| 释义 |
shadow BrE /ˈʃædəʊ/
NAmE /-doʊ/► SEE ALLbe frightened/nervous/scared of your own shadowbeyond/without a shadow of (a) doubtthere isn’t a shadow of a doubt (that…)in/under the shadow ofbe a shadow/ghost of your/its former self
●be frightened/nervous/scared of your own ˈshadowbe very easily frightened; be very nervous 害怕自己的影子；非常胆小；十分紧张◆Since the attack he’s been a changed man. He’s nervous of his own shadow and doesn’t like to go out alone at night.
自从那次袭击过后他变了个人，变得非常胆怯，晚上也不愿意独自出门。●beyond/without a ˌshadow of (a) ˈdoubt●there isn’t a ˌshadow of a ˈdoubt (that…)there is no doubt at all (that…); absolutely certainly 毫无疑问；毋庸置疑◆He’s innocent beyond a shadow of a doubt.
他的清白毋庸置疑。◆There isn’t a shadow of doubt in my mind about the safety of the system.
我丝毫不怀疑这套系统的安全性。●in/under the ˈshadow of1. very close to 在…近旁◆The new market is in the shadow of the City Hall.
新市场紧挨着市政厅。2. when you say that sb is in/under the shadow of another person, you mean that they do not receive as much attention as that person 被（某人的光彩）所掩盖；在…的盛名之下◆Most of her childhood had been spent in the shadow of her elder sister.
她童年的大部分时间都生活在姐姐的光环之下。●be a shadow/ghost of your/its former ˈselfnot have the strength, influence, etc. that you/sth used to have 威风不再；失去往日的力量（或影响等）◆He’d been ill for some time, and he looked a shadow of his former self.他病了一段时间，看上去精神大不如前。◆The old house, which had once been so full of life, was now just a ghost of its former self.这所老房子过去充满生气，如今已无往日盛况。 |