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eclipse

Word family
Related topics: Astronomy
e·clipse1 /ɪˈklɪps/ ●○○ noun  
1 [countableC]HA an occasion when the Sun or the Moon cannot be seen, because the Earth is passing directly between the Moon and the Sun, or because the Moon is passing directly between the Earth and the Sun 日食;月食
 an eclipse of the Sun
日食
 a total eclipse
全食
2 [singular]FAMOUS a situation in which someone or something loses their power or fame, because someone or something else has become more powerful or famous 〔权力或名望的〕黯然失色
 Many people expected the growth of television to mean the eclipse of radio.
许多人预计电视业的发展会使广播业黯然失色。
3 in eclipse formalEFFECTIVE less famous or powerful than you should be 被埋没,湮没无闻
 Mrs Bosanquet’s novels are now in eclipse.
博赞基特夫人的小说现在已经湮没无闻。
nCOLLOCATIONS
adjectives
a solar eclipse (also an eclipse of the Sun) (=one in which the Sun is hidden behind the Moon)
You need to wear protective glasses to view a solar eclipse.
a lunar eclipse (also an eclipse of the Moon) (=one in which the Moon is hidden behind the Sun)
If it's cloudy, it may not be possible to see the lunar eclipse.
a partial eclipse (=one in which the Sun or Moon is not completely hidden)
A partial eclipse of the Sun will occur on August 28th.
a total eclipse (=one in which the Sun or Moon is completely hidden)
The best places to witness the Sun's total eclipse are in southern Africa and South America.
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Related topics: Astronomy
eclipse2 ●○○ verb [transitiveT]  
1. HAif the Moon eclipses the Sun, the Sun cannot be seen behind the Moon, and if the Earth eclipses the Moon, the Moon cannot be seen because the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon 遮住〔太阳、月球〕的光,出现〔日食、月食〕
2 BETTERto become more important, powerful, famous etc than someone or something else, so that they are no longer noticed 使失色,盖过 overshadow
 The economy had eclipsed the environment as an election issue.
经济作为竞选话题已经盖过环境问题。
n He was eclipsed by his more famous sister.
nGrammar
Eclipse is often passive in this meaning.
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Origin eclipse1
(1200-1300) Old French Greek ekleipsis, from ekleipein to leave out, fail

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