overshadowing
present participle ofovershadow
| 单词 | overshadowing |
| 释义 | overshadowing present 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 Examplesofovershadowingovershadowing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Lower salience cues are harder to perceive and show reduced associative learning because of blocking andovershadowing. From theCambridge English Corpus Orientation and building forms have been designed to utilize solar energy and minimizeovershadowing. From theCambridge English Corpus The larger scale apartment buildings and terraces are associated with the larger scale open spaces and are typically on an east/west orientation to minimizeovershadowingof adjacent homes. From theCambridge English Corpus Partition historiography has been concerned with the interplay of national and communal ideologies in the 1940s,overshadowingthis third trajectory of regional politics that was informed by provincial particularities. From theCambridge English Corpus But the procedure is now often considered to be a complete repair and, therefore, becomes a fundamental aim to be achieved in any complex disease,overshadowingany other option. From theCambridge English Corpus In such cases, the maintenance and expansion of their collections are frequently regarded asovershadowingindividuals' social relationships unless, of course, these are with other collectors. From theCambridge English Corpus Verbalovershadowingof visual memories: some things are best left unsaid. From theCambridge English Corpus There must be adequate space between old and new buildings to avoid spoiling the amenity of neighbouring houses, for example, byovershadowing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have to consider anovershadowingquestion which none of us can avoid, and that is unemployment whether in agriculture or in industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Overshadowingall other problems—with regard to coal, building and industry generally—there is the cloud which has arisen in connection with the steel and tinplate trade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Finally,overshadowingin some, though not all respects, all other developments, is the release of atomic energy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It also often happens that these sites suffer from such factors as bad access andovershadowingby over-congested buildings in the locality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Such inaccuracies cause considerable disappointment and annoyance,overshadowingthe good facilities that a hotel or resort may offer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The spectre of cancer isovershadowingthe whole community. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Overshadowingall that is the issue of planning policy guidance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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