| 词组 | shades of |
| 释义 | Idiom shades of someone or something Theme: NOSTALGIA reminders of someone or something; reminiscent of someone or something.When I met Jim's mother, I thought "shades of Aunt Mary.""Shades of grade school," said Jack as the university lecturer rebuked him for being late. Idiom shades ofshades of (someone/something) this suggests memories of another person or thing.The president's behavior suggests he has something to hide — shades of the Watergate scandal. Etymology: based on the meaning of shade (= spirit of a dead person) used esp. in literature shades of (someone or something)A reminder, reminiscence, or approximation of someone or something in the past or another person or thing. She lined up the shot and got a perfect bull's-eye—shades of her former passion for marksmanship. He took a moment to collect himself after his outburst. "Shades of my father," he muttered to himself. shades of someone or somethingFig. reminders of someone or something; a thing that is reminiscent of someone or something. When I met Jim's mother, I thought "shades of Aunt Mary." "Shades of grade school," said Jack as the university lecturer rebuked him for being late. shades ofA reminder of a person or situation in the past. For example, He really played a fine game for a fifty-year-old-shades of his high school triumphs, or They found themselves alone on the beach-shades of their childhood summers together. [Mid-1800s] shades of —used to suggest reminiscence of or comparison with someone or something specified.The sense of shade alluded to here is ‘shadow’ or ‘ghost’. 1991 Cordelia Mansall Discover Astrology Perhaps it is shades of the way your mother had to reject her own brilliance. You have a very fine brain which you tend to put down. |
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