6shade of meaning/opinion/feeling etcDETAILa meaning etc that is slightly different from other ones 有细微差别的含义/意见/情感等SYN nuance
There is room in the Democratic Party for many shades of opinion.
民主党能包容各种不同观点。
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shade of meaning/opinion/feeling etc• It represented all shades of opinion, but it was dominated by Sukarno.• In this more tolerantenvironment several newspapers representing different shades of opinion have already sprung up, especially in the urban areas.• There was in most works an allowance for shades of feeling and meaning, and for the existence of doubt.• From a sociologist's point of view, work has shades of meaning which are individual to each of us.• As a soloinstrument following a melodic line, the violin can convey every imaginableshade of feeling.• These two directions or shades of opinion are not necessarily as starkly polarised as may appear.• To teach me to perceive the shades of beauty and the shades of meaning ...
7a shadeformalLITTLE/NOT VERY very slightly 有点,略为
a shade too big/hot/fast etc
Matt’s clothes were just a shade too big for me.
马特的衣服我穿稍有点大。
a shade better/quicker/faster etc
The results were a shade better than we expected.
结果比我们预计的要稍好。
a shade over/under/above etc
She was a shade under five feet tall.
她身高接近五英尺。
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a shade better/quicker/faster etc• She was no feather-weight, but even the stairs only made him breathea shade faster.• As a result, our days sometimes go by a shade quicker than twenty-four hours.
8shades of somebody/somethingREMIND/MAKE somebody REMEMBERused to say that someone or something reminds you of another person or thing 某人/某物的影子〔用于表示某人或某物让你想起另一个人或物〕
The food was horrible – shades of school dinners.
食物太糟了——让人想起学校里的饭菜。
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shades of somebody/something• In the low lands, miles of rice fields stretched out like handwoven carpets in different shades ofgreen.• Her favorites are a pale cocoa-colored lamb and another whose coat is different shades ofgray.• But there are actually quite a few shades ofblue.• There was in most works an allowance for shades of feeling and meaning, and for the existence of doubt.• Pondkeepers are extremely fortunate to have a vastselection of waterlilies to choose from, available in many shades of colour.• The carpets, furniture, and walls are in mutedshades oftan and green.• He's an educated, ambitious young politician from the South - shades ofBill Clinton.• Clasen combined these blondetones with deeper, warmershades ofcamel or vicuna.• Notice what shades of colour there are on the water and look at your wake as it shoots from under the board.
9put somebody/something in the shadeBETTERto be so good or impressive that other similar things or people seem much less important or interesting 使某人/某事物黯然失色
They’re planning a festival that will put all the others in the shade.
他们正在筹办一个要令所有其他类似活动都黯然失色的节庆活动。
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put somebody/something in the shade• The generousresponse of the public to the disasterputs the government's contribution somewhat in the shade.• Even now, sugaremploys one-seventh of the work force, putting tourism in the shade.• Coca Cola's prize-winningadvertisingcampaign has put all others in the shade.• Her meagresupply of water runs out, and she puts Ishmael in the shade of a bush to die.• We put him in the shade, the doilywrapped around his little orange body except for his face.
10.have it made in the shadeAmerican EnglishAmE informalRICH to be extremely rich – used humorously 极其富有〔幽默用法〕
in the shade (of something)• Farther along, a young black haired woman in a pinkblousenursed a babyin the shade.• It was surprisingly coolin the shade.• For patron-saint days in the country the table was usually prepared out of doors, in the shade of a large tree.• So give the kidscash for a pizzadelivery, and let the grown-upsenjoy a relaxingmealin the shade.• Ferric parkedin the shade and went inside.• Only as the car approached them did Ludens think he glimpsed a figure standing in the shade under a tree.• She was standing in the shade beside his shotgun.• A quiet street and the beard stood in the shade of an apartment block doorway.
1DARKto protect something from direct light 为…遮阳[挡光],遮蔽〔光线〕
Shading her eyes, Anita scanned the horizon.
安妮塔手搭凉棚,眺望地平线。
2 (also shade in)AVP to make part of a picture or drawing darker 给…加深颜色;画阴影于
She shaded in the circles in the last two letters.
