shadow

noun

阴影 dark shape

1. 阴影；影子
   the dark shape that sb/sth's form makes on a surface, for example on the ground, when they are between the light and the surface
   1. The children were having fun, chasing each other's shadows.
      孩子们追逐着彼此的影子，玩得很开心。
   2. The ship's sail cast a shadow on the water.
      船帆在水面上投下一片影子。
   3. The shadows lengthened as the sun went down.
      随着太阳西下，影子越拉越长。
   4. He didn't want to cast a shadow on (= spoil) their happiness.
      他不想给他们的幸福蒙上阴影。

黑暗 darkness

2. 昏暗处；背光处；阴暗处
   darkness in a place or on sth, especially so that you cannot easily see who or what is there
   1. His face was deep in shadow , turned away from her.
      他扭过头去背着她，脸冲着暗处。
   2. I thought I saw a figure standing in the shadows.
      我好像看见阴暗处站着一个人。

微量 small amount

3. 少许；些微；一丁点
   a very small amount of sth
   1. A shadow of a smile touched his mouth.
      他嘴角透出一丝笑意。
   2. She knew beyond a shadow of a doubt (= with no doubt at all) that he was lying.
      她十分清楚地知道，他在说谎。

影响 influence

4. （坏）影响
   the strong (usually bad) influence of sb/sth
   1. The new leader wants to escape from the shadow of his predecessor.
      新任领导想要摆脱前任的影响。
   2. These people have been living for years under the shadow of fear.
      这些人多年来一直生活在恐怖的阴影中。

眼睛下方 under eyes

5. 黑眼圈
   dark areas under sb's eyes, because they are tired, etc.

跟随的人 sb that follows sb

6. 形影不离的人（或动物）
   a person or an animal that follows sb else all the time

虚幻事物 sth not real

7. 虚幻的事物；不可能得到的东西
   a thing that is not real or possible to obtain
   1. You can't spend all your life chasing shadows .
      你不能一辈子追求虚无缥缈的东西。

verb

跟踪监视 follow and watch

1. 跟踪；盯梢
   to follow and watch sb closely and often secretly
   1. He was shadowed for a week by the secret police.
      他被秘密警察盯梢了一个星期。
2. 跟随…实地学习（或参观）
   to be with sb who is doing a particular job, so that you can learn about it
   1. It is often helpful for teachers to shadow managers in industry.
      教师跟随业界的管理人员实地学习，常常会很有收获。

投下阴影 cover with shadow

3. 在…上投下（或覆盖）阴影
   to cover sth with a shadow
   1. A wide-brimmed hat shadowed her face.
      一顶宽边帽把她的脸罩在阴影中。
   2. The bay was shadowed by magnificent cliffs.
      巍峨的悬崖把海湾笼罩在阴影里。

adj.

1. 影子内阁的
   used to refer to senior politicians of the main opposition party who would become government ministers if their party won the next election
   1. the shadow Chancellor
      影子内阁的财政大臣
   2. the shadow Cabinet
      影子内阁

1. N-COUNT 影子
   A shadow is a dark shape on a surface that is made when something stands between a light and the surface.
   1. An oak tree cast its shadow over a tiny round pool...
      一棵橡树的影子投射在一洼圆形的小水池上。
   2. Nothing would grow in the shadow of the grey wall...
      灰墙的背阴处什么东西也长不出来。
   3. All he could see was his shadow.
      他能看见的只有他的影子。
2. N-UNCOUNT 阴影;背光处;阴暗处
   Shadow is darkness in a place caused by something preventing light from reaching it.
   1. Most of the lake was in shadow.
      湖面的大部分都处在背阴中。
   2. ...a combination of light and shadow.
      光与影的结合
3. VERB 在…上投下阴影;遮蔽
   If something shadows a thing or place, it covers it with a shadow.
   1. The hood shadowed her face.
      风帽挡住了她的脸。
4. VERB 跟踪;尾随;盯梢
   If someone shadows you, they follow you very closely wherever you go.
   1. The supporters are being shadowed by a large and highly visible body of police.
      拥护者们被大队警察明目张胆地跟踪。
5. ADJ (英国在野党的)影子内阁的
   A British Member of Parliament who is a member of the shadow cabinet or who is a shadow cabinet minister belongs to the main opposition party and takes a special interest in matters which are the responsibility of a particular government minister.
   1. ...the shadow chancellor.
      影子内阁的财政大臣
   2. Shadow is also a noun.
      
   3. Clarke swung at his shadow the accusation that he was 'a tabloid politician'.
      克拉克指责影子内阁中的对手是个“八卦政客”。
6. PHRASE 毫无疑问;千真万确
   If you say that something is true without a shadow of a doubt or without a shadow of doubt, you are emphasizing that there is no doubt at all that it is true.
   1. It was without a shadow of a doubt the best we've played.
      毫无疑问这是我们表现最出彩的一次。
7. PHRASE 在…的阴影之下;在…的光环下（显得逊色)
   If you live in the shadow of someone or in their shadow, their achievements and abilities are so great that you are not noticed or valued.
   1. He has always lived in the shadow of his brother.
      他一直活在他哥哥的影子中。
8. PHRASE 大不如从前;不及当年
   If you say that someone is a shadow of their former self, you mean that they are much less strong or capable than they used to be.
   1. Johnson returned to the track after his ban but was a shadow of his former self.
      约翰逊在禁赛结束后又回到了跑道上，但已找不回当初的状态。

