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单词 eclipse
释义
eclipse
noun
uk
/ɪˈklɪps/us
/ɪˈklɪps/

eclipsenoun(SUN)

[C]
anoccasionwhen thesundisappearsfromview, eithercompletelyorpartly, while themoonismovingbetween it and theearth, or when themoonbecomesdarkerwhile theshadowof theearthmovesover it:
日食；月食
asolar/lunareclipse日／月食
OnWednesdaythere will be atotal/partialeclipseofthesun.周三将有一次日全／偏食。
picture of eclipse
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eclipsenoun(IMPORTANCE)

[SorU]literary
asituationin which somethingbecomeslessimportant:
黯然失色
The eclipseoftherulingpoliticalpartywasinevitable.执政党大势已去，无可挽回。
Hisremarkablecontributiontoliteraturehas been toolongineclipse.他对文学的杰出贡献已被人们遗忘太久了。
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Surpassing in quality or number
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  • catch
  • catch(someone)up
  • compare
  • crown
  • crush
  • dosomethingfor an encoreidiom
  • encore
  • envelope
  • outdo
  • outflank
  • outgo
  • outman
  • outmuscle
  • put/leavesomeonein the shadeidiom
  • shame
  • steal a march onsomeoneidiom
  • stealsomeone'sthunderidiom
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eclipse
verb
uk
/ɪˈklɪps/us
/ɪˈklɪps/

eclipseverb(SUN)

[T]
to make an eclipse of themoonorsun:
遮掩（天体的）光
Themoonwill betotallyeclipsed at 12.10 p.m.晚上12点10分会出现月全食。
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  • albedo
  • Andromeda
  • Aquarius
  • Aries
  • asteroid
  • galactic
  • galaxy
  • Gemini
  • geostationary orbit
  • gibbous
  • orbit
  • orbital
  • penumbra
  • phase
  • Pisces
  • substellar
  • sunspot
  • supergiant
  • supermassive
  • supermoon
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eclipseverb(IMPORTANCE)

[Toften passive]
to make anotherpersonor thingseemmuch lessimportant, good, orfamous:
掩没…的重要性（或优点、声誉等）；凌驾…之上；光芒盖过…
Theeconomyhas eclipsed all otherissuesduring thiselectioncampaign.这次大选期间，经济问题成为压倒一切的重大议题。
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Surpassing in quality or number
  • beat
  • catch
  • catch(someone)up
  • compare
  • crown
  • crush
  • dosomethingfor an encoreidiom
  • encore
  • envelope
  • outdo
  • outflank
  • outgo
  • outman
  • outmuscle
  • put/leavesomeonein the shadeidiom
  • shame
  • steal a march onsomeoneidiom
  • stealsomeone'sthunderidiom
  • surpass
  • tower
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(Definition ofeclipsefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

eclipse| American Dictionary

eclipse
noun[C]
us
/ɪˈklɪps/

eclipsenoun[C](SUN/MOON)

earth science
aperiodoftimewhen thelightfrom anobjectin theskycannot beseenbecause anotherobjecthas come between you and it
solar eclipse
In asolareclipse, themoontravelsin between theearthand thesun.
lunar eclipse
In alunareclipse, theearthtravelsin between themoonand thesun.
eclipse
verb[T]
us
/ɪˈklɪps/

eclipseverb[T](BLOCK)

tobecomemuch moreimportantandnoticeablethan something:
Thestateof theeconomyhas eclipsed all otherissuesduring theelectioncampaign.
(Definition ofeclipsefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

eclipse| Business English

eclipse
verb[T]
uk
/ɪˈklɪps/us
tobecomegreaterinamountorlevelthan somethingelse:
Theincreasedconsumerspendingfrom newbusinesseshas alreadyhelpedshopping,dining, andrealestateeclipseoilrevenues.
Theirstockis up 50% sofarthisyear, astheirprofitgrowthisexpectedto eclipse that oflargercompanies.
tobecomemoresuccessfulorimportantthan somethingelse:
We havedevelopedawinningformulato eclipseourrivals.
Theseproblemsshould not beallowedto eclipse the organization'sachievements.
(Definition ofeclipsefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofeclipse

eclipse
The current focus on dementia risks eclipsing other mental health problems of later life.
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By the end of the 1990s, calls to restructure the welfare state eclipsed apologies on the part of its defenders.
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In the second, it seems to confirm the model for eclipses, despite an apparent di$culty.
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Muddling through this century, however, we find that the 'conservation ethic' has often been eclipsed by a predilection for fancy 'conservation tools'.
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On this day, the moon got eaten [eclipsed].
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Calendar specialists must have been aware that eclipses kept recurring in the same parts of the divinatory calendar, about 520 days apart.
From theCambridge English Corpus
One factor which may determine ' 'dominance' ' or cause a parallel grammar to be eclipsed, is the recognition of recursion.
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We found, for example, that eclipses recorded for the years 1504, 1508, and 1510 would not have been par ticularly impressive events in this region.
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In (16) the verb of the relative is eclipsed and there is a resumptive pronoun.
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With electronic technology, the performer has been eclipsed, and inauthentic interpretations, even less so arrangements, are unwelcome and unnecessary.
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One potential problem - possible confusion from background stars, particularly eclipsing binaries near the line of sight to a foreground target star - is addressed here.
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Whatever the reason, research into music of the eighteenth century was eclipsed in terms of the number of publications, conferences and doctoral dissertations.
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Rather, it highlights those cases in which older urban models were eclipsed by new ones.
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The schedule of these observed later events may have served as the resource material that set the pattern for retrodicting eclipses.
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There are grounds for criticism here because the present may be eclipsing an attention to the past.
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