基本释义
shadow 是一个常用英文单词,在不同语境下有多种中文翻译:
- 作名词(n.):影子;阴影;暗影;(情感上的)阴霾;跟踪者
- 作动词(v.):遮蔽;使变暗;秘密跟踪;尾随
常见用法与例句
- 名词用法:
- The tree cast a long shadow on the ground.
(树在地上投下长长的影子。) - She lived in the shadow of her famous father.
(她生活在著名父亲的阴影之下。)
- The tree cast a long shadow on the ground.
- 动词用法:
- The clouds shadowed the sun.
(云层遮住了太阳。) - Private investigators were hired to shadow him.
(雇了私家侦探跟踪他。)
- The clouds shadowed the sun.
同义词与辨析
根据语境,shadow 可与以下词互换或对比使用:
- shade:侧重指遮阳形成的阴凉处(如 under the shade of a tree)
- silhouette:强调轮廓剪影
- follow / tail:用于动词“跟踪”义项时的近义表达