shade

in (or into) the shade in (or into) a position of relative inferiority or obscurity.

a shade - a little -. informal

2013New Statesman I was a shade too young to be in on the Smiths from the start.

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'.

2013New York Times She banishes her husband. Then, with shades of 'Eat, Pray, Love,' she spends many pages traveling the world trying to fathom her loss and recover from it.

词组	shade
释义	shade in (or into) the shade in (or into) a position of relative inferiority or obscurity. a shade - a little -. informal 2013New Statesman I was a shade too young to be in on the Smiths from the start. 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'. 2013New York Times She banishes her husband. Then, with shades of 'Eat, Pray, Love,' she spends many pages traveling the world trying to fathom her loss and recover from it.
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