1. Although now a celebrity in her own right, actress Lynn Redgrave knows the difficulties of living in the shadow of her famous older sister
   虽然女演员琳恩·雷德格雷夫现在依靠自己的能力出了名，但她明白生活在大名鼎鼎的姐姐的阴影里有多不容易。
2. For a moment a shadow seemed to pass across Roy's face.
   一瞬间罗伊脸上似乎闪过一丝忧伤。
3. A dark, strangely amorphous shadow filled the room.
   一团形状怪异的黑影笼罩了整个房间。
4. We live in the shadow of the apocalypse, of a catastrophe that will mean the end of the world itself.
   我们生活在意味着世界末日将要到来的灾难的阴影当中。
5. They flew in over the beach, casting a huge shadow.
   它们飞到海滩上空，抛下一大片黑影。
6. The light from my candle threw his elongated shadow on the walls.
   我的烛光将他拉长的影子投射在墙上。
7. Nancy, out of the corner of her eye, saw the shadow that suddenly fell across the doorway.
   南希从眼角的余光里看见突然有个影子落在门道上。
8. When Ferris looked up he fancied that he saw a shadow pass close to the window
   费里斯抬头向上看，感觉看见一个影子在窗子近旁经过。
9. Doug lived in the shadow of his seemingly omnipotent father.
   道格生活在他那看似权威至高无上的父亲的阴影里。
10. An oak tree cast its shadow over a tiny round pool
    一棵橡树的影子投射在一洼圆形的小水池上。
11. All he could see was his shadow.
    他能看见的只有他的影子。
12. Most of the lake was in shadow.
    湖面的大部分都处在背阴中。
13. The hood shadowed her face.
    风帽挡住了她的脸。
14. The supporters are being shadowed by a large and highly visible body of police.
    拥护者们被大队警察明目张胆地跟踪。
15. It was without a shadow of a doubt the best we've played.
    毫无疑问这是我们表现最出彩的一次。
16. He has always lived in the shadow of his brother.
    他一直活在他哥哥的影子中。
17. Johnson returned to the track after his ban but was a shadow of his former self.
    约翰逊在禁赛结束后又回到了跑道上，但已找不回当初的状态。
18. The tree projects a shadow on the grass.
    树投影于草地上。
19. His presence cast a shadow ( up) on the meeting.
    他的出席给会议投下了一个阴影。
20. The current developments cast a shadow over the future of the talk.
    目前的形势给谈判的前途投下了阴影。
21. A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.
    一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
22. There she is, paler and thinner than in her Kentucky home, with a world of quiet sorrow lying under the shadow of her long eyelashes.
    可不就是她吗！面庞比在肯特基故乡时苍白消瘦，无限忧郁隐藏在她眉宇之间。
23. The shadow masked her face.
    影子遮住了她的脸。
24. She seemed to have always been under the shadow of her father.
    她似乎总是生活在父亲的阴影儿下。
25. The illness has worn him down to a mere shadow of his former self.
    他被这场病磨得不成样子。
26. Some animal was crouching in the shadow but I couldn't make out whether it was a cat or a dog.
    有个东西在黑影里蹲着，我也看不清它到底是猫还是狗。
27. Please stand to one side. you're casting your shadow over my work.
    请你往边上站一站，你挡着我的光线了。
28. Let the fragrant drift and drag under the candlelight, reflect the shadow on the stone as it carries a little bite of clarity and sweetness.
    繁杂刻板的日子里，让暗香浮动，烛光摇曳，影映石上，几分晶莹，几分甜蜜，随香而至。
29. The tree casts a shadow on the ground.
    树的影子映在地上。
30. This is a lighter area between the umbra and the edge of a shadow.
    这是本影和阴影边缘之间较亮的区域。

  shade shadow【导航词义：阴影】

  shade n. 阴凉处，背阴处

〔辨析〕指树阴等遮挡阳光的阴凉之地，无一定的轮廓。

  shadow n. 影子，阴影

〔辨析〕指人或物在光照下形成的影像，有明显的轮廓。

n.

be frightened/nervous/scared of your own shadow

• 非常胆小（或十分紧张）
  to be very easily frightened; to be very nervous

in/under the shadow of

• 在…近旁
  very close to
  1. The new market is in the shadow of the City Hall.
     新建的市场紧挨着市政厅。
• 被（某人的光彩）所掩盖
  when you say that sb is in/under the shadow of another person, you mean that they do not receive as much attention as that person

be a shadow/ghost of your former self

• 失去昔日的力量（或影响等）；威风不再；不如当年
  to not have the strength, influence, etc. that you used to have

noun

1. refuge from danger or observation
   1. he felt secure in his father's shadow

2. something existing in perception only
   1. a ghostly apparition at midnight

   Synonym:    apparitionphantomphantasmphantasmafantasm

3. an indication that something has been present
   1. there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim
   2. a tincture of condescension

   Synonym:    tracevestigetincture

4. a premonition of something adverse
   1. a shadow over his happiness

5. an unilluminated area
   1. he moved off into the darkness

   Synonym:    darknessdark

6. an inseparable companion
   1. the poor child was his mother's shadow

7. a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

   Synonym:    tailshadower

8. a dominating and pervasive presence
   1. he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father

9. shade within clear boundaries

verb

1. follow, usually without the person's knowledge
   1. The police are shadowing her

2. make appear small by comparison
   1. This year's debt dwarfs that of last year

   Synonym:    overshadowdwarf

3. cast a shadow over

   Synonym:    shadeshade off