| [/ɪˈklɪps; ɪˋklɪps/] n [C] 用法:
1 blocking of the light of the sun (when the moon is between it and the earth) or of the moon (when the earth's shadow falls on it) 日蚀; 月蚀:
a total/partial eclipse of the sun 日全[偏]蚀. 用法:
2 [C, U] (fig 比喻) loss of brilliance, fame, power, etc 光辉、 声誉、 权势等的丧失:
After suffering an eclipse, she is now famous again. 她沉默一时期以後, 现在又名声大噪了. *
The writer's name remained in eclipse for many years after his death. 这位作者死後很多年, 名字一直湮没无闻. eclipse 2
v [Tn] 用法:
1 (of the moon, the sun, a planet, etc) cause an eclipse of (sth); cut off the light from （指月、 日、 行星等）形成（某种）蚀; 使...的光消失:
The sun is partly eclipsed (by the moon). 太阳（被月球）遮住一部分（日偏蚀）. 用法:
2 (fig 比喻) make (sb/sth) appear dull by comparison; outshine 使（某人[某事物]）相形见绌; 使黯然失色:
He is eclipsed by his wife, who is much cleverer and more amusing than he is. 他妻子比他聪明而有风趣, 显得他黯然失色. |