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shade♦shadow

■                  Shade [U] is an area or a part of a place that is protected from the heat of the sun and so is darker and cooler. * shade (

Let's sit in the shade for a while, flf] ff ] ft Ph

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■                  A shadow [C] is the dark shape made when a light shines on a person or an object. * shadow (

iis] )  As the sun went down we cast long

shadows on the lawn.

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m Shadow [U] is an area of darkness in which it is difficult to distinguish things easily. * shadow ( A of WMh: Her face was in deep

shadow.

shade o-w /jeid/ noun, verb

mnoun

►                 OUT OF SUN ff |/] 1 [U] ~ (of sth) an area that is dark and

cool under or behind sth, for example a tree or building, because the sun’s light does not get to it Pf] M &fe; ff |$fj;          ( M ) $3: We sat down in the shade of the

wall. £ lit 1$ W Pfl & ^ T o 0 The temperature can

reach 40°Cin the shade. # Ph '£ ® &T i£ 40°C 0 0 The trees provide shade for the animals in the summer. X A, — see also shady

►                 ON LAMP, ETC. £f A 2 [C] a thing that you use to prevent

light from coming through or to make it less bright £f %$.: I bought a new shade for the lamp.    si/T AT

- ? If H ? o 0 an eyeshade M PB BgW — see also lamp­shade, SUNSHADE

►                 ON WINDOW f p 3 [C] (also window shade) (both NAmE) - blind n.{ 1)

►                 OF COLOUR faM 4 [C] ~ (of sth) a particular form of a

colour, that is, how dark or light it is fell!:

a delicate/pale/rich/soft shade of red $|/ $5 / $fe/ $/£Lfe c> note at colour

►                 IN PICTURE 5 [U] the dark areas in a picture, espe­cially the use of these to produce variety bP ; Pfj 12 nP jf: The painting needs more light and shade, j&fg ®j Bfj

►                 OF OPINION/FEELING   6 [C, usually pi.] ~ of sth

a different kind or level of opinion, feeling, etc. H &iJ; A [b] : politicians of all shades of opinion 1# # # JaL ftfj S'/pAtl o The word has many shades of meaning,

►                 SLIGHTLY &&W 7 a shade [sing.] a little; slightly

touch : He was feeling a shade disappointed.

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►                 FOR EYES Bglln 8 shades [pi.] (informal) = sunglasses

►                 STH THAT REMINDS YOU & M M ftil f ij 9 shades of

sb/sth [pi.] (informal) used when you are referring to things that remind you of a particular person, thing or time (At/, ♦'tfv.W'l'aJW )       12?, j®M: short

skirts and long boots—shades of the 1960s feltfe Ji] ff

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►                  GHOST     10 [C] (literary) the spirit of a dead person; a GHOST Pfjgfe;

ITO! put sb/sth in the shade to be much better or more impressive than sb/sth

; fjUffi ^       : I tried hard but her work put mine in

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m verb [VN]

►                 FROM DIRECT LIGHT j‘t If ft 'A 1 ~ sb/sth (from/against sth) to prevent direct light from reaching sth

{ ibi\ ) : The courtyard was shaded by high trees. Jg [$&JtE?E AMT o 0 She shaded her eyes against the sun.

►                 LAMP jfcf 2 [usually passive] to provide a screen for a lamp, light, etc. to make it less bright MAT %: a shaded lamp

►                 PART OF PICTURE     3 ~ sth (in) to make a part

of a drawing, etc. darker, for example with an area of colour or with pencil lines ftl • ■ Bf; i® PfJ 12 ■. What do the shaded areas on the map represent? mmtMELWff]

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^P^ft^ft A? 0 I’m going to shade this part in.

■                  JUST WIN ptli 4 (BrE, informal) to just win a contest p&flf

.shade ’into sth to change gradually into sth else, so that you cannot tell where one thing ends and the other thing begins (    The scarlet

of the wings shades into pink at the tips.

o Distrust of foreigners can shade into racism. Xf^SAlWflfff

shad ing /‘Jeidir)/ noun 1 [u] the use of colour, pencil lines, etc. to give an impression of light and shade in a picture or to emphasize areas of a map, diagram, etc.

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•iS nf$ (ft is jfi 2 shadings [pi.] slight differences that exist between different aspects of the same thing ( [®

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shadow o-w /'Jaedau; NAmE -doo/ noun, verb, adj.

m noun

■                  DARK SHAPE f§12 1 [C] the dark shape that sb/sth’s form

makes on a surface, for example on the ground, when they are between the light and the surface Pfj |2; 12 ?: The children were having fun, chasing each other’s shadows. ?£?m&*«WI2?,      o The

ship’s sail cast a shadow on the water.

'/ti2?0 0 The shadows lengthened as the sun went down. PSfAPQBT, FA ? & it M ?0 {figurative) He didn’t want to cast a shadow on (= spoil) their happiness, fife ? it fife fll W # H % ± PH %« — picture o shade o note at shade

■                  DARKNESS HBf 2 [U] (also shadows [pi.]) darkness in a

place or on sth, especially so that you cannot easily see who or what is there HB#&h.;          HBf£ti: His face

was deep in shadow, turned away from her. fife |H fe

o I thought I saw a figure

standing in the shadows.  fft # Jtf. PfI Bf i3& M ?'A ?

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■                  SMALL AMOUNT © i,l; 3 [sing.] ~ of sth a very small

amount of sth A ®       T FT771 hint : A

shadow of a smile touched his mouth. flfe^^iHif--

Mo 0 She knew beyond a shadow of a doubt (= with no doubt at all) that he was lying. fftfe+AHi Mitfefeil, ftfe£iMo

■                  INFLUENCE ,|2 P|n] 4 [sing.] ~ of sb/sth the strong (usually

bad) influence bf sb/sth (       ) 12 P® : The new leader

wants to escape from the shadow of his predecessor, f/ffi ^ f1- B ^ IS HU fi FA n® c o These people have been living for years under the shadow of fear, if ®A^?A

■                  UNDER EYES feflfTA 5 shadows [pi.] dark areas under sb’s eyes, because they are tired, etc.

■                  SB THAT FOLLOWS SB gg M A 6 [C] a person or an animal that follows sb else all the time % W> ? ^ A

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■                  STH NOT REAL M&J 7 [C] a thing that is not real or

possible to obtain £] ^ ^         ; ? of It I# f >J W % M: You

can’t spend all your life chasing shadows.

— see also eyeshadow, five o’clock shadow ITC1771 be frightened/nervous/scared of your own ‘shadow to be very easily frightened; to be very nervous ^ IS A (     ) in/under the shadow of 1 very close

to 4 •••        : The new market is in the shadow of the

City Hall.  2 when you say

that sb is in/under the shadow of another person, you mean that they do not receive as much attention as that person ffc ( ^ AWAifA )     — more at former

m verb [VN]

■                  FOLLOW AND WATCH         1 to follow and watch sb

closely and often secretly gg ^ ; IT : He was shadowed for a week by the secret police, fife ®         ^ W

% BT #17 - 'P M $} 0 2 to be with sb who is doing a particular job, so that you can learn about it gg ^ Mfe ^^ j M ) : It is often helpful for teachers to shadow managers in industry. $t!/ip£gftiJ' F^1f M A M

COVER WITH SHADOW f m F 3 to cover sth with a shadow # • • • ± & ? ( Ml fIM ) Ph &: A wide-brimmed