名詞 eclipse:

1. one celestial body obscures another
   同義詞：occultation

動(dòng)詞 eclipse:

1. exceed in importance; outweigh
   同義詞：overshadow
2. cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
   同義詞：occult
3. cause an eclipse of; of celestial bodies

1. It was reported that there would be a lunar eclipse tomorrow evening.
   據(jù)報(bào)道說(shuō)，明天晚上有月食。
2. The moon is partly eclipsed.
   月偏食了。
3. It was reported that there would be an annular eclipse tomorrow.
   據(jù)報(bào)道說(shuō)，明天有日環(huán)食。
4. Our happiness was soon eclipsed by the terrible news.
   我們的快樂(lè)沒(méi)多久就被可怕的消息蒙上了一層陰影。

e.clipse

n.（名詞）

The partial or complete obscuring, relative to a designated observer, of one celestial body by another.
蝕：天體的部分或全部受到其他天體的遮掩而變得晦暗，這種現(xiàn)象與特定觀測(cè)者相關(guān)
The period of time during which such an obscuration occurs.
蝕的發(fā)生期：這種天體變暗發(fā)生的時(shí)間
A temporary or permanent dimming or cutting off of light.
遮蔽，晦暗：暫時(shí)或永久的昏暗或無(wú)光

A fall into obscurity or disuse; a decline:
黯然失色，衰退：陷入模糊或荒廢；衰退：
例句：
.A composer . . . often goes into eclipse after his death and never regains popularity.(Time)
.一個(gè)作曲家在死后名聲衰退，不再受歡迎.(時(shí)代)

A disgraceful or humiliating end; a downfall:
沒(méi)落，滅亡：不光彩或可恥的下場(chǎng)；失勢(shì)：
例句：
Revelations of wrongdoing helped bring about the eclipse of the governor`s career.
惡行的揭發(fā)導(dǎo)致州長(zhǎng)的政治生涯毀滅

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
e.clipsed,e.clips.ing,e.clips.es

To cause an eclipse of.
產(chǎn)生…蝕
To obscure; darken.
遮光；使暗

To obscure or diminish in importance, fame, or reputation.
把…遮暗，沒(méi)落：在地位、名氣和名譽(yù)方面使人失去榮耀或隱沒(méi)
To surpass; outshine:
超越；光芒蓋過(guò)：
例句：
an outstanding performance that eclipsed the previous record.
杰出的表演超越以前的記錄

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Latin eclopsis
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) eclopsis
from Greek ekleipsis
源自 希臘語(yǔ) ekleipsis
from ekleipein [to fail to appear]
源自 ekleipein [不能出現(xiàn)]
ek- [out] * see ecto-
ek- [出] *參見(jiàn) ecto-
leipein [to leave] * see leik w-
leipein [離開(kāi)] *參見(jiàn) leik w-