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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++shad·ow1 /ˈʃædəʊ $ -doʊ/ ●●● S3 W2 noun 1 dark shape 黑影 [countable]DARK the dark shape that someone or something makes on a surface when they are between that surface and the light 影子 the long dark shadow of an old oak tree 一棵老橡树长长的影子in the shadow of something It was hot, and we decided to walk in the shadow of the wall (=along the wall, where its shadow would fall). 天气很热，我们决定沿着墙的阴影走。2 darkness 黑暗 [uncountable] (also shadows [plural])DARK darkness caused by something preventing light from reaching a place 阴影，昏暗处，阴暗处in shadow The room was half in shadow. 这房间有一半是暗的。in the shadows In the shadows, something moved. 阴影中，有个东西在移动。3 bad effect/influence 不良效果/影响 [singular] the bad effect or influence that something has, which makes other things seem less enjoyable, attractive, or impressive 坏影响，阴影in/under the shadow of something For years, people had been living under the shadow of communism. 人们多年来一直生活在恐怖主义的阴影下。cast a shadow over/on something (=make something seem less enjoyable, attractive, or impressive) 给某事物蒙上阴影 The events of September 11th cast a shadow over the celebrations. “九一一”事件给庆典活动蒙上了一层阴影。4 without/beyond a shadow of a doubt CERTAINLY/DEFINITELYused to say that something is definitely true 毫无疑问 Without a shadow of a doubt, he’s the most talented player we have. 毫无疑问，他是我们最有天赋的球员。5 in somebody’s shadow SATISFIED#if you are in someone’s shadow, they are much more famous and successful than you are 在某人的光环之下，在某人的盛名之下〔显得逊色〕 Kate grew up in the shadow of her film star sister. 凯特是在她当电影明星的姐姐的光环下长大的。6 be a shadow of your former self SAD/UNHAPPYto be weaker, less powerful, or worse than you were before 〔因身体虚弱、势力不如以前等而〕前后判若两人，前后天差地别 Lennox seemed like a shadow of his former self. 伦诺克斯好像变了个人似的。7 shadows under your eyes HBHTIREDsmall dark areas under your eyes that you have when you are very tired 黑眼圈 She looked pale, with deep shadows under her eyes. 她看上去脸色苍白，有很深的黑眼圈。8. somebody’s shadow FOLLOWsomeone who follows someone else everywhere they go 某人的影子，与某人形影不离的人9. afraid/frightened/scared etc of your own shadow easily frightened or very nervous 非常胆小，惊弓之鸟，草木皆兵 → five o'clock shadow COLLOCATIONSverbscast/throw a shadow (=make it appear) 投下影子The building cast a shadow across the narrow street. 楼房在狭窄的街道上投下一道影子。a shadow falls somewhere (=appears on something) 影子落在某处The footsteps came closer, and a shadow fell across the table. 脚步声越来越近,然后有一个影子落在桌上。the shadows lengthen (=get longer, as it gets later in the day) 日影变长Already the shadows were lengthening. 日影已越来越长。adjectivesa dark/black shadow 黑影She saw the dark shadow of a man in the doorway. 她看见门口有个男人的黑影。a long shadow 长长的影子nLong shadows stretched across the grass from the apple trees.flickering shadows (=shadows that move about quickly) 摇曳的影子Candles cast strange flickering shadows on the walls. 烛光在墙上投下摇曳的奇怪影子。Examples from the Corpus
shadow• Just then, a dark shadow emerged from the mist.• I remember these figures illuminated from behind, like giant shadows.• As we walked along, our shadows lengthened with the setting sun.• We can not jump off our own shadows.• The short shadows of the doorways were filled all day with people snapping their newspapers.• More solemn shadows flared as he lit his pipe, the sound of the drawing air strained and high.• It was not that I expected some one to hurt me or that I thought there were dangerous things lurking in the shadows.• In the shadows and its gentle movement I believe I see the firelight which constrains and defines the Masai night.• A monk in saffron robes steps out of the shadows to stand beside us.in the shadow of something• And in the shadow of events yet to be.• It was also said that a person could walk for three days in the shadow of the Tower without ever leaving it.• He was lying face downwards in the shadow of the short diving-board, fully dressed in a blazer and white linen trousers.• We know only the pain of the also-ran, for ever in the shadow of the siren.• Described by one resident as a rough area, Walton village lies in the shadow of both Everton and Liverpool football clubs.• Families living in the shadow of the nation's largest nuclear power plant are concerned.• Gallows loomed in the shadows of her dreams and dead babies and famine, and a blonde woman with sly green eyes.