eclipses
US /ɪˈklɪpsɪz/
UK /ɪˈklɪpsɪz/
名詞
日食, 月食
an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination
範例:
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Solar eclipses are rare and spectacular events.
日食是罕見而壯觀的事件。
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Lunar eclipses occur when the Earth passes directly between the Moon and the Sun.
月食發生在地球直接經過月亮和太陽之間時。
動詞
蓋過, 使失色
to make less important or popular; to overshadow
範例:
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Her brilliant performance eclipses all others.
她出色的表現蓋過了所有其他人。
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The new scandal eclipses the previous one.
新醜聞蓋過了之前的醜聞。
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