| 释义 |
shade1 /shād/ noun- Partial or relative darkness
- Interception of light
- Obscurity
- A shadow
- A momentary facial expression
- A place or area from which sunlight is excluded
- Shelter from light or heat
- That which casts a shadow
- A screen
- A window blind (US)
- A cover to modify or direct the light from a lamp
- An inverted glass vessel formerly put over a clock or ornament
- A projecting cover to protect the eyes from glare
- (in pl) sunglasses (informal)
- An awning for a shop-window
- A lace head-covering (obsolete)
- A variety or degree of colour
- A hue mixed with black
- The dark part of a picture
- A slight difference or amount
- (in pl; often with cap) the darkness of the underworld, the abode of the dead, Hades
- The disembodied soul
- A ghost (literary)
transitive verb- To screen
- To overshadow
- To mark with gradations of colour or shadow
- To soften down
- To darken
- To shadow, represent (obsolete)
- To lower (eg a price) very slightly (orig US)
- To win narrowly (informal)
intransitive verb To pass imperceptibly (away, into, etc) ORIGIN: OE sceadu; see shadow shāˈded adjective shadeˈless adjective shāˈder noun shāˈdily adverb shāˈdiness noun shāˈding noun - The marking of shadows or shadowlike appearance
- The effect of light and shade
- Fine gradations
- Nuances
- Toning down
- Modification of sound by anything put on top of an organ-pipe
- The generation of a non-uniform background level in an image by a television camera tube
- Slight lowering of prices
shāˈdy adjective - Having, or in, shade
- Sheltered from light or heat
- Underhand, disreputable (informal)
- Shadowy, mysterious, sinister
shade card noun A card illustrating the various shades available in a certain type of paint shade plant noun A plant adapted to light of low intensity shade tree noun A tree planted to give shade in the shade - Sheltered from strong light
- Overlooked, forgotten, in relative obscurity
on the shady side of (informal) Over (a specified age) put in the shade To outdo completely shades of Used to say that something reminds one in some way of (a specified person or thing) |