shadow of his predecessor.新任领导想要摆脱前任的影响。
    • Bergman casts a long shadow over world cinema.伯格曼（Bergman）为世界电影院蒙上了阴影。
    • under the shadow of somebody/something These people have been living for years under the shadow of fear.这些人多年来一直生活在恐惧的阴影中。
    5.

    under eyes眼睛下方

  5. shadows
     [plural] dark areas under somebody’s eyes, because they are tired, etc.黑眼圈
    • She looked pale, with deep shadows under her eyes.她看上去脸色苍白，有明显的眼圈。
    6.

    somebody that follows somebody跟随的人

  6. [countable] a person or an animal that follows somebody else all the time形影不离的人（或动物）

    7. something not real虚幻事物

  7. [countable] a thing that is not real or possible to obtain虚幻的事物；不可能得到的东西
    • You can't spend all your life chasing shadows.你不能一辈子追求虚无缥缈的东西。
    8. see also eyeshadow, five o’clock shadow
    Word OriginOld English scead(u)we (noun), oblique case of sceadu (see shade), sceadwian ‘screen or shield from attack’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaduw and German Schatten (nouns), from an Indo-European root shared by Greek skotos ‘darkness’.
Idioms
be frightened/nervous/scared of your own shadow
  1. to be very easily frightened; to be very nervous非常胆小（或十分紧张）Topics Feelingsc2
be a shadow/ghost of your former self
  1. to not have the strength, influence, etc. that you used to have失去昔日的力量（或影响等）；威风不再；不如当年
    • When his career ended, he became a shadow of his former self.当他的职业生涯结束时，他成为了昔日自我的影子。
in/under the shadow of
  1. very close to在…近旁
    • The new market is in the shadow of the City Hall.新建的市场紧挨着市政厅。
  2. when you say that somebody is in/under the shadow of another person, you mean that they do not receive as much attention as that person被（某人的光彩）所掩盖
    • A younger son often lives in the shadow of his elder brother.小儿子经常住在哥哥的阴影下。

shadow

verb
/ˈʃædəʊ/
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they shadow
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he / she / it shadows
/ˈʃædəʊz/
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past simple shadowed
/ˈʃædəʊd/
/ˈʃædəʊd/
past participle shadowed
/ˈʃædəʊd/
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-ing form shadowing
/ˈʃædəʊɪŋ/
/ˈʃædəʊɪŋ/
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    follow and watch跟踪监视

  1. shadow somebody to follow and watch somebody closely and often secretly跟踪；盯梢
    • He was shadowed for a week by the secret police.他被秘密警察盯梢了一个星期。
  2. shadow somebody to be with somebody who is doing a particular job, so that you can learn about it跟随…实地学习（或参观）
    • It is often helpful for teachers to shadow managers in industry.教师跟随业界的管理人员实地学习，常常会很有收获。
    3.

    cover with shadow投下阴影

  3. shadow something to cover something with a shadow在…上投下（或覆盖）阴影
    • A wide-brimmed hat shadowed her face.一顶宽边帽把她的脸罩在阴影中。
    • The bay was shadowed by magnificent cliffs.巍峨的悬崖把海湾笼罩在阴影里。
    4. see also overshadow
    Word OriginOld English scead(u)we (noun), oblique case of sceadu (see shade), sceadwian ‘screen or shield from attack’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaduw and German Schatten (nouns), from an Indo-European root shared by Greek skotos ‘darkness’.

