overshadow

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

over·shadow [overshadow overshadows overshadowed overshadowing] BrE [ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ] NAmE [ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊ] verb often passive
1. ~ sb/sth to make sb/sth seem less important, or successful
•He had always been overshadowed by his elder sister.
•Domestic policy was soon overshadowed by political unrest abroad.
2. ~ sth to make an event less enjoyable than it should be
Syn: ↑cloud
•News of the accident overshadowed the day's events.
3. ~ sth to throw a shadow over sth
•The garden is overshadowed by tall trees.
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Word Origin:
Old English ofersceadwian (see ↑over-, ↑shadow).

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  shadow, dwarf, dominate, eclipse