eclipses

英 [ɪˈklɪpsɪz]

美 [ɪˈklɪpsɪz]

n.  日食; 月食; (重要性、权势等的)丧失，黯然失色，暗淡
v.  遮住…的光; 使失色; 使相形见绌; 使丧失重要性
eclipse的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (日)食;(月)食
  Aneclipse ofthe sun is an occasion when the moon is between the earth and the sun, so that for a short time you cannot see part or all of the sun. Aneclipse ofthe moon is an occasion when the earth is between the sun and the moon, so that for a short time you cannot see part or all of the moon.
  1. ...an eclipse of the sun.
     日食
  2. ...the solar eclipse on May 21st.
     5月21日的日食
  3. ...the total lunar eclipse.
     月全食
• VERB 使黯然失色;使相形见绌;盖过
  If one thingis eclipsed bya second thing that is bigger, newer, or more important than it, the first thing is no longer noticed because the second thing gets all the attention.
  1. The gramophone had been eclipsed by new technology such as the compact disc...
     激光唱片等新技术使留声机黯然失色。
  2. Of course, nothing is going to eclipse winning the Olympic title.
     当然，没有什么能比得过赢得奥运会冠军。

双语例句

• This month's eclipses will be gentle and encouraging, so you'll like what you see and hear.
  本月的星蚀将会是温和而令人鼓舞的，所以你会乐于本月的所见所闻的。
• Let's have a look, but first I'll give you more information about eclipses in general.
  但首先我要给一些关于月食的一般信息。
• Solar Eclipses have a cycle of approximately nineteen years.
  日食有近十九年的周期。
• Solar eclipses are associated with fresh starts, which is why I am so enthusiastic about this one.
  太阳日食是一个新的开始，这就是为什么我非常热衷于这点的解释。
• Generally, solar eclipses are more exciting and far less emotional than full moon eclipses.
  一般来说，太阳能日蚀是更令人兴奋的，远低于满月的情感。
• They studied everything in the sky and they also noticed both total and partial eclipses.
  他们研究星空中的一切现象，他们也观察到了日全食和月全食以及日偏食和月偏食。
• The device was also probably used to predict solar eclipses and indicate other planetary motions.
  这一装置也有可能被用来预测日食和其他天体活动。
• As said, the new eclipses will emphasize Cancer and Capricorn from now until mid-2011.
  正如所述，从现在到2011年中期新的星蚀将会重点影响巨蟹和摩羯。
• Astronomers can calculate when there will be eclipses of the sun and the moon.
  天文学家能推算出发生日食、月食的时间。
• After next month, there will be no more eclipses in your sign for the coming nine years.
  下月以后，再有9年都不会有星蚀出现在你的星座了。