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遮阴,使阴暗,使失色

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Overshadow \O`ver*shad"ow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overshadowed};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Overshadowing}. ] [Cf. {Overshade}. ]
   1. To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure.

            There was a cloud that overshadowed them. --Mark ix.
                                                  7.

   2. Fig.: To cover with a superior influence. --Milton.

资料来源 : WordNet®

overshadow
     v 1: exceed in importance; outweigh; "This problem overshadows
          our lives right now" [syn: {eclipse}]
     2: make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarves
        that of last year" [syn: {shadow}, {dwarf}]
     3: cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house";
        "The tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"