shadowshad•ow /'ʃædəʊ/

n

1. U 阴暗，阴影

• He was sitting in the shadow. 他坐在阴暗处。

• The room is half in shadow. 房间的一部分没有阳光。

2. C 影子

• the shadow of a building 建筑物的影子

• We buried him in the shadow of the oak. 我们把他埋在了橡树下。

• The tree cast a shadow on the wall. 这棵树在墙上投下了一个影子。

3. C 喻 阴影

• His death cast a shadow over the victory. 他的死给胜利蒙上了一层阴影。

4. C 阴暗部分

• He seemed tired and there were shadows under his eyes. 他眼睛下有黑圈，看起来很疲劳。

5. C 形影不离的人(或物)

• She is my shadow. 我和她形影不离。

• The dog became her shadow and never left her side. 这只狗紧紧追随着她，从未离开过她的左右。

词组be afraid of one's (own) shadow 胆小如鼠；极易受惊 be the(或a) shadow of one's former self 瘦弱不堪

• She is a shadow of her former self. 她简直瘦得变了形。

catch at shadows 捕风捉影 in sb.'s (或the) shadow (of...) 在某人的势力(或影响)下

• He was living in the shadow of his famous father. 他活在父亲的盛名之下。

without (或beyond) a shadow of a doubt 无丝毫的怀疑；相信

• Without a shadow of a doubt he's the best singer we've ever met. 我们确信他是我们见过的最优秀的歌唱家。