Tra từ shadow - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

shadow [shadow shadows shadowed shadowing] noun, verb, adjective BrE [ˈʃædəʊ] NAmE [ˈʃædoʊ]
noun

DARK SHAPE
1. countable the dark shape that sb/sth's form makes on a surface, for example on the ground, when they are between the light and the surface
• The children were having fun, chasing each other's shadows.
• The ship's sail cast a shadow on the water.
•The shadows lengthened as the sun went down.
• (figurative)He didn't want to cast a shadow on (= spoil) their happiness.

DARKNESS
2. uncountable (also shadowsplural) ↑darkness in a place or on sth, especially so that you cannot easily see who or what is there
• His face was deep in shadow, turned away from her.
• I thought I saw a figure standing in the shadows.

SMALL AMOUNT
3. singular ~ of sth a very small amount of sth
Syn: ↑hint
•A shadow of a smile touched his mouth.
•She knew beyond a shadow of a doubt (= with no doubt at all) that he was lying.

INFLUENCE
4. singular ~ of sb/sth the strong (usually bad) influence of sb/sth
•The new leader wants to escape from the shadow of his predecessor.
•These people have been living for years under the shadow of fear.

UNDER EYES
5. shadowsplural dark areas under sb's eyes, because they are tired, etc
•She looked pale, with deep shadows under her eyes.

SB THAT FOLLOWS SB
6. countable a person or an animal that follows sb else all the time

STH NOT REAL
7. countable a thing that is not real or possible to obtain
•You can't spend all your life chasing shadows.
see also ↑eyeshadow, ↑five o'clock shadow
more at be a shadow/ghost of your former self at ↑former

Word Origin:
Old English scead(u)we (noun), oblique case of sceadu (see ↑shade), sceadwian ‘screen or shield from attack’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaduw and German Schatten (nouns), from an Indo-European root shared by Greek skotos ‘darkness’.

Thesaurus:
shadow noun
1. C
•His figure cast a shadow on the wall.
shape • • silhouette • • form • • figure •
a tall shadow/shape/silhouette/form/figure
a black/dark shadow/shape/silhouette/figure
a ghostly shadow/shape/form/figure
2. U
•Her face was deep in shadow.
shadows • • shade • • darkness • • the dark • |literary gloom •
in/into/out of (the) shadow/shadows/shade/darkness/the dark/gloom
peer into the shadows/darkness/the dark/gloom
be shrouded in/plunged into shadows/darkness/gloom

Which Word?:
shade / shadow
Shade [U] is an area or a part of a place that is protected from the heat of the sun and so is darker and cooler: ▪ Let’s sit in the shade for a while.
A shadow [C] is the dark shape made when a light shines on a person or an object: ▪ As the sun went down we cast long shadows on the lawn.
Shadow [U] is an area of darkness in which it is difficult to distinguish things easily: ▪ Her face was in deep shadow.

Example Bank:
•A dark shadow loomed over her.
•A huge figure stepped out of the shadows.
•As the shadows lengthened, the men drifted home for their tea.
•Deep shadows lay across the small clearing where they sat.
•His face was in shadow.
•I backed into the shadows until the car had passed.
•I could just make out a figure in the shadows.
•She had always lived in the shadow of her older sister.
•She shrank back into the shadows as the footsteps approached.
•Suddenly a huge figure loomed up out of the shadows.
•Suddenly a large figure emerged from the shadows.
•The boat's sail cast a shadow on the water.
•The candles on the table threw huge flickering shadows against the wall.
•The evening shadows were beginning to fall.
•The house lay in dark shadow.
•The industry is a pale shadow of its former self.
•The shadows of the clouds passed over us.
•The storm clouds threw the mountain peaks into dense shadow.
•The streets were now filled with terrible shadows.
•Use a desk light to produce a strong shadow.
•an odd shape among the shadows
•criminals lurking in the shadows
•the fears that kept crowding in on her as she hurried through the shadows
•the flickering shadows of the flames
•As he stood still I traced the outline of his shadow on the wall.
•His face was deep in shadow, turned away from her.
•She lay on the bed in a pool of shadow.
•The children were having fun, chasing each other's shadows.
Idioms: ↑in the shadow of ▪ ↑scared of your own shadow

verb

FOLLOW AND WATCH
1. ~ sb to follow and watch sb closely and often secretly
•He was shadowed for a week by the secret police.
2. ~ sb to be with sb who is doing a particular job, so that you can learn about it
•It is often helpful for teachers to shadow managers in industry.

COVER WITH SHADOW
3. ~ sth to cover sth with a shadow
•A wide-brimmed hat shadowed her face.
•The bay was shadowed by magnificent cliffs.
see also ↑overshadow
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English scead(u)we (noun), oblique case of sceadu (see ↑shade), sceadwian ‘screen or shield from attack’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaduw and German Schatten (nouns), from an Indo-European root shared by Greek skotos ‘darkness’.

adjective only before noun (BrE, politics)used to refer to senior politicians of the main opposition party who would become government ministers if their party won the next election
•the shadow Chancellor
•the shadow Cabinet

Word Origin:
Old English scead(u)we (noun), oblique case of sceadu (see ↑shade), sceadwian ‘screen or shield from attack’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaduw and German Schatten (nouns), from an Indo-European root shared by Greek skotos ‘darkness’.