shadow

n

• ① 物影;投影;人影(参照shade)
  • The pillar cast a long shadow on the ground.柱子在地上投下长影。
  • The shadow of the tower lengthened [became longer] as the sun went down.随着太阳的下沈,塔影变得更长。
  • She's afraid of her own shadow.她害怕自己的影子[极为胆小]。
  • The dog is chasing its own shadow.那条狗在追自己的影子。
  • He follows her about like a shadow.他如影随形地跟着她。
  • May your shadow never grow less!愿你永不消瘦;祝你永远健康。

• ② 1阴影;阴暗处2[the shadows]阴暗;暮色3阴暗的部分;(画的)阴暗;(明暗的)暗
  • The garden is in deep shadow.花园在阴影中。
  • He hid in the shadow of the house.他躲在屋子的阴暗处。
  • The shadows of evening are falling.暮色渐深。
  • She had shadows under [around, round] her eyes from [because of] lack of sleep.由于缺乏睡眠她眼睛底下[周围]有黑纹。

• ③ (水、镜等所映出的)影像;映像(★一般用reflection)
  • He looked at his shadow in the mirror [on (the) water].他看着镜中[水面上]自己的影子。

• ④ 1(某物的)如影的存在;虚有其表2幻象;幻影;空虚;无实质之物;亡灵3亡灵,幽灵
  • She is worn to a shadow.她消瘦得只剩一个影子。
  • Now she's only a shadow of her former self.她现在瘦得不成样子。
  • The people had only the shadow of freedom.那些人只有虚有其名的自由。
  • run after a shadow追影子
  • catch at shadows捕捉影子;徒劳
  • grasp at the shadow and lose the substance抓影子失实质

• ⑤[用单数形;通常用于否定句]微量;少许<of>
  • There was not a shadow of doubt about it.关于此事毫无可疑之处。
  • beyond [without] the shadow of (a) doubt毫无疑问地,无可置疑地

• ⑥ (不幸、疑惑等的)暗影
  • the shadow of death死亡的暗影
  • under the shadow of misfortune在不幸的暗影下
  • The misunderstanding cast a shadow on their friendship.那误解给他们的友谊投下了一道暗影。

• ⑦ 征兆,预兆
  • the shadow of a coming disaster灾难的预兆
  • Coming events cast their shadow(s) before (them).事未发生,先有前兆。

• ⑧ (如影)相随的人;食客;侦探;尾随者

• ⑨[the shadow]没没无闻
  • He was content to live in the shadow.他满足于没没无闻的生活。

• ⑩ 【文】庇护,保护
  • We live under [in] the shadow of the Almighty.我们在全能之神的庇护下生活。