• Slaughter and torture declared by judges as the law lurk in the shadows of our history.• And right in the shadow of Tomorrowland.in shadow• The room was half in shadow.in/under the shadow of something• It was only then that she saw Sandra, standing concealed in the shadow of the eaves.• But Khatm just huddles in the shadow of the Nawab's palace.• I liked to linger in the shadow of a pine green corridor.• The murderers parked in the shadows of a tree.• In a world that was still under the shadow of Malthus, he could hardly propose adding more people.• When Amelia first saw the Fokker, it was in the shadows of its East Boston hangar.• I could see her now that my eyes were in the shadow of a branch.shadow2 verb [transitive] 1 FOLLOWto follow someone closely in order to watch what they are doing 跟踪，尾随，盯…的梢 Detectives shadowed him for weeks. 侦探跟踪了他好几个星期。2 literaryDARK to cover something with a shadow, or make it dark 投阴影于；遮蔽 a narrow street which was shadowed by a huge Catholic church 被一个巨大的天主教堂的影子所笼罩的一条狭窄街道n Grammar Shadow is usually passive in this meaning.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
shadow• The latter ranges from job shadowing and community service to paid career internships.• Several students spent a week in the office, shadowing attorneys and office staff.• At that rugged face, shadowed by darkness, into the unearthly blue of his eyes.• The module will pass over several of the moon's permanently shadowed craters.• I nodded my head, watching the shadowed figures gesturing, belching in hunger, nodding heads, tippling bottles.• Consumed with jealousy, he shadowed her for three days, hoping to catch her with her lover.• Sheer terror shadowed her indented eyes, and yet never would she be caught.• I want you to shadow him for the next three days and find out who he hangs out with.• In all the shadowed places there was snow.• Although sullen opposition and private anger still shadows the Communist Party, no disturbances were reported during yesterday's events.• The sun set alight the water drops that speckled their leaves and shadowed the ground beneath them.• Detectives shadowed them for weeks, collecting evidence.shadow3 adjective [only before noun] 1. Shadow Chancellor/Foreign Secretary etc PGOthe politician in the main opposition party in the British parliament who would become chancellor etc if their party was in government, and who is responsible for speaking on the same subjects 影子财政大臣/外交大臣等〔指英国议会中主要反对党若执政时会成为财政大臣等的人〕2. Shadow Cabinet PGOthe group of politicians in the British parliament who would become ministers if their party was in government 影子内阁〔指英国议会中，若其政党执政则会成为部长的一群政治家〕From Longman Business Dictionaryshadowshad‧ow /ˈʃædəʊ-doʊ/ verb [transitive]1to watch someone very closely or work with them in order to learn how they do their jobThe managers were shadowed by trainees in the bank’s development programme.2to change at the same rate or in the same way as somethingIn London, share prices shadowed Wall Street’s, to close midway.Gloomy news in the technology sector was shadowed by smaller electronics stocks.→ See Verb tableOrigin shadow1 Old English sceaduw-, stem of sceadu; → SHADE1shad·ow1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1shadow2 verb →n GRAMMAR1shadow3 adjectiveLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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shad‧ow1 S3 W2 /ˈʃædəʊ $ -doʊ/ 
noun
1. DARK SHAPE [countable] the dark shape that someone or something makes on a surface when they are between that surface and the light:
the long dark shadow of an old oak tree
in the shadow of something
It was hot, and we decided to walk in the shadow of the wall (=along the wall, where its shadow would fall).
2. DARKNESS [uncountable] (also shadows [plural]) darkness caused by something preventing light from reaching a place
in shadow
The room was half in shadow.
in the shadows
In the shadows, something moved.
3. BAD EFFECT/INFLUENCE [singular] the bad effect or influence that something has, which makes other things seem less enjoyable, attractive, or impressive
in/under the shadow of something
For years, people had been living under the shadow of communism.
cast a shadow over/on something (=make something seem less enjoyable, attractive, or impressive)
The events of September 11th cast a shadow over the celebrations.
