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overshadow

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  • vt. 使失色;使陰暗;遮陰;奪去…的光彩

英英釋意


1. exceed in importance; outweigh;
"This problem overshadows our lives right now"
2. make appear small by comparison;
"This year's debt dwarves that of last year"
3. cast a shadow upon;
"The tall tree overshadowed the house"
"The tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"