词组 | shadow |
释义 | shadow /ˈʃædəʊ $ -doʊ/ noun the dark shape that forms on a surface when something is between that surface and the lightadjectivesa dark/black shadow She saw the dark shadow of a man in the doorway.a long shadow Long shadows stretched across the grass from the apple trees.flickering shadows (=shadows that move about quickly) Candles cast strange flickering shadows on the walls.verbscast/throw a shadow (=make it appear) The old machines cast shadows on the floor.a shadow falls somewhere (=appears on something) The footsteps came closer, and a shadow fell across the table.the shadows lengthen (=get longer, as it gets later in the day) Already the shadows were lengthening.move/step out of the shadows also emerge from the shadows formal She was walking home late at night when someone emerged from the shadows and attacked her.prepositionsamong the shadows The dark animals were difficult to see among the shadows.in the shadows He waited in the shadows until it was safe to come out.in the shadow of sth (=where the shadow of something is) It was hot and we decided to walk in the shadow of the wall. |
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