eclipses

英 [ɪˈklɪpsɪz]

美 [ɪˈklɪpsɪz]

n.  日食; 月食; (重要性、权势等的)丧失，黯然失色，暗淡
v.  遮住…的光; 使失色; 使相形见绌; 使丧失重要性
eclipse的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (日)食;(月)食
  Aneclipse ofthe sun is an occasion when the moon is between the earth and the sun, so that for a short time you cannot see part or all of the sun. Aneclipse ofthe moon is an occasion when the earth is between the sun and the moon, so that for a short time you cannot see part or all of the moon.
  1. ...an eclipse of the sun.
     日食
  2. ...the solar eclipse on May 21st.
     5月21日的日食
  3. ...the total lunar eclipse.
     月全食
• VERB 使黯然失色;使相形见绌;盖过
  If one thingis eclipsed bya second thing that is bigger, newer, or more important than it, the first thing is no longer noticed because the second thing gets all the attention.
  1. The gramophone had been eclipsed by new technology such as the compact disc...
     激光唱片等新技术使留声机黯然失色。
  2. Of course, nothing is going to eclipse winning the Olympic title.
     当然，没有什么能比得过赢得奥运会冠军。

双语例句

• In my mind, eclipses should never occur in December.
  在我印象中，蚀从来不会在12月份发生。
• Astronomers can calculate when there will be eclipses of the sun and the moon.
  天文学家能推算出发生日食、月食的时间。
• Lunar eclipses occur whenever the moon falls into the shadow of the earth.
  当月球进入地球的影子，便会发生月食。
• Eclipses are not seen in every part of the world.
  不是世界上所有的地方都能看到日食和月食的。
• Passage between the two realms is restricted to solar eclipses.
  连接两个领域的通路受限于日蚀。
• Solar Eclipses have a cycle of approximately nineteen years.
  日食有近十九年的周期。
• This will be the first of several eclipses due in your money sector over the coming two years.
  这将是你的钱数日食部门由于在第一，在未来两年。
• Astronomers think it was a complicated computer for predicting lunar and solar eclipses.
  天文学家认为它是一台用来预测日食和月蚀的复杂计算机。
• Generally, solar eclipses are more exciting and far less emotional than full moon eclipses.
  一般来说，太阳能日蚀是更令人兴奋的，远低于满月的情感。
• As said, the new eclipses will emphasize Cancer and Capricorn from now until mid-2011.
  正如所述，从现在到2011年中期新的星蚀将会重点影响巨蟹和摩羯。