eclipse
n[C]
1 blocking of the light of the sun (when the moon is between it and the earth) or of the moon (when the earth's shadow falls on it) 日蝕; 月蝕
a total/partial eclipse of the sun 日全[偏]蝕.
2 [C, U] (fig 比喻) loss of brilliance, fame, power, etc 光輝、 聲譽(yù)、 權(quán)勢(shì)等的喪失
After suffering an eclipse, she is now famous again. 她沉默一時(shí)期以後, 現(xiàn)在又名聲大噪了.
The writer's name remained in eclipse for many years after his death. 這位作者死後很多年, 名字一直湮沒(méi)無(wú)聞. eclipse, v [Tn]
1 (of the moon, the sun, a planet, etc) cause an eclipse of (sth); cut off the light from (指月、 日、 行星等)形成(某種)蝕; 使...的光消失
The sun is partly eclipsed (by the moon). 太陽(yáng)(被月球)遮住一部分(日偏蝕).
2 (fig 比喻) make (sb/sth) appear dull by comparison; outshine 使(某人[某事物])相形見(jiàn)絀; 使黯然失色
He is eclipsed by his wife, who is much cleverer and more amusing than he is. 他妻子比他聰明而有風(fēng)趣, 顯得他黯然失色.
hatchvt.& vi. 孵化;孵出,破殼而出;
vt. 秘密策劃,(尤指)密謀;使(小鳥(niǎo)、小魚(yú)、小蟲(chóng)等)孵出;
n. (船甲板或飛機(jī)底部裝貨物的)艙口;開(kāi)口;(飛機(jī)或宇宙飛船的)艙門(mén);(尤指廚房和餐廳之間供傳遞食物的)兩室之間的小窗口;