1. U 阴影，阴暗　 darkness caused by the blocking of direct light, especially sunlight
2. C 影子　 a dark shape made on a surface by sth between the surface and direct light

　cast a ～　投影
　catch at ～s　捕风捉影
　find the ～　发现影子
　live in the ～　过着默默无闻的生活
　make a ～in　在…里投下阴影
　project a ～　投影
　run after a ～　捕风捉影
　see a ～　看到影子
　throw a ～ on the ground　在地上留下一个影子
　dancing ～　跳动的影子，晃动的影子
　deep ～　深影
　inky ～　黑影
　long ～　长长的影子
　evening ～s　暮色
　eye ～　眼影膏
　moonlight ～　月光照的影子
　twilight ～　暮色
　wood-land ～　森林的深处
　person's ～　人影
　tree's ～　树影
　beneath the ～ of a tree　在树阴下
　in deep ～　为暗影所遮掩
　in the ～s　在暗处
　area of light and ～　明暗的部分
　under the ～ of　在…附近，在…的影响（或控制）之下，有…危险的
　under the ～ of a tree　在树阴下
　without the ～ of doubt　没有丝毫怀疑
　～ of a shade　虚幻
　a ～ of doubt　毫无疑问
　～ of evening　暮色
　a ～ of hope　一线希望
　the ～ of the approaching catastrophe　灾难即将降临的威胁
　～ of war　战争的阴影
　～ over reputation　名誉上的阴影
　～s under the eyes　眼睛下面有黑圈

　Her face was in deep shadow.　她的脸部在一片很暗的阴影中。
　He walked along in the shadows hoping no one would recognize him.　他走在暗处，希望没有人认出他来。
　She stood aghast at the black shadow in the drawing room.　她被客厅里的黑影吓呆了。
　As the sun set, the shadows lengthened.　随着太阳的下山，影子变长了。
　The earth's shadow sometimes falls on the moon.　地球的影子有时落在月球上面。
　Shadow is longer when the sun is low in the sky.　太阳很低，物体的影子就很长。
　The dog is his master's shadow.　这条狗跟主人形影不离。
　You can't spend your life chasing after shadows.　你不能一辈子追求不存在的东西。
　The invalid was worn to a shadow.　病人瘦得皮包骨头。
　The police put a shadow on the suspected robber.　警方派探员盯住那个抢劫犯。
　They followed the criminal up like a shadow and arrested him at his lodging.　他们形影不离地跟踪那个罪犯，并在他的住所抓住了他。
　For years he lived in the shadow of his famous mother.　他多年受母亲盛名所累，难露头角。
　There's not a shadow of justification for your behaviour.　你的举动毫无道理。
　There is not a shadow of (a) doubt about his guilt.　关于他的罪状毫无可疑之处。
　This event is a shadow.　这件事是个不祥之兆。
　The coming war cast a shadow over the people.　即将来临的战争给人们内心投下了阴影。
　The shadow of this early tragedy has affected her whole life.　她年纪轻轻遭此劫难，影响了她一生。
　The bad news cast a shadow on our meeting.　那个坏消息给会议蒙上了一层阴影。

 ♣ be a shadow of one's〔its〕 former self
　已不再有以前的力量、影响力等 not have the strength, influence, etc. that one〔it〕　formerly had
　She used to be a great player, but now she's only a shadow of her former self.　她以前是个健将，现在已不及当年了。
　After his illness he was a shadow of his former self.　他病后瘦弱不堪。
 ♣ be afraid of one's own shadow
　很胆小　be very timid
　Johnny cries whenever he must say hello to an adult, he is afraid of his own shadow.　约翰尼该跟大人打招呼时就哭鼻子，他胆小极了。
　She stays at home all the time and never makes any new friends, she seems to be afraid of her own shadow.　她成天呆在家里，从不结交新朋友，她仿佛连自己的影子都害怕。
　He is so nervous that he is afraid of his own shadow.　他神经过敏得甚至怕自己的影子。
　One gets the impression that the whole back line are afraid of their own shadows.　人们得到的印象是，整个后排的人神经紧张。

 ♣ shadow, shade
　参见shade条。

1. vt.遮蔽　 darken with a shadow
2. vt.跟踪　 keep a secret watch on; follow closely and watch all the movements of

　～ the enemy fighters　跟踪敌人的战斗机
　～ the house　遮蔽房子
　～ bewilderingly　使人迷惑地跟踪
　～ comprehensively　全面地跟踪
　～ confidentially　机密地跟踪
　～ convincingly　令人信服地跟踪
　～ dramatically　出人意料地跟踪
　～ effectively　有效地跟踪
　～ immediately　立即跟踪
　～ impossibly　不可能跟踪
　～ instantaneously　即刻跟踪
　～ necessarily　必要地遮蔽
　～ promptly　迅速遮蔽
　～ reluctantly　勉强跟踪
　～ secretly　秘密地跟踪
　～ universally　广泛地跟踪
　～ unnecessarily　不必要地跟踪
　～ unreasonably　不合理地跟踪
　～ into　变阴暗，变朦胧

　Trees shadowed the pool.　那些树的阴影遮蔽了池塘。
　A grove of trees shadowed the house densely.　树丛把这幢房子遮蔽得很密实。
　Our planes shadowed the enemy fighters until they left our airspace.　我们的飞机一直跟踪着敌人的那几架战斗机，直至它们飞离我们的领空。
　The later part of his life was shadowed by his son's tragic death.　他儿子的死这一悲惨事件给他的晚年生活投下了阴影。
　He is shadowed by the police.　他被警察跟踪。

 ♣ shadow into　(v.+prep.)
　变阴暗，变朦胧　change dark
　The mountains were shadowing into blackness.　群山渐渐消失在黑暗中。

 ♣ shadow, shade
　这两个动词的共同意思是“遮蔽”。其区别在于：
1. shade指遮蔽光亮和炎热，而shadow只可指遮蔽光亮。
2. shade形成的是一个立体空间，而shadow只在地面上形成一个平面。
3. shade所形成的阴影没有明显的轮廓，而shadow所形成的阴影有明显的轮廓。

　［词源］　古英语sceadwe（黑，暗）