| 单词 | shade |
| 释义 | shade n. & v. --n 1. comparative darkness (and usu. coolness) caused by shelter from direct light and heat. 2. a place or area sheltered from the sun. 3. a darker part of a picture etc. 4. a colour, esp. with regard to its depth or as distinguished from one nearly like it. 5. comparative obscurity. 6. a slight amount (am a shade better today). 7. a translucent cover for a lamp etc. 8. a screen excluding or moderating light. 9. an eye-shield. 10. (in pl.) esp. US colloq. sunglasses. 11. a slightly differing variety (all shades of opinion). 12. literary a a ghost. b (in pl.) Hades. 13. (in pl.; foll. by of) suggesting reminiscence or unfavourable comparison (shades of Dr Johnson!). --v 1. tr. screen from light. 2. tr. cover, moderate, or exclude the light of. 3. tr. darken, esp. with parallel pencil lines to represent shadow etc. 4. intr. & tr. (often foll. by away, off, into) pass or change by degrees. Phrases and idioms in the shade in comparative obscurity. Derivatives shadeless adj. Etymology: OE sc(e)adu f. Gmc |
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