shade
noun
verb
ʃeɪd
noun
1
OUT OF SUNLIGHT
避开阳光
slight
darkness
or
shelter
from
the
direct
light
of
the
sun
made
by
something
blocking
it
背阴处，阴凉处
U
a
plant
that
needs
a
lot
of
shade
喜阴的植物
in
the
shade
(of
sth)
She
was
sitting
in
the
shade
of
a
large
oak
tree.
她坐在一棵大橡树的树阴下。
The
temperature
was
over
90
degrees
in
the
shade.
背阴处的气温超过 90 度。
2
FOR BLOCKING LIGHT
用于遮光
a.
something
you
use
to
reduce
or
block
light
b.
a
covering
that
can
be
pulled
down
over
a
window
[美] 〔能上下卷叠的〕窗帘; 百叶窗;
C | AmE
The
shade
on
the
lamp
was
slightly
crooked.
灯罩稍有些歪。
3
shades
SUNGLASSES
[非正式] 太阳镜，墨镜
plural 复数 | informal
4
IN A PICTURE
在图画中
the
dark
places
in
a
picture
〔图画中的〕暗部，阴影（部分）
U
strong
contrasts
of
light
and
shade
明暗的强烈对比
5
COLOUR
颜色
a
particular
type
of
red,
green,
blue
etc
〔色彩的〕浓淡，深浅，色度
C
[+
of
]
a
bright
shade
of
pink
一种鲜亮的粉红色
6
shade of meaning/opinion/feeling etc
a
meaning
etc
that
is
slightly
different
from
other
ones
有细微差别的含义/意见/情感等;
There
is
room
in
the
Democratic
party
for
many
shades
of
opinion.
民主党能容纳许多不同政见。
7
a shade
very
slightly
[正式] 有点，略为
formal
a
shade
too
big/hot/fast
etc
Matt’s
clothes
were
just
a
shade
too
big
for
me.
马特的衣服我穿稍有点大。
a
shade
better/quicker/faster
etc
The
results
were
a
shade
better
than
we
expected.
结果比我们预计的要稍好。
[+
over/under/above
etc
]
She
was
a
shade
under
five
feet
tall.
她身高差一点到五英尺。
8
shades of sb/sth
used
to
say
that
someone
or
something
reminds
you
of
another
person
or
thing
某人/某物的影子〔用于表示某人或某物让你想起另一个人或物〕
The
food
was
horrible,
(shades
of
school
dinners)
.
食物太糟了，（让人想起学校里的午餐）。
9
put sb/sth in the shade
to
be
so
good
or
impressive
that
other
similar
things
or
people
seem
much
less
important
or
interesting
使某人/某事物黯然失色
They’re
planning
a
festival
that
will
put
all
the
others
in
the
shade.
他们正在筹办一个会令其他所有类似活动都黯然失色的节庆活动。
10
have it made in the shade
10.
to
be
extremely
rich
–
used
humorously
[美，非正式] 极其富有〔幽默用法〕
AmE informal
verb
11
to
protect
something
from
direct
light
为…遮阳 （挡光 ），遮蔽〔光线〕
Shading
her
eyes,
Anita
scanned
the
horizon.
安妮塔用手挡住阳光，眺望地平线。
12
shade in sth
also
又作
to
make
part
of
a
picture
or
drawing
darker
给…加深颜色; 画阴影于
She
shaded
in
the
circles
in
the
last
two
letters.
她把最后两个字母的圈圈颜色涂深。
13
if
one
thing
shades
into
another,
it
is
difficult
to
know
where
one
stops
and
another
starts
[文] 渐渐与…分辨不清，逐渐变成
His
impatience
shaded
into
anger.
他由不耐烦逐渐变成了愤怒。