单词	shadowy
释义	shadowyshad‧ow‧y /ˈʃædəʊi $ -doʊi/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a shadowy figure at the back of the crowd a shadowy network of terrorist groups EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Cley was left once more in his chambers, in the shadowy silence which was now his greatest pleasure. Gripping her spear in white hands, she stood gazing at the shadowy Isle. Most stayed, under the shadowy evergreens, among the tall sycamores and beeches on the bluff above the water. Shadows merge into the snow; the woodcut turns into a shadowy chalk drawing. She sat down, then looked up to see the shadowy figure of the woman at the bar standing over her. The male roles, on the other hand, are shadowy and unformed, even within the stereotypes they represent. To the right, open double doors hinted at shadowy figures. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatora person or place that not many people know or know about► unknown · The picture was painted in the 15th Century by an unknown Italian artist.· Until their first single, the Beatles were virtually unknown outside Hamburg and Liverpool.unknown to · The Internet has opened up a marketplace where sellers and buyers are virtually unknown to each other. ► little known/little-known a little known artist, film etc is one that very few people know about: · A little-known separatist group claimed responsibility for the explosion.· Bernardo Vittone is little known outside his native Italy. ► obscure not at all well-known and usually not very important: · Picasso's first exhibition received only a short mention in an obscure Parisian newspaper.· The Silver Apples are one of those obscure bands that you might hear about, but never actually hear. ► shadowy figure written a mysterious person that people know very little about, especially someone who seems dangerous: · Vogel, a high-ranking official in East Berlin, was one of the Cold War's most shadowy figures. ► an unknown quantity someone that very little is known about, especially in relation to their abilities, so that you do not know if they will be successful: · The team's new pitcher has never played pro baseball before and is something of an unknown quantity. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► shadowy figures  the shadowy figures who control international terrorist organizations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► corner · The cherubim at the shadowy corners of the ceiling mourned with him, their mouths downturned. ► figure · And then, for some reason, she thought of Miranda and the shadowy figure of Terence Patch.· The best Rather could do was enthuse about shadowy figures in crowds who might or might not be somebody guilty of something.· In all these transactions Balbinder seemed a shadowy figure.· Following a brief but noisy scuffle, the window banged open and a shadowy figure burst through.· To the right, open double doors hinted at shadowy figures.· The veteran police officer had spotted a shadowy figure on the second floor of the complex.· As his consciousness slipped away from him, he was aware of a shadowy figure appearing from the mist and standing over him.· She sat down, then looked up to see the shadowy figure of the woman at the bar standing over her. ► figures · To the right, open double doors hinted at shadowy figures.· The best Rather could do was enthuse about shadowy figures in crowds who might or might not be somebody guilty of something.· Rob and Sarah Morrison are two of those shadowy figures who have contributed so much to the growth of freestyle in Britain.· They saw shadowy figures in the semidarkness and opened fire.· And some of those shadowy figures were men of his group.· Now he could see only a few shadowy figures half-glimpsed through the mists of the cooking fumes.· She looked carefully at the picture, studying the rings on the index fingers of the two shadowy figures.· Philip waited, crouched on the wet leaves listening, staring into the trees, looking for movement, shadowy figures. Word family WORD FAMILYadjectiveshadowyshadowverbshadowovershadownounshadow 1mysterious and difficult to know anything about:  the shadowy figures who control international terrorist organizations2full of shadows, or difficult to see because of shadows:  a shadowy room
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