Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense shades, present participle shading, past tense, past participle shaded
1N-COUNT [inNOUN](色彩的)浓淡,深浅,色度 A shade of a particular colour is one of its different forms. For example, emerald green and olive green are shades of green. (色彩的)浓淡,深浅,色度
In the mornings the sky appeared a heavy shade of mottled gray.
清晨,天空呈现出斑驳的深灰色。
The walls were painted in two shades of green. [+ of]
3VERB 给…遮挡(光线);荫蔽 If you say that a place or person is shaded by objects such as trees, you mean that the place or person cannot be reached, harmed, or bothered by strong sunlight because those objects are in the way. 给…遮挡(光线);荫蔽
...a health resort whose beaches are shaded by palm trees. [beVERB-ed]
海滩上棕榈树成阴的疗养胜地
Most plants prefer to be lightly shaded from direct, hot sunlight. [beV-ed from n]
大多数植物都要尽量避免强光直射。
Umbrellas shade outdoor cafes along winding cobblestone streets. [VERB noun]
These plants will grow happily in a sunny or partially shaded spot.
这些植物在阳光充足或有部分光线照射的地方长势良好。
4VERB (为避免强光照射而)遮挡,遮住(眼睛) If you shade your eyes, you put your hand or an object partly in front of your face in order to prevent a bright light from shining into your eyes. (为避免强光照射而)遮挡,遮住(眼睛)
You can't look directly into it; you've got to shade your eyes or close them altogether. [VERB noun]
你不能直视它,必须遮住眼睛或索性闭上。
I had to stop at the traffic lights and put down the sun visor to shade my eyes from the light. [VERB noun from noun]
7VERB 逐渐变成;渐渐与…分辨不清 If something shades into something else, there is no clear division between the two things, so that you cannot tell where or when the first thing ends and the second thing begins. 逐渐变成;渐渐与…分辨不清
As the dusk shaded into night, we drove slowly through narrow alleys. [VERB + into]
夜幕渐渐降临,我们驱车在狭窄的胡同里缓慢前行。
The tail feathers are dark blue at their bases, shading to pale blue at their tips. [VERBto noun]
11N-COUNT [usually NOUNof n]魂灵;幽灵 The shade of a dead person is their spirit, which is thought to be still alive in some way and in contact with the real world. 魂灵;幽灵 [literary]
His writing benefits from the shade of Lincoln hovering over his shoulder.
13PHRASE [PHR adj/adv/prep]有点;略微 If you say that something is, for example, a shade unusual or a shade disappointing, you mean that it is slightly unusual or disappointing. 有点;略微
The first two goals were a shade fortunate.
头两个进球都有点碰巧。
He found her charming, but perhaps just a shade too ingenuous for him.
他觉得她很迷人,但对他来说可能又有点太过天真。
The South is now only a shade behind the rest of the affluent United States.
与美国其他富庶的地方相比,南方现在只是略微落后。
14PHRASE (演出等的)富于变化,多层次 If you say that there is light and shade in something such as a performance, you mean you like it because different parts of it are different in tone or mood. (演出等的)富于变化,多层次 [written, approval]
...a faltering, artless voice that is pleasant enough, if rather lacking in light and shade.
尽管缺乏层次变化,但听上去仍比较悦耳的有些颤抖、未作修饰的嗓音。
15PHRASE 使黯然失色;使相形见绌 To put someone or something in the shade means to be so impressive that the person or thing seems unimportant by comparison. 使黯然失色;使相形见绌
...a run that put every other hurdler's performance in the shade.
1area out of the sunlight遮蔽陽光之處ADJECTIVE | ... OF SHADE | VERB + SHADE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤cool陰涼處▸➤deep陰暗處▸➤welcome舒適的陰涼處▸➤dappled斑駁的樹蔭➤afternoon午後的陰涼處➤partial部份遮陰處▸➤leafy樹蔭◇in the leafy shade of a fig tree無花果樹的樹蔭裏... OF SHADE➤patch一塊陰涼處◇I searched for a patch of shade to rest in.我想找一塊兒陰涼處休息。VERB + SHADE➤give (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with)給予(某人)陰涼;(為某人)提供遮陰處PREPOSITION➤in (the) shade在陰涼處◇a plant that grows well in shade喜陰植物◇I was sitting in the shade.我正坐在陰涼處。➤into the shade到樹蔭中◇Let's move into the shade.咱們到樹蔭裏去吧。➤under the shade of在⋯陰涼裏◇They were sitting under the shade of an umbrella.他們正坐在遮陽傘下享受陰涼。➤shade for為⋯遮陰◇the need to ensure adequate shade for coffee plants確保咖啡樹有足夠遮陰的必要性➤shade from遮住⋯的陰涼◇The huge trees offered shade from the sun.這些大樹遮住了太陽,帶來了陰涼。PHRASES➤light and shade光亮和陰影shade
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2type of colour色調ADJECTIVE | VERB + SHADE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤delicate, light, muted, pale, pastel, soft, subtle柔和的色度;淺色調;淡色調;輕淡的色彩◇The rooms were decorated in delicate pastel shades.這些房間裝飾基調柔和淡雅。➤dark, deep, rich, strong深色;濃色◇His face turned an even deeper shade of red.他的臉更紅了。➤bright, brilliant, vivid明亮的色澤;鮮豔的色彩▸➤attractive, beautiful, lovely, nice迷人的/美麗的/可愛的/漂亮的色彩▸➤startling, stunning極為鮮亮的/炫目的色彩◇a room painted in startling shades of pink and orange四壁以炫目的粉紅和橙黃色粉刷的房間➤natural, neutral, warm自然色調;中性色調;暖色調◇Towels in warm shades can soften the room.暖色調的毛巾會令房間變得柔和。➤various不同色調◇various shades of green各種綠色VERB + SHADE➤be available in, come in有⋯顏色◇This wool is available in ten stunning shades.這種毛線有 10 種炫目的顏色。PREPOSITION➤in a shade以⋯的色彩◇The ocean glistened in shades of blue and emerald.大海閃耀着藍色和翠綠色的光。➤shade for用於⋯的色調◇our new range of shades for lips and eyes我們新色系的唇膏和眼影➤shade of⋯色◇He threw out his old suits, all in various shades of brown.他把那些褐色的舊西服都扔掉了。◇a word with various shades of meaning (figurative) 一個有多層含義的單詞PHRASES➤shades of opinion (figurative, especially BrE) 各種有細微差別的意見shade
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3 (NAmE) on a window窗戶➡ see also blindADJECTIVE | VERB + SHADEADJECTIVE➤window窗簾➤roller捲簾VERB + SHADE➤close, draw, lower拉下窗簾;拉低窗簾➤pull拉窗簾◇His room was dark, the shades pulled to block out the sun.他的房間很暗,窗簾拉下來遮住了陽光。➤open打開窗簾shade
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ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤completely完全遮住➤deeply用濃烈的色調塗色▸➤lightly, partially少許/部份遮住◇This plant prefers a lightly shaded position.這種植物適宜放在略微陰涼的地方。PREPOSITION➤against遮住◇She shaded her eyes against the fierce sun.她遮住眼睛,阻擋刺目陽光的照射。➤from遮擋住◇We were completely shaded from the sun by the trees.這些樹為我們嚴嚴實實地遮住了陽光。➤with用⋯遮陽◇a square shaded with trees綠樹成蔭的廣場