英语词汇“shadow”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

shadownoun

uk/ˈʃæd.əʊ/us/ˈʃæd.oʊ/

shadow noun (DARKNESS)

B1 [ C ] an area of darkness, caused by light being blocked by something:

The children were playing, jumping on each other's shadows.

Jamie followed his mother around all day like a shadow.

The sun shone through the leaves, casting/throwing shadows on the lawn.

This corner of the room is always in shadow (= slight darkness).

the shadows [ plural ]

an area of darkness in which people and things cannot be seen:

Someone jumped out of the shadows and grabbed my handbag.

[ C ] a small dark area of skin under your eye:

She put on some make-up to cover the dark shadows under her eyes.

be in/under the shadow of sth

to be very close to a larger building or place:

His workshop was in the shadow of the great church of San Paolo Maggiore.

to be in a situation in which something unpleasant either seems likely to happen and to have a bad effect on your life, or is already having a bad effect on your life:

We are all living under the shadow of war.

More examples

The setting sun cast long shadows across the lawn.
Someone was lurking in the shadows.
The shadows deepened as the evening drew on.
The tree cast a shadow over his face.
A shadow fell over her work and she looked up to see who was there.

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Darkness & becoming dark

black
black sth out
blackness
blackout
dark
darken
deepen
dingy
draw
draw in
dull
gloomy
half-light
inky
moonless
pitch-dark
shady
silhouette
Stygian
the gloaming

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The eye & surrounding area

Closeness in distance and time

Unsafe and insecure

shadow noun (SMALL AMOUNT)

[ S ] a small amount:

It is a tragic story, but there is a shadow of hope.

There isn't a shadow of doubt that you've made the right decision.

beyond/without a shadow of a doubt

C2 If something is true beyond a shadow of a doubt, there is no doubt that it is true:

This is without a shadow of a doubt the best movie I've seen all year.

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Words meaning small pieces and amounts

by a nose idiom
chip
clipping
crumb
dollop
droplet
flake
germ
jot
nose
pat
patch
pennyworth
pinprick
ray
scattering
scintilla
shard
shred
trace

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Certainty

shadow noun (FOLLOW)

[ C ] someone who follows another person everywhere:

"I think we have a shadow on our tail," muttered the detective.

Ever since he was able to walk, Stephen has been his older brother's shadow (= has followed him and copied his actions).

[ C ] UK a person who follows someone else while they are at work in order to learn about that person's job

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International relations: spying and espionage

agent
agent provocateur
counter-espionage
counterintelligence
debug
deep state
intelligence
MI5
MI6
on the inside idiom
operative
phone tapping
scout
snoop
spook
spy
spy on sb/sth
tail
the CIA
wired up

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Employees & colleagues

Idiom(s)

be a shadow of your former self

be in/under sb's shadow

cast a shadow over/on sth

shadowverb [ T ]

uk/ˈʃæd.əʊ/us/ˈʃæd.oʊ/

shadow verb [ T ] (FOLLOW)

to follow closely:

The police think that the robbers shadowed their victims for days before the crime.

The euro has closely shadowed the dollar.

to follow someone else while they are at work in order to learn about that person's job:

Your first week in the job will be spent shadowing one of our more experienced employees.

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Pursuing

be hot on sb's track/trail idiom
be on sb's tail idiom
bear
bear down on sb/sth
bring
bring up the rear idiom
convoy
hot
hound
in hot pursuit idiom
on the scent idiom
pester
pursue
pursuer
run
scent
stalk
tag
tailgate
track

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Learning & knowing

shadow verb [ T ] (DARKNESS)

to produce a shadow:

We came across a glade shadowed by large trees.

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Darkness & becoming dark

black
black sth out
blackness
blackout
dark
darken
deepen
dingy
draw
draw in
dull
gloomy
half-light
inky
moonless
pitch-dark
shady
silhouette
Stygian
the gloaming

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shadow verb [ T ] (SADNESS)

to make a person unhappy or to make their life less happy:

Mental illness had shadowed him for more than a decade.

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Making people sad, shocked and upset

aback
amiss
appal
be laughing on the other side of your face idiom
bite
haunt
hit/touch a (raw) nerve idiom
horrify
hurt sb's feelings idiom
hurtful
laugh
mess
nose
shake
take sb aback
tear 1
tear sb apart
tear sb's heart out idiom
torture
traumatize

