overshadowed(动词 overshadow 的过去式/过去分词;也可作形容词)
指“使……黯然失色;遮蔽;掩盖其重要性或光彩”。常用于 be overshadowed by(被……掩盖/盖过风头)。
/ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊd/
The small mistake was overshadowed by her overall excellent performance.
那个小错误被她整体出色的表现掩盖了。
Although the discovery was important, it was overshadowed by the political scandal that dominated the news for weeks.
尽管这项发现很重要,但它被连续数周占据新闻的政治丑闻抢走了关注。
由 over-(“在……之上;过度”)+ shadow(“阴影”)构成,本义是“在上方投下阴影”,引申为“在影响力/关注度上压过,使对方显得不重要或不显眼”。