4. without/beyond a shadow of a doubt used to say that something is definitely true:
Without a shadow of a doubt, he’s the most talented player we have.
5. in sb’s shadow if you are in someone’s shadow, they are much more famous and successful than you are:
Kate grew up in the shadow of her film star sister.
6. be a shadow of your former self to be weaker, less powerful, or worse than you were before:
Lennox seemed like a shadow of his former self.
7. shadows under your eyes small dark areas under your eyes that you have when you are very tired:
She looked pale, with deep shadows under her eyes.
8. sb’s shadow someone who follows someone else everywhere they go
9. afraid/frightened/scared etc of your own shadow easily frightened or very nervous
⇨ five o'clock shadow
■ verbs
▪cast/throw a shadow (=make it appear) The building cast a shadow across the narrow street.
▪a shadow falls somewhere (=appears on something) The footsteps came closer, and a shadow fell across the table.
▪the shadows lengthen (=get longer, as it gets later in the day) Already the shadows were lengthening.
■ adjectives
▪a dark/black shadow She saw the dark shadow of a man in the doorway.
▪a long shadow Long shadows stretched across the grass from the apple trees.
▪flickering shadows (=shadows that move about quickly) Candles cast strange flickering shadows on the walls.
shadow2 verb [transitive]1. to follow someone closely in order to watch what they are doing:
Detectives shadowed him for weeks.
2. [usually passive] literary to cover something with a shadow, or make it dark:
a narrow street which was shadowed by a huge Catholic church
shadow3 adjective [only before noun]1. Shadow Chancellor/Foreign Secretary etc the politician in the main opposition party in the British parliament who would become chancellor etc if their party was in government, and who is responsible for speaking on the same subjects
2. Shadow Cabinet the group of politicians in the British parliament who would become ministers if their party was in government
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noun1. DARK SHAPE [countable] the dark shape that someone or something makes on a surface when they are between that surface and the light:
in the shadow of something
2. DARKNESS [uncountable] (also shadows [plural]) darkness caused by something preventing light from reaching a place
in shadow
in the shadows
3. BAD EFFECT/INFLUENCE [singular] the bad effect or influence that something has, which makes other things seem less enjoyable, attractive, or impressive
in/under the shadow of something
cast a shadow over/on something (=make something seem less enjoyable, attractive, or impressive)
4. without/beyond a shadow of a doubt used to say that something is definitely true:
5. in sb’s shadow if you are in someone’s shadow, they are much more famous and successful than you are:
6. be a shadow of your former self to be weaker, less powerful, or worse than you were before:
7. shadows under your eyes small dark areas under your eyes that you have when you are very tired:
8. sb’s shadow someone who follows someone else everywhere they go
9. afraid/frightened/scared etc of your own shadow easily frightened or very nervous
⇨ five o'clock shadow
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verb [transitive]1. to follow someone closely in order to watch what they are doing: 2. [usually passive] literary to cover something with a shadow, or make it dark:
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adjective [only before noun]1. Shadow Chancellor/Foreign Secretary etc the politician in the main opposition party in the British parliament who would become chancellor etc if their party was in government, and who is responsible for speaking on the same subjects2. Shadow Cabinet the group of politicians in the British parliament who would become ministers if their party was in government
Shade [ * shade（不可数名词）指阴凉处 ：◆ Let's sit in the shade for a while. 咱们在阴凉处坐一会儿吧。 A shadow [ * shadow（可数名词）指影子 ：◆ As the sun went down we cast long shadows on the lawn. 太阳落山时我们在草坪上留下长长的影子。 Shadow [ * shadow（不可数名词）指阴暗处、背光处 ：◆ Her face was in deep shadow. 她的脸在阴暗处。
Shade [ * shade（不可数名词）指阴凉处 ：◆ Let's sit in the shade for a while. 咱们在阴凉处坐一会儿吧。 A shadow [ * shadow（可数名词）指影子 ：◆ As the sun went down we cast long shadows on the lawn. 太阳落山时我们在草坪上留下长长的影子。 Shadow [ * shadow（不可数名词）指阴暗处、背光处 ：◆ Her face was in deep shadow. 她的脸在阴暗处。
