n. 1.(阴)影；影像；阴暗；黑暗。 2.影子；形影相随的人。 3.跟着客人来的人；不速之客；食客。 4.〔美俚〕侦探。 5.鬼；幽灵；幻影。 6.迹象；苗头；前兆；预兆。 7.少许；一点点。 8.隐藏处；庇护；保护；隐退(处)。 9.(电波传播)静区。 10.郁郁寡欢(的神色)。 11.没落，微贱。 12.(友谊等的)暂时中断。 短语和例子 Coming events cast their shadows before. 事未发生；先有苗头。 May your shadow never grow less! 祝你永远健康! the shadows of old age 老态。 the shadow of a name 虚名。 the shadow of death 死的前兆。 be afraid of one's own shadow 风声鹤唳，草木皆兵；胆小，容易受惊。 be the shadow of one's former self＝ be worn to a shadow 瘦成皮包骨头。 cast shadows 投影；预兆。 catch[grasp] at shadows, run after shadows 捕风捉影；徒劳。 fight with one's own shadow 和自己的影子作战，进行毫无结果的斗争。 have only the shadow of (freedom) 获得有名无实的(自由)。 in the shadow 在阴处；在暗处。 in the shadow of 在…的附近[身边]；与…很接近。 live in the shadow 隐姓埋名。 quarrel with one's own shadow 容易为小事情而发莫名其妙的脾气。 under [in] the shadow of 1. 在…的附近[身边]。 2. 与…很接近。 3. 在…的保护下。 within the shadow of 在…的身边。 without a shadow of doubt 毫不怀疑地。 vt. 1.把影子投在…上；用自身的影子遮住；遮阴；遮暗；遮住；遮蔽；遮盖；隐藏；隐匿。 2.保护；庇护。 3.(在画上)画阴影；使朦胧；使阴暗。 4.尾随；跟牢；盯牢；盯梢；(短期培训中教练员、师傅等)陪伴着(实习生、学员等)工作。 5.暗暗表示；预示；成为…的前兆。 短语和例子 He is shadowed by the police. 他被警察盯住了。 shadow forth some future occurrence 预示将来的事。 vi. 渐变；变阴暗。
refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father''s shadow"
something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight" 同义词：apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm,
an indication that something has been present; "there wasn''t a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension" 同义词：trace, vestige, tincture,
a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness"
an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness" 同义词：darkness, dark,
an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother''s shadow"
a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements 同义词：tail, shadower,
a dominating and pervasive presence; "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"
shade within clear boundaries
follow, usually without the person''s knowledge; "The police are shadowing her"
make appear small by comparison; "This year''s debt dwarfs that of last year" 同义词：overshadow, dwarf,
cast a shadow over 同义词：shade, shade off,
A shadow is an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by an object. It occupies all of the space behind an opaque object with light in front of it.
例句与用法
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The house lies under the shadow of the castle . 这座房子就在城堡附近。
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He is afraid of his own shadow . 他提心吊胆，连自己的影子都害怕。
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The communist is shadowed by spies . 那个共产党员受到密探的盯梢。
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In this case they were to be shadowed . 在这种情况下，要对它们进行跟踪。
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The lookouts were silent shadows . 监视哨只是些无声的人影罢了。
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The shadow of the obelisk spanned the terrance . 方尖塔的影子落在平台上。
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Coming events cast their shadows before . 事情之发生必有征兆。
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Don't look for shadows that don't exist . 千万不能捕风捉影啊。
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Coming events cast their shadows before . 未来之事事前有预兆。
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