n.  日食；月食

n. 〔权力或名望的〕黯然失色

v.  遮住〔太阳、月球〕的光，出现〔日食、月食〕

v.  使失色，盖过

v.  使扫兴；使蒙上阴影 ≈ cloud

• an eclipse of the sun  日食

• a total eclipse  全食

• in eclipse  被埋没，湮没无闻

• Many people expected the growth of television to mean the eclipse of radio.

  许多人预计电视业的发展会使广播业黯然失色。

• The economy had eclipsed the environment as an election issue.

  经济作为竞选话题已经盖过环境问题。

• He had always been overshadowed by his elder sister. 他与他姐姐相比总是相形见绌。

• News of the accident overshadowed the day's events.

  出事的消息给这一天的活动蒙上了阴影。

BrE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/