overshadowed
past simple and past participle ofovershadow
| 单词 | overshadowed |
| 释义 | overshadowed past simple and past participle ofovershadow overshadow verb[Toften passive] uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈʃæd.əʊ/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/tocausesomeone or something toseemlessimportantor lesshappy: Karen has alwaysfeltovershadowed by herfamouseldersister. Myhappinesswas overshadowed by thebadnews. (of abuilding) to be muchtallerthan anotherbuildingandthereforeblockthesunfrom it: GrandCentralStation in New York is overshadowed by the PanAmbuilding. Surpassing in quality or number
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: High, tall and deep Examplesofovershadowedovershadowed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The ministry's need to maintain organizational viabilityovershadowedany desires to maintain amiable relations with banks. From theCambridge English Corpus By 1750 law enforcement was stillovershadowedby the gallows, but it had acquired many refinements, not least in its preventative and investigative functions. From theCambridge English Corpus Overshadowedby conflicts over collective labour law, the political significance of this legislation has remained unexplored. From theCambridge English Corpus Under the influence of its heady seduction, performance values are oftenovershadowedand/or lost or frustrated by technological concerns. From theCambridge English Corpus However, symptoms of sudden or progressive hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo and other cranial neuropathies may beovershadowedby those from other metastases. From theCambridge English Corpus However, the company's financial position wasovershadowedby low prices and non-payment by government agencies. From theCambridge English Corpus But most ecologists would agree that any territorial tendencies in human beings are farovershadowedby our nature as social animals. From theCambridge English Corpus These associations were notovershadowedby other cognitive or social risk factors, or by other relevant child temperament traits such as proneness to irritability. From theCambridge English Corpus Today, the traditional music is a minority art andovershadowedby western music and culture. From theCambridge English Corpus By mid-1944 the developing links with the garrison commandovershadowedconsideration of local elites or organized nationalist groups. From theCambridge English Corpus These two faults areovershadowedby the one major flaw of the book - its brevity. From theCambridge English Corpus However, this isovershadowedby the enthusiasm for game theory and the argument that rural people should be analysed as individuals and not as groups. From theCambridge English Corpus Sometimes they become outdated andovershadowed; sometimes their meanings and uses are transformed; sometimes they take on new vitality through the filter of nostalgia. From theCambridge English Corpus By age, schooling, and experience, heovershadowedhis superior whom he saw as an albatross around his neck. From theCambridge English Corpus The initial euphoria over these methodsovershadowedthe more classical work being done in the ' mundane ' areas of basic biochemistry such as cell signalling. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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