eclipses

1. [C](日、月)食 the disappearance, complete or in part, of the sun's light when the moon passes between it and the Earth, or of the moon's light when the Earth passes between it and the sun
2. [U][S]消失,黯然失色 the loss of fame, power, success, etc.

1. vt. 食 cause an eclipse
2. vt. 黯然失色; 使蒙上阴影 do or be worse than; make a shadow on

• go into eclipse失势
• observe eclipse观察日〔月〕食
• predict eclipse预报日〔月〕食

• complete〔full, total〕 eclipse日〔月〕全食
• lunar〔solar〕 eclipse月〔日〕食

• be in eclipse处于失势状态
• the sun in eclipse日食

• eclipse sb's achievements超过某人的成就
• eclipse the sun遮住太阳

• eclipse soon很快超过
• eclipse absolutely绝对超过
• eclipse entirely完全超过
• eclipse eventually最后超过
• eclipse finally最终超过
• eclipse mysteriously神秘地超过
• eclipse partly偏食
• eclipse skillfully灵敏地超过
• eclipse swiftly迅速地超过
• eclipse triumphantly成功地超过

• eclipse sb in在(某方面)超过(某人)

solar eclipse n. ［天］日食

total solar eclipse日全食

total eclipse[天]日全食；月全食

lunar eclipse[天]月蚀

partial eclipse n. 偏食，日偏食

eclipse of the moon月食

eclipse of the sun日食

annular eclipse[天文学]日环食；[天文学]环蚀

1. It will take an hour to reach full eclipse stage.
   从月食到全食历时一个小时。
2. It was reported that there would be a lunar eclipse tomorrow evening.
   据报道说，明天晚上有月食。
3. The moon is partly eclipsed.
   月偏食了。
4. It was reported that there would be an annular eclipse tomorrow.
   据报道说，明天有日环食。
5. After suffering an eclipse,she is now famous again.
   她沉默一时期以后，现在又名声大噪了。
6. The Deputy Fuehrer found himself in eclipse.
   这位副元首觉得自己已黯然失色。

1. Its economy may well eclipse Japan's in size in 20 years or so."
   中国经济的规模在20年左右的时间里完全可能超过日本。
2. Our happiness was soon eclipsed by the terrible news.
   我们的快乐没多久就被可怕的消息蒙上了一层阴影。
3. Engineered biology and biotechnology will eclipse the importance of mechanical technology.
   工程生物学和生物技术将使机械技术黯然失色。