overshadow
美 [ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊ] 
英 [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈʃædəʊ]
- v.使显得逊色；使黯然失色；使扫兴；使蒙上阴影
- 网络遮蔽；使失色；遮阴
词形变化
第三人称单数：overshadows 现在分词：overshadowing 过去式：overshadowed 同义词
英汉双解
1. | ~ sb/sth 使显得逊色；使黯然失色to make sb/sth seem less important, or successful |
| He had always been overshadowed by his elder sister. 他与他姐姐相比总是相形见绌。 |
2. | ~ sth 使扫兴；使蒙上阴影to make an event less enjoyable than it should be |
| News of the accident overshadowed the day's events. 出事的消息给这一天的活动蒙上了阴影。 |
3. | ~ sth 掩盖；遮蔽to throw a shadow over sth |
| The garden is overshadowed by tall trees. 花园中大树浓荫密布。 |
英汉解释
英英解释
例句
But she said that in the long term the macro picture will continue to overshadow these developments.
但她说，长期来看，宏观经济形势对油价走势的影响将大于利比亚局势的影响。
It was at this point that Mr. Jackson's bizarre private life began to overshadow his music.
正是在这个时候，迈克.杰克逊的音乐生涯被他奇异的私人生活蒙上了阴影。
It would be very sad if that was allowed to overshadow what my players have achieved out there.
如果让这件事的风头抢了球员们的成就那就太遗憾了。
We're sorry for Paolo, but the result must not overshadow his career, because around Maldini there was an entire stadium full of affection.
我们都为马尔蒂尼感到遗憾，但是这场比赛的结果不能掩盖他伟大的职业生涯，因为在整座球场里，人们都围绕在他身旁。
That the OBR got into such a tangle is disappointing, but this should not overshadow some genuine achievements.
OBR卷入这样一场纠纷不免令人失望。然而瑕不掩瑜，我们不该忽略它的真成就。
On top of that, there is the uncertainty surrounding the eurozone crisis and global growth that could overshadow everything.
除此之外，笼罩欧元区危机和全球增长的不确定性，可能会给一切蒙上一层阴影。
In both countries frustration over the unsteady direction of change has tended, perhaps unfairly, to overshadow real gains.
在埃、突两国，对变革方向不确定性的忧虑可能已盖过了实际所获，这也许不公平。
Your worries and personal concerns are important, but do not allow them to overshadow the need for your upliftment.
您的忧虑和个人的关注是重要的，但不要让他们掩盖了你的生活水平提高的需要。
When negative experiences overshadow your positive experiences, the best alternative is to start creating positive memories now.
当积极的经历成为积极经历的阴影，最好的方法是现在就去创造积极的。
That desire didn't motivate me to play or overshadow the essence of the game, but like any kid I thought being a celebrity would be cool.
这样的欲望不是我打球的动机，也不会使比赛的实质失色。但像很多孩子那样，我觉得当一个名人会是很酷的。
The demanding responsibilities and high pressure of these jobs easily overshadow the salaries.
此类工作责任重，压力大，收入也就显得不那么耀眼。
His emphasis on words as the primary instrument of symbolizing unconscious meaning tended to overshadow other expressive modes.
他将重点放在词上，将词作为使潜意识含义象征化的原始工具，倾向于抹煞其他表达模式。
That would, perhaps, overshadow his own ambition of becoming the EAC's first president.
这可能是用来掩盖自己想成为东非联盟首任主席的野心。
The trick is to not let the chatter overshadow the need for quiet reflection that spirituality requires.
诀窍就是不要让那些闲谈淹没了真正需要安静回应的精神需求。
That first successor has to be an equally bold leader, who perhaps can even overshadow the original company builder.
首位接任者必须是一个同样有魄力的领导人，甚至能掩盖创始人的光芒。
The Director-General said that concerns about a pandemic should not overshadow, or interrupt other vital health programmes.
总干事说，对大流行的关切不应降低其他的重要卫生规划的重要性或中断其工作进程。
But as his behavior became more eccentric, his life style began to overshadow his music.
