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。
• Total lunar eclipses are full moons, and they bring endings and stir up sentimental emotion.
  共有月食是满月，他们带来的结局和挑起感伤情绪。
• 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。
• Lunar eclipses occur whenever the moon falls into the shadow of the earth.
  当月球进入地球的影子，便会发生月食。
• Total solar eclipses are of special interest to astronomers because it is the only time the sun's corona can be seen from the Earth's surface.
  天文学家们对日全食特别感兴趣，因为它是可以从地球表面看到的太阳日冕唯一的一次机会。
• Solar Eclipses have a cycle of approximately nineteen years.
  日食有近十九年的周期。
• 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。
• Expect things to reach at culmination point near lunar eclipses, plus or minus one month.
  靠近月球期间（加上或减去一个月），你期待已久的事情将会出现结果。
• All eclipses have a second act-remember that!
  所有的食都有两面性&记住这一点！
• Astronomers think it was a complicated computer for predicting lunar and solar eclipses.
  天文学家认为它是一台用来预测日食和月蚀的复杂计算机。