eclipse

/ɪˈklɪps/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

日食；月食；黯然失色；遮住……的光；使黯然失色；超越

释义与例句

n. 日食；月食；黯然失色
an occasion when the sun or moon seems to disappear because one passes in front of the other, or a loss of importance or fame
  1. Thousands of people gathered to watch the total solar eclipse.
    成千上万人聚集在一起观看日全食。
  2. During a lunar eclipse, the Earth casts its shadow on the moon.
    月食时，地球把影子投在月球上。
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  1. The old actor's career went into eclipse after the scandal.
    丑闻之后，这位老演员的演艺生涯黯然失色。
v. 遮住……的光；使黯然失色；超越
to make the sun or moon dark by passing in front of it, or to make someone or something seem less important or successful
  1. The moon eclipsed the sun for a few minutes during the alignment.
    在天体排成一线的几分钟里，月球遮住了太阳。
  2. Her sudden success completely eclipsed that of her older sister.
    她突如其来的成功使姐姐的成绩黯然失色。
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  1. New technology has eclipsed the old methods of communication.
    新技术已经取代了旧的通讯方式。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 eclipse 作名词常说 a solar/lunar eclipse；作动词表示“使失色、超越”，常用被动 be eclipsed by。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • overshadow 使黯然失色；遮蔽
    eclipse 强调在名气、成就上被超越而失色，也指天体被遮蔽；overshadow 侧重某事物因另一更重要的事物而显得不重要，常指不好的影响。
    The announcement of the merger overshadowed the company's profit report. 并购的消息使公司的利润报告显得不重要。
常见搭配
  • solar eclipse 日食
    The next total solar eclipse visible from China will occur in several years. 下一次在中国可见的日全食将在几年后发生。
  • lunar eclipse 月食
    A lunar eclipse is safe to watch with the naked eye. 月食可以用肉眼安全观看。
  • be in eclipse 处于衰落中；黯然失色
    Once a leading brand, it has been in eclipse for a decade. 它曾是领先品牌，十年来却逐渐衰落。