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英英字典: shadow


KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋʃædo,-ә 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊʃædou 〕


Overview of noun shadow

The noun shadow has 9 senses


  • shadow -- (shade within clear boundaries)

  • darkness, dark, shadow -- (an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness")

  • apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow -- (something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight")

  • shadow -- (a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness")

  • trace, vestige, tincture, shadow -- (an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension")

  • shadow -- (refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow")

  • shadow -- (a dominating and pervasive presence; "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father")

  • tail, shadow, shadower -- (a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements)

  • shadow -- (an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow")


Overview of verb shadow

The verb shadow has 3 senses


  • shadow -- (follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police are shadowing her")

  • shadow, shade, shade off -- (cast a shadow over)

  • shadow, overshadow, dwarf -- (make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year")

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