shadow，英语单词，主要用作名词、形容词、动词。作名词时意为“阴影，影子；暗处，阴影处”，作形容词时意为“影子内阁的”，作动词时意为“被……阴影笼罩，投阴影于；暗地跟踪”等。

英 [ˈʃædəʊ] 美 [ˈʃædoʊ]

n. 阴影，影子；暗处，阴影处（=shadows）；黑眼圈；坏影响；茫然，悲伤；一点点，丝毫；大不如从前的人（或事物）；虚幻的事物，不可能得到的东西；形影不离的人（或动物）；暗地跟踪者，尾随者；（跟随别人学习的）实习生；眼影（eyeshadow 的简称）；庇护；幽灵

v. 被……阴影笼罩，投阴影于；暗地跟踪；跟随……实地学习（或参观）；<英>（反对党成员）担任影子内阁大臣

adj. 影子内阁的

[ 复数 shadows 第三人称单数 shadows 现在分词 shadowing 过去式 shadowed 过去分词 shadowed ]

柯林斯英汉双解大词典

shadow /ˈʃædəʊ/ CET4 TEM4 ( shadowing, shadowed, shadows )

1.N-COUNT A shadow is a dark shape on a surface that is made when something stands between a light and the surface. 影子; 阴影

2.N-UNCOUNT Shadow is darkness in a place caused by something preventing light from reaching it. 背阴

3.V-T If something shadows a thing or place, it covers it with a shadow. 遮住

4.V-T If someone shadows you, they follow you very closely wherever you go. 尾随

5.ADJ A British Member of Parliament who is a member of the shadow cabinet or who is a shadow cabinet minister belongs to the main opposition party and takes a special interest in matters which are the responsibility of a particular government minister. 在野党派的 (内阁) [ADJ n]

6.N-COUNT Shadow is also a noun. 在野内阁成员

7.PHRASE If you say that something is true without a shadow of a doubt or without a shadow of doubt, you are emphasizing that there is no doubt at all that it is true. 一丝怀疑 [强调]

8.PHRASE If you live in the shadow of someone or in their shadow, their achievements and abilities are so great that you are not noticed or valued. 在某人的阴影下

in the shadow of 在…附近

in the shadow 在阴暗处

eye shadow 眼影，眼睑膏

shadow price 影子价格；尾随价；假定价格

shadow play 皮影戏，影子戏

shadow mask 荫罩；障板

cast shadow 投影；投射阴影

shadow boxing 太极拳；拳坛暗影；拳击练习

shadow region 阴影区；静区

drop shadow 阴影

moonlight shadow 月光下的影子；月影

shadow chancellor 影子大臣

shadow cabinet 影子内阁；（政府首脑挑选的）顾问团

shadow effect 阴影效果；屏蔽效应；山地效应