shadow

adjective
/ˈʃædəʊ/
/ˈʃædəʊ/
 [only before noun] (British English, politics政治)
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  1. used to refer to senior politicians of the main opposition party who would become government ministers if their party won the next election影子内阁的
    • the shadow Chancellor影子内阁的财政大臣
    • the shadow Cabinet影子内阁
    Topics Politicsc2
    Word OriginOld English scead(u)we (noun), oblique case of sceadu (see shade), sceadwian ‘screen or shield from attack’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaduw and German Schatten (nouns), from an Indo-European root shared by Greek skotos ‘darkness’.
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高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 2006 COCA: 1668
shadowshadowD.J.:[ˈʃædəu]K.K.:[ˈʃædo]n.1.■阴影, 阴暗So dark are the shadows that a man standing there could not be seen.阴影很暗, 人站在里面不会被看见。Her face was in deep shadow.她的脸部在一片很暗的阴影中。2.■影子The tree casts a shadow on the ground.树的影子映在地上。3.■阴暗部分He walked along in the shadows hoping no one would recognize him.他走在暗处, 希望没有人认出他来。4.■虚幻的事物, 失去实质的事物He spent his life chasing after shadows.他用毕生精力追求不存在的东西。5.■形影不离的人[物]My girlfriend is my shadow.我的女朋友与我形影不离。6.■少许, 微量I have not the slightest shadow of doubt about that.我对那件事没有丝毫的怀疑。vt.1.■遮蔽The grass is shadowed by huge oaks.草被巨大的橡树所遮蔽。2.■跟踪Our planes shadowed the enemy fighter.我们的飞机一直跟踪着敌人的那架战斗机。
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 2006 COCA: 1668
shadow noun | verb | adjective
 1 
shad·ow / 5FAdo ; 5FAdEJ /noun
1. DARK SHAPE 黑影, Cthe dark shape that someone or something makes on a surface when they are between that surface and the light影子:
•the long dark shadow of an old oak tree一棵老橡树长长的影子
•His shadow fell across the room.他的影子落在房间的地面上。
•The building cast its shadow (=made a shadow) across the street.大楼在街上投下影子。
in the shadow of sth
•It was hot, and we decided to walk in the shadow of the wall (=along the wall, where its shadow would fall).天气很热，我们决定沿着墙的阴影走。
2. DARKNESS 黑暗, U also shadows pl.darkness caused by something preventing light from reaching a place阴影，昏暗处，阴暗处:
in shadow
•The room was half in shadow.这房间有一半是暗的。
in the shadows
•In the shadows something moved.阴影中，有个东西在移动。
3. BAD EFFECT / INFLUENCE 坏的效果/影响, sing.the bad effect or influence that something has, which makes other things seem less enjoyable, attractive, or impressive坏影响，阴影:
in / under the shadow of sth
•Both heroes fought under the shadow of certain death.两位英雄都知道自己注定一死，但仍然舍命相搏。
cast a shadow over / on sth ( = make something seem less enjoyable, attractive, or impressive )给某事物蒙上阴影
•The events of September 11th cast a shadow over the celebrations.9.11 事件给庆典活动蒙上了一层阴影。
4. without / beyond a shadow of a doubt used to say that something is definitely true毫无疑问:
•Without a shadow of a doubt, he's the most talented player we have.毫无疑问，他是我们最有天赋的球员。
5. in sb's shadow if you are in someone's shadow, they are much more famous and successful than you are在某人的阴影之下; 在某人的盛名之下〔显得逊色〕:
•Kate grew up in the shadow of her film star sister.凯特是在她当电影明星的姐姐的阴影下长大的。
6. be a shadow of your former self to be weaker, less powerful, or worse than you were before〔因身体虚弱、势力不如以前等而〕前后判若两人:
•Lennox seemed like a shadow of his former self.伦诺克斯好像变了个人似的。
7. shadows under your eyes small dark areas under your eyes that you have when you are very tired黑眼圈:
•She looked pale, with deep shadows under her eyes.她看上去脸色苍白，有明显的眼圈。
8. sb's shadow someone who follows someone else everywhere they go某人的影子，形影不离的人
9. afraid / frightened / scared etc of your own shadow easily frightened or very nervous非常胆小，惊弓之鸟，草木皆兵
⇒FIVE O'CLOCK SHADOW
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shadow, shade:
A shadow is a dark shape made by something that blocks the sun or a light.a shadow 是某物挡住阳光或光线后形成的影子:
•She saw his shadow on the wall.她看到了墙上他的影子。
Shadow is an area of darkness made like this.shadow 是指阳光或光线被挡住后形成的阴影:
•The side of the valley was in shadow.山谷的这一边背阴。
Shade is a cool dark area where the sun does not reach, made by the shadow of something such as a tree or wall.shade 是指阳光照不到的地方，如树下或墙边的阴凉处:
•Let's eat our lunch in the shade.我们在阴凉的地方吃午餐吧。
•He sat under the shade of a tree.他坐在树阴下。
 2 
shadowverb T
1. to follow someone closely in order to watch what they are doing跟踪，尾随，盯…的梢:
•Detectives shadowed him for weeks.侦探跟踪了他好几个星期。
2. usually passiveliteraryto cover something with a shadow, or make it dark投阴影于; 遮蔽:
•a narrow street which was shadowed by a huge Catholic church被一个巨大的天主教堂的影子所笼罩的狭窄街道
 3 
shadowadjective only before noun
1. Shadow Chancellor / Foreign Secretary etc the politician in the main opposition party in the British parliament who would become CHANCELLOR etc if their party was in government, and who is responsible for speaking on the same subjects影子财政大臣/外交大臣等〔指英国议会中主要反对党若执政时会成为财政大臣等的人〕
2. Shadow Cabinet the group of politicians in the British parliament who would become ministers if their party was in government影子内阁〔指英国议会中，若其政党执政则会成为部长的一群政治家〕
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高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 2006 COCA: 1668

shadow
1 shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ noun
plural shadows
1 shadow
/ˈʃædoʊ/
noun
plural shadows
Learner's definition of SHADOW
1 
[count] : a dark shape that appears on a surface when someone or something moves between the surface and a source of light阴影；影子
— often used figuratively常用作比喻
2 
: an area of darkness created when a source of light is blocked阴影处；暗处
[noncount]
[plural]
3 
[singular] : a very small amount of something一小部分
4 
[count] : someone who follows another person or who is always seen with another person形影不离者
5 
[count] : a dark area of skin under a person's eyes黑眼圈 — usually plural通常用复数
6 
[count] : someone or something that is now much weaker, less impressive, etc., than in the past大不如从前的人（或事物） — + of
— see also eye shadow, five-o'clock shadow
2 shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ verb
shadows; shadowed; shadowing
2 shadow
/ˈʃædoʊ/
verb
shadows; shadowed; shadowing
Learner's definition of SHADOW
[+ object]
1 
: to cover (something) with a shadow使遮蔽；使罩上阴影 — usually used as (be) shadowed通常用作(be) shadowed
2 
a  : to follow and watch (someone) especially in a secret way : trail秘密尾随；盯梢
b  : to follow and watch (someone who is doing a job) in order to learn how to do the job yourself跟从（某人）学艺
3 shadow adjective
or Shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/
3 shadow
adjective
or Shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/
Learner's definition of SHADOW
always used before a noun
— used to describe the members of the main opposition party in British politics who would be given important positions in the government if their party won a national election（英国政治）影子内阁的

See also: shadow

高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 2006 COCA: 1668
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 2006 COCA: 1668
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高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 2006 COCA: 1668
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高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 2006 COCA: 1668
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