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eclipses

UK //ɪˈklɪpsɪz//US //ɪˈklɪpsɪz//

词源

源自希腊语 'ekleipsis'(意为「遗漏、缺失」),通过古法语 'eclipse' 进入英语,最初指天体被遮蔽的现象。

noun

❶ 指天体(如太阳或月亮)被另一个天体完全或部分遮挡的天文现象,常见的有日食和月食。

“Solar eclipses occur when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun.”

(当月球运行到地球和太阳之间时,就会发生日食。)

“We watched the lunar eclipse through a telescope last night.”

(昨晚我们用望远镜观测了月食。)

同义词:occultation, obscuration, blocking

verb

❶ 通过更出色的表现使某人或某事物显得黯然失色,常用于比喻超越或掩盖。

“Her talent eclipsed all other performers in the competition.”

(她的才华让比赛中其他表演者都黯然失色。)

“The new discovery eclipsed previous scientific achievements.”

(这项新发现使先前的科学成就相形见绌。)

同义词:outshine, surpass, overshadow

常见短语

in eclipse — 形容某人或事物暂时失去影响力或重要性,处于低谷状态。

“After the scandal, the politician was in eclipse for years.”

(丑闻发生后,这位政治家多年都处于低谷期。)