shadow

shadow的反义词

noun

1. refuge from danger or observation

e.g. he felt secure in his father's shadow

2. something existing in perception only

e.g. a ghostly apparition at midnight

Synonym: apparitionphantomphantasmphantasmafantasm

3. an indication that something has been present

e.g. there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim
a tincture of condescension

Synonym: tracevestigetincture

4. a premonition of something adverse

e.g. a shadow over his happiness

5. an unilluminated area

e.g. he moved off into the darkness

Synonym: darknessdark

6. an inseparable companion

e.g. 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

e.g. 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

e.g. The police are shadowing her

2. make appear small by comparison

e.g. This year's debt dwarfs that of last year

Synonym: overshadowdwarf

3. cast a shadow over

Synonym: shadeshade off

1. 影子
A shadow is a dark shape on a surface that is made when something stands between a light and the surface.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

2. 阴影;背光处;阴暗处
Shadow is darkness in a place caused by something preventing light from reaching it.

shadow在线翻译

e.g. Most of the lake was in shadow.
湖面的大部分都处在背阴中。
e.g. ...a combination of light and shadow.
光与影的结合

3. 在…上投下阴影;遮蔽
If something shadows a thing or place, it covers it with a shadow.

e.g. The hood shadowed her face.
风帽挡住了她的脸。

4. 跟踪;尾随;盯梢
If someone shadows you, they follow you very closely wherever you go.

e.g. 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. (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.

e.g. ...the shadow chancellor.
影子内阁的财政大臣

6. 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.

e.g. 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. 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.

shadow在线翻译

e.g. He has always lived in the shadow of his brother.
他一直活在他哥哥的影子中。

8. 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.

e.g. 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。