shadows

英 [ˈʃædəʊz]

美 [ˈʃædoʊz]

n.  阴影; 影子; 昏暗处; 背光处; 阴暗处; 少许; 些微; 一丁点
v.  跟踪; 盯梢; 跟随…实地学习(或参观); 在…上投下(或覆盖)阴影
shadow的第三人称单数和复数

复数：shadows　

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 影子
  Ashadowis a dark shape on a surface that is made when something stands between a light and the surface.
  1. An oak tree cast its shadow over a tiny round pool...
     一棵橡树的影子投射在一洼圆形的小水池上。
  2. Nothing would grow in the shadow of the grey wall...
     灰墙的背阴处什么东西也长不出来。
  3. All he could see was his shadow.
     他能看见的只有他的影子。
• N-UNCOUNT 阴影;背光处;阴暗处
  Shadowis darkness in a place caused by something preventing light from reaching it.
  1. Most of the lake was in shadow.
     湖面的大部分都处在背阴中。
  2. ...a combination of light and shadow.
     光与影的结合
• VERB 在…上投下阴影;遮蔽
  If somethingshadowsa thing or place, it covers it with a shadow.
  1. The hood shadowed her face.
     风帽挡住了她的脸。
• VERB 跟踪;尾随;盯梢
  If someoneshadowsyou, they follow you very closely wherever you go.
  1. The supporters are being shadowed by a large and highly visible body of police.
     拥护者们被大队警察明目张胆地跟踪。
• ADJ (英国在野党的)影子内阁的
  A British Member of Parliament who is a member of theshadowcabinet or who is ashadowcabinet minister belongs to the main opposition party and takes a special interest in matters which are the responsibility of a particular government minister.
  1. ...the shadow chancellor.
     影子内阁的财政大臣
  2. Shadowis also a noun.
     
  3. Clarke swung at his shadow the accusation that he was 'a tabloid politician'.
     克拉克指责影子内阁中的对手是个“八卦政客”。
• PHRASE 毫无疑问;千真万确
  If you say that something is truewithout a shadow of a doubtorwithout a shadow of doubt, you are emphasizing that there is no doubt at all that it is true.
  1. It was without a shadow of a doubt the best we've played.
     毫无疑问这是我们表现最出彩的一次。
• PHRASE 在…的阴影之下;在…的光环下（显得逊色)
  If you livein the shadow ofsomeone orintheirshadow, their achievements and abilities are so great that you are not noticed or valued.
  1. He has always lived in the shadow of his brother.
     他一直活在他哥哥的影子中。
• PHRASE 大不如从前;不及当年
  If you say that someone isa shadow oftheirformer self, you mean that they are much less strong or capable than they used to be.
  1. Johnson returned to the track after his ban but was a shadow of his former self.
     约翰逊在禁赛结束后又回到了跑道上，但已找不回当初的状态。

双语例句

• The left kidney and psoas shadows may be indistinct.
  左肾和腰肌阴影可模糊不清。
• The trees cast a line of long shadows.
  树木投下了一排长长的影子。
• But no one noticed them: they only saw shadows.
  但是没人注意到他们，人们只看到了影子。
• Those clouds would have cast shadows that would have blocked some sunlight out.
  那些云朵原本会投射出一些阴影，挡住部分太阳光。
• The forest was dark and silent, haunted by shadows and unseen presences
  这个森林黑暗寂静，经常有幽灵和看不见的鬼怪出没。
• The two are always together, inseparable like shadows.
  两人出入相偕，形影不离。
• The trees threw long shadows in the moonlight.
  在月光下面，树木投出了长长的影子。
• Lie turned on his heel and left, disappearing back into the shadows.
  说罢，他脚跟着地，来了个向后转，离开了，背影消失在阴暗中。
• They all looked at him. The shadows on their faces shifted in the flickering candlelight.
  所有的目光都向他投去，他们脸上的阴影在闪烁不定的烛光中变换着。
• I move in the shadows.
  我走在影子里。