但是随着他的行为越发古怪，他的生活方式也掩盖了他音乐的光环。
The notoriety of its rating and sex scenes could overshadow the more conventional merits of the movie.
该级别和情欲场面的恶名给该影片的传统道德投上阴影。
Let not anything . . . dearest dearest friends of ours . . . let not one thing overshadow the beauty of all that is.
不要让任何事情…最爱最爱的朋友们…不要让任何一件事情使得所有的美丽黯然失色。
The row threatens to overshadow President George W Bush 's visit to Vienna this week for an annual EU-American summit.
此次签证战将使总统布什本周赴维也纳参加美欧年会之行蒙上阴影。
British brides are living in fear and horror that the Prince William and Kate Middleton's Royal wedding could overshadow their big day.
英国威廉王子和凯特？米德尔顿婚期将至，而英国准新娘们却正为这场皇室婚礼会抢走自己大喜之日的风头而提心吊胆。
Exports and investment overshadow household consumption.
出口和投资令居民消费相形见拙。
The announcement three months later that he was leaving showed how a mishandled crisis can overshadow an entire career.
关于他离任的公告在爆炸事件三个月之后出笼，由此昭告世人，一次处理不当的危机就可以让一个人全部的职业生涯付诸流水。
Those who believed that Hanse Davion's greater age and experience would overshadow Archon Melissa have been proved wrong.
那些坚信汉瑟·戴维恩的年长和经验会使梅利莎执政官失色的人已经证明是错的。
Falling oil prices also helped overshadow a disappointingly high inflation reading.
油价的回落也部分掩盖了令人失望的高通胀数据。
The tragedy would overshadow any future Love Parade, said Rainer Schaller, the impresario behind it.
这次惨案将给未来的“爱的游行”蒙上一层阴影，幕后经理RainerSchaller这样说。
Mr Subramanian argues that China's economic might will overshadow America's sooner than people think.
MrSubramanian称中国的经济影响可能会以超乎人们预想的速度超越美国。
Media focus on the Province's death tally has tended to overshadow other statistics of Northern Ireland.
新闻媒介把焦点集中于该省的死亡记录，这就使得北爱尔兰的其它统计数字不那么引人注目了。
The looming China debate could overshadow Mr. Bush's attempts to secure new market-opening trade deals.
中国话题的日益升温也给布什总统新的市场开放贸易计划笼上了阴影。
Pain, discomfort, medications or worry can overshadow your sexual desire.
疼痛、不适、药物或担忧都会盖过你的性欲望。
Still, these nagging problems should not overshadow the dramatic progress that women have made in recent decades.
尽管如此，这些冗繁的问题不应该掩盖女性在近十年里取得的戏剧性的进步。
But China's stand-off with America over Taiwan will still overshadow its relationship with Japan.
然而，中美有关台湾问题的博弈仍会影响到中日关系。
Never let the outfit overshadow who you are. Be confident about yourself.
不要让衣服掩盖了真实的你。要对自己有信心。
Her new book will overshadow all her earlier ones.
她的新书将使她早期的书都黯然失色。
Even so, its 350 million smokers and the sheer scale of its tobacco industry overshadow others.
正是如此，中国以其3.5亿的烟民总数和巨无霸的烟草行业雄踞世界之首。
Flagships are meant to overshadow its sister stores in its area.
旗舰店的光芒会遮住其他在同一地区的姐妹店。
Follow-up appointments, such as six-month or annual checkups , might also be times when fear and anxiety overshadow hope and joy.
治疗结束以后的随访预约——例如，半年或一年一次的例行检查——带给患者的，也可能更多的是恐惧和焦虑，而不是希望和欢乐。
Yet energy geo-politics continue to overshadow the Libyan situation.
然而关于利比亚的能源地缘政治的争议继续笼罩利比亚。
Laziness will always overshadow your true potential.
懒惰会让你所有的潜能蒙上阴影。
Those strains threaten to overshadow the summit of the Group of 20 major economies next month.
这些问题可能会为下个月的20国集团峰会蒙上阴影。