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单词	shadow
释义	Contents noun (3) shadow (DARKNESS) shadow (SMALL AMOUNT) shadow (FOLLOW) verb (3) shadow (FOLLOW) shadow (DARKNESS) shadow (SADNESS) adjective (1) shadow (1) Contents noun (2) shadow (DARKNESS) shadow (SMALL AMOUNT) verb (1) shadow (FOLLOW) Contents verb (2) shadow (1) shadow (2) adjective (1) shadow (1) English American Business shadownoun uk/ˈʃæd.əʊ/us/ˈʃæd.oʊ/ shadow noun (DARKNESS) B1 [ C ] an area of darkness, caused by light being blocked by something: The children were playing, jumping on each other's shadows. Jamie followed his mother around all day like a shadow. The sun shone through the leaves, casting/throwing shadows on the lawn. This corner of the room is always in shadow (= slight darkness). the shadows [ plural ] an area of darkness in which people and things cannot be seen: Someone jumped out of the shadows and grabbed my handbag. [ C ] a small dark area of skin under your eye: She put on some make-up to cover the dark shadows under her eyes. be in/under the shadow of sth to be very close to a larger building or place: His workshop was in the shadow of the great church of San Paolo Maggiore. to be in a situation in which something unpleasant either seems likely to happen and to have a bad effect on your life, or is already having a bad effect on your life: We are all living under the shadow of war. More examples The setting sun cast long shadows across the lawn. Someone was lurking in the shadows. The shadows deepened as the evening drew on. The tree cast a shadow over his face. A shadow fell over her work and she looked up to see who was there. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Darkness & becoming dark black *black sth* out blackness blackout dark darken deepen dingy draw draw in dull gloomy half-light inky moonless pitch-dark shady silhouette Stygian the gloaming See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: The eye & surrounding area Closeness in distance and time Unsafe and insecure shadow noun (SMALL AMOUNT) [ S ] a small amount: It is a tragic story, but there is a shadow of hope. There isn't a shadow of doubt that you've made the right decision. beyond/without a shadow of a doubt C2 If something is true beyond a shadow of a doubt, there is no doubt that it is true: This is without a shadow of a doubt the best movie I've seen all year. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Words meaning small pieces and amounts by a nose idiom chip clipping crumb dollop droplet flake germ jot nose pat patch pennyworth pinprick ray scattering scintilla shard shred trace See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Certainty shadow noun (FOLLOW) [ C ] someone who follows another person everywhere: "I think we have a shadow on our tail," muttered the detective. Ever since he was able to walk, Stephen has been his older brother's shadow (= has followed him and copied his actions). [ C ] UK a person who follows someone else while they are at work in order to learn about that person's job Thesaurus: synonyms and related words International relations: spying and espionage agent agent provocateur counter-espionage counterintelligence debug deep state intelligence MI5 MI6 on the inside idiom operative phone tapping scout snoop spook spy** spy on sb/sth tail the CIA wired up See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Employees & colleagues Idiom(s) be a shadow of your former self be in/under sb's shadow cast a shadow over/on sth shadowverb [ T ] uk/ˈʃæd.əʊ/us/ˈʃæd.oʊ/ shadow verb [ T ] (FOLLOW) to follow closely: The police think that the robbers shadowed their victims for days before the crime. The euro has closely shadowed the dollar. to follow someone else while they are at work in order to learn about that person's job: Your first week in the job will be spent shadowing one of our more experienced employees. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Pursuing *be hot on sb's* track/trail idiom be on sb's tail idiom bear** bear down on sb/sth bring bring up the rear idiom convoy hot hound in hot pursuit idiom on the scent idiom pester pursue pursuer run scent stalk tag tailgate track See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Learning & knowing shadow verb [ T ] (DARKNESS) to produce a shadow: We came across a glade shadowed by large trees. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Darkness & becoming dark black *black sth* out blackness blackout dark darken deepen dingy draw draw in dull gloomy half-light inky moonless pitch-dark shady silhouette Stygian the gloaming See more results » shadow verb [ T ] (SADNESS) to make a person unhappy or to make their life less happy: Mental illness had shadowed him for more than a decade. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Making people sad, shocked and upset aback amiss appal be laughing on the other side of your face idiom bite haunt hit/touch a (raw) nerve idiom horrify hurt sb's feelings idiom hurtful laugh mess nose shake take sb aback tear 1 tear sb apart tear sb's heart out idiom torture traumatize See more results » shadowadjective [ before noun ] uk/ˈʃæd.əʊ/us/ˈʃæd.oʊ/UK used in the title of important politicians in the main opposition party (= the party not in government): the Shadow Foreign Secretary the Shadow Cabinet Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Government ministers & civil servants aide am attorney general backbencher cabinet Chancellor of the Exchequer functionary government Home Secretary kitchen cabinet mandarin marshal private secretary public servant secretary Secretary of State senior statesman the Privy Council undersecretary Whitehall See more results » shadownoun us/ˈʃæd·oʊ/ shadow noun (DARKNESS) [ C/U ] an area of darkness caused when light is blocked by something, usually in a shape similar to the object that is blocking the light: [ C ] Chloë kept jumping on Tyler’s shadow. [ U ] This corner of the room is always in shadow. [ C ] He was standing in the shadows (= a dark area). shadow noun (SMALL AMOUNT) [ C ] a small amount: He saw a shadow of malice in her dark eyes. Are you convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt? Idiom(s) a shadow of your former self in the shadow of someone shadowverb [ T ] us/ˈʃæd·oʊ/ shadow verb [ T ] (FOLLOW) to follow someone closely: Matsuoka was shadowed by a security officer. shadowverb [ T ] uk/ˈʃædəʊ/us HR to spend time with someone who is doing a particular job so that you can learn how to do it: All trainees are expected to spend a week shadowing an experienced manager. to behave in the same way or move in the same direction as something else: The cost of goods and services will shadow the recent rise in oil prices. shadowadjective [ before noun ] uk/ˈʃædəʊ/us POLITICS in the UK, used to describe a leading member of Parliament whose party is not in power but who would be part of the cabinet (= people who are in charge of a department and make the main decisions) if their party were in power: the shadow Foreign Secretary**
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shadownoun

shadow noun (DARKNESS)

shadow noun (SMALL AMOUNT)

shadow noun (FOLLOW)

Idiom(s)

shadowverb [ T ]

shadow verb [ T ] (FOLLOW)

shadow verb [ T ] (DARKNESS)

shadow verb [ T ] (SADNESS)

shadowadjective [ before noun ]

shadownoun

shadow noun (DARKNESS)

shadow noun (SMALL AMOUNT)

Idiom(s)

shadowverb [ T ]

shadow verb [ T ] (FOLLOW)

shadowverb [ T ]

shadowadjective [ before noun ]