eclipsed

英 [ɪˈklɪpst]

美 [ɪˈklɪpst]

v.  遮住…的光; 使失色; 使相形见绌; 使丧失重要性
eclipse的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (日)食;(月)食
  Aneclipse ofthe sun is an occasion when the moon is between the earth and the sun, so that for a short time you cannot see part or all of the sun. Aneclipse ofthe moon is an occasion when the earth is between the sun and the moon, so that for a short time you cannot see part or all of the moon.
  1. ...an eclipse of the sun.
     日食
  2. ...the solar eclipse on May 21st.
     5月21日的日食
  3. ...the total lunar eclipse.
     月全食
• VERB 使黯然失色;使相形见绌;盖过
  If one thingis eclipsed bya second thing that is bigger, newer, or more important than it, the first thing is no longer noticed because the second thing gets all the attention.
  1. The gramophone had been eclipsed by new technology such as the compact disc...
     激光唱片等新技术使留声机黯然失色。
  2. Of course, nothing is going to eclipse winning the Olympic title.
     当然，没有什么能比得过赢得奥运会冠军。

双语例句

• If America fails to act, we will be eclipsed.
  如果美国没有采取行动，我们就会被人超越。
• Manufacturing is still growing but its importance to the UK economy is eclipsed by stronger growth in services.
  制造业仍在增长，但是与服务业更强劲的增长相比，它对英国经济的重要性就显得黯然失色了。
• The asus-manufactured 7-inch tablet easily eclipsed the kindle fire.
  这款由华硕（Asus）代工的7英寸平板电脑轻易地就盖过了KindleFire的风头。
• She is quite eclipsed by her clever younger sister.
  在聪明的妹妹相形之下，她变得黯然失色。
• Respondents have become more pessimistic about the prospects for their own industries and companies, though this has been eclipsed by their fears about the global outlook.
  受访者对自己所在行业和企业的看法也变得更加悲观，尽管悲观程度远不能与他们对全球前景的担忧相比。
• However, growth in exports was eclipsed by even more rapid growth in imports in the first quarter.
  然而，出口增长更是相形见绌，进口快速增长，第一季度完成。
• Eclipsed by the economic powerhouse of Moscow, St Petersburg feels a bit like a large museum.
  被莫斯科经济龙头光芒所掩盖的圣彼得堡让人感觉像一个巨大的博物馆。
• His own work has since been eclipsed by the expectations he himself helped raise.
  他本人帮助建立的这种期望此后便让他自己的作品腐朽了。
• His joy in life was eclipsed by the untimely death of his wife.
  妻子的早死使他失去了人生的欢乐。
• Their hope did not last long; the gleam was quickly eclipsed.
  希望没有延长多久，微光很快就消逝了。