1. Her achievements were overshadowed by her colleague’s success.
她的成就被同事的成功所掩盖。

2. The celebration was overshadowed by bad weather.
庆祝活动因恶劣天气而失色。

3. His early career was overshadowed by financial difficulties.
他的早期职业生涯因经济困难而黯然失色。

4. The news overshadowed everything else that day.
那条新闻盖过了当天的所有其他事情。

A: Why didn’t people notice her success?
A：为什么人们没有注意到她的成功？

B: It was overshadowed by the big announcement.
B：它被那个重大公告掩盖了。

1) 指被更重要或更显眼的事物掩盖

2) 指成就或表现被他人压过

3) 指情绪或事件被负面因素影响

4) 常用于描述对比中的弱化效果

1. 被掩盖；黯然失色

e.g.
Her talent was overshadowed by her sister's fame.
她的才华被她姐姐的名气掩盖。

2. 使显得不重要或不突出

e.g.
The event was overshadowed by controversy.
该事件因争议而失去光彩。

verb (past participle)

1. To make someone or something seem less important or less successful by comparison.

Synonym: eclipse, outshine