| 单词 | eclipse |
| 释义 | noun | verb eclipseeclipse1 /ɪˈklɪps/ ●○○ noun 1science, earth science, physics a)[countable] an occasion when the Sun or the Moon cannot be seen because one of them is passing between the other one and Earth: a total eclipse of the Sun (=an occasion when the Sun is completely blocked by the Moon so that the Sun cannot be seen) → see also lunar eclipse, solar eclipse b)[countable] an occasion when the view of a star, planet, moon, etc. is blocked by another planet, moon, etc.2[uncountable] formal a situation in which someone or something becomes less powerful or famous, because someone or something else has become more powerful or famous: the eclipse of Europe’s prestige after World War I3be in eclipse/go into eclipse formal to be or become less famous or powerful than before [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French, Greek ekleipsis, from ekleipein to leave out, fail] noun | verb eclipseeclipse2 ●○○ verb [transitive] 1to become more important, powerful, famous, etc. than someone or something else: “Gray’s Anatomy” eclipsed all other reference books of its type.2science, earth science, physics a)if the Moon eclipses the Sun, or Earth eclipses the Moon, the Sun or the Moon cannot be seen for a short time because the Moon or Earth passes in front of it b)if a planet, moon, etc. eclipses a star, planet, etc. it blocks someone’s view of it |
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