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

• After next month, there will be no more eclipses in your sign for the coming nine years.
  下月以后，再有9年都不会有星蚀出现在你的星座了。
• 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。
• They studied everything in the sky and they also noticed both total and partial eclipses.
  他们研究星空中的一切现象，他们也观察到了日全食和月全食以及日偏食和月偏食。
• This eclipse will be friendly, but all eclipses bring up a few surprises you'd have never expected.
  这次月食是友善的，但所有的蚀也会带来一些你未曾预料到的惊奇。
• The device was also probably used to predict solar eclipses and indicate other planetary motions.
  这一装置也有可能被用来预测日食和其他天体活动。
• Corona renders radiant solar flares, organic glows, eclipses and wispy auroras.
  光晕渲染出辐射的太阳耀斑，有机的赤热，日蚀和小束极光。
• The eclipses this year are working to help you-in fact, one is due in early August.
  今年的那些（日、月）食会帮助你，事实上，其中一个会发生在八月初。
• 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。
• Solar eclipses are associated with fresh starts, which is why I am so enthusiastic about this one.
  太阳日食是一个新的开始，这就是为什么我非常热衷于这点的解释。
• An international scientific team has used the latest X-ray and super-imaging technology to reveal the workings of an ancient Greek calculator that could accurately predict eclipses of the sun and moon.
  一个国际科学研究团队利用最新的x射线和超级成像技术，揭开了一个可以精确预测日食和月食的古希腊计算器的工作原理。