她把最后两个字母的圈圈颜色涂深。
3shade into somethingphrasal verbphr v literaryMIXif one thing shades into another, it is difficult to know where one stops and another starts 渐渐与…分辨不清,逐渐变成
1area out of the sunlight遮蔽陽光之處ADJECTIVE | ... OF SHADE | VERB + SHADE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤cool陰涼處▸➤deep陰暗處▸➤welcome舒適的陰涼處▸➤dappled斑駁的樹蔭➤afternoon午後的陰涼處➤partial部份遮陰處▸➤leafy樹蔭◇in the leafy shade of a fig tree無花果樹的樹蔭裏... OF SHADE➤patch一塊陰涼處◇I searched for a patch of shade to rest in.我想找一塊兒陰涼處休息。VERB + SHADE➤give (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with)給予(某人)陰涼;(為某人)提供遮陰處PREPOSITION➤in (the) shade在陰涼處◇a plant that grows well in shade喜陰植物◇I was sitting in the shade.我正坐在陰涼處。➤into the shade到樹蔭中◇Let's move into the shade.咱們到樹蔭裏去吧。➤under the shade of在⋯陰涼裏◇They were sitting under the shade of an umbrella.他們正坐在遮陽傘下享受陰涼。➤shade for為⋯遮陰◇the need to ensure adequate shade for coffee plants確保咖啡樹有足夠遮陰的必要性➤shade from遮住⋯的陰涼◇The huge trees offered shade from the sun.這些大樹遮住了太陽,帶來了陰涼。PHRASES➤light and shade光亮和陰影shade
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2type of colour色調ADJECTIVE | VERB + SHADE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤delicate, light, muted, pale, pastel, soft, subtle柔和的色度;淺色調;淡色調;輕淡的色彩◇The rooms were decorated in delicate pastel shades.這些房間裝飾基調柔和淡雅。➤dark, deep, rich, strong深色;濃色◇His face turned an even deeper shade of red.他的臉更紅了。➤bright, brilliant, vivid明亮的色澤;鮮豔的色彩▸➤attractive, beautiful, lovely, nice迷人的/美麗的/可愛的/漂亮的色彩▸➤startling, stunning極為鮮亮的/炫目的色彩◇a room painted in startling shades of pink and orange四壁以炫目的粉紅和橙黃色粉刷的房間➤natural, neutral, warm自然色調;中性色調;暖色調◇Towels in warm shades can soften the room.暖色調的毛巾會令房間變得柔和。➤various不同色調◇various shades of green各種綠色VERB + SHADE➤be available in, come in有⋯顏色◇This wool is available in ten stunning shades.這種毛線有 10 種炫目的顏色。PREPOSITION➤in a shade以⋯的色彩◇The ocean glistened in shades of blue and emerald.大海閃耀着藍色和翠綠色的光。➤shade for用於⋯的色調◇our new range of shades for lips and eyes我們新色系的唇膏和眼影➤shade of⋯色◇He threw out his old suits, all in various shades of brown.他把那些褐色的舊西服都扔掉了。◇a word with various shades of meaning (figurative) 一個有多層含義的單詞PHRASES➤shades of opinion (figurative, especially BrE) 各種有細微差別的意見shade
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3 (NAmE) on a window窗戶➡ see also blindADJECTIVE | VERB + SHADEADJECTIVE➤window窗簾➤roller捲簾VERB + SHADE➤close, draw, lower拉下窗簾;拉低窗簾➤pull拉窗簾◇His room was dark, the shades pulled to block out the sun.他的房間很暗,窗簾拉下來遮住了陽光。➤open打開窗簾shade
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ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤completely完全遮住➤deeply用濃烈的色調塗色▸➤lightly, partially少許/部份遮住◇This plant prefers a lightly shaded position.這種植物適宜放在略微陰涼的地方。PREPOSITION➤against遮住◇She shaded her eyes against the fierce sun.她遮住眼睛,阻擋刺目陽光的照射。➤from遮擋住◇We were completely shaded from the sun by the trees.這些樹為我們嚴嚴實實地遮住了陽光。➤with用⋯遮陽◇a square shaded with trees綠樹成蔭的廣場