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shade

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Related topics: Daily life, House, Painting and drawing, Photography, Colours, Visual
shade1 /ʃeɪd/ ●●○ noun  
1  out of sunlight 避开阳光 [uncountableU]DARK slight darkness or shelter from the direct light of the sun made by something blocking it 背阴处，阴凉处
 a plant that needs a lot of shade
喜阴植物
in the shade (of something)
 She was sitting in the shade of a large oak tree.
她坐在一棵大橡树的树荫下。
 The temperature was over 90 degrees in the shade.
背阴处的气温超过90度。
2  for blocking light 用于遮光 [countableC]
a) Dsomething you use to reduce or block light 遮光物；罩
 The shade on the lamp was slightly crooked.
灯罩稍有些歪。
→ lampshade
b) American EnglishAmEDHH a covering that can be pulled down over a window 〔能上下卷叠的〕窗帘；百叶窗 SYN blind
→4  See picture on 见图 Page A1 Bedroom 卧室 →5 see picture at 见图 blind3
3. shades [plural] informalDC sunglasses 太阳镜，墨镜
4  in a picture 在图画中 [uncountableU]AVPTCP the dark places in a picture 〔图画中的〕暗部，阴影（部分）
 strong contrasts of light and shade
明暗的强烈对比
5  colour 颜色 [countableC]CCCOLOUR/COLOR a particular type of red, green, blue etc 〔色彩的〕浓淡，深浅，色度
shade of
 a bright shade of pink
一种艳粉色
► see thesaurus at colour
6  shade of meaning/opinion/feeling etc DETAILa 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 tolerant environment 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 solo instrument following a melodic line, the violin can convey every imaginable shade 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 ...
7  a shade formalLITTLE/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 breathe a shade faster.• As a result, our days sometimes go by a shade quicker than twenty-four hours.
8  shades of somebody/something REMIND/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 of green.• Her favorites are a pale cocoa-colored lamb and another whose coat is different shades of gray.• But there are actually quite a few shades of blue.• There was in most works an allowance for shades of feeling and meaning, and for the existence of doubt.• Pond keepers are extremely fortunate to have a vast selection of waterlilies to choose from, available in many shades of colour.• The carpets, furniture, and walls are in muted shades of tan and green.• He's an educated, ambitious young politician from the South - shades of Bill Clinton.• Clasen combined these blonde tones with deeper, warmer shades of camel or vicuna.• Notice what shades of colour there are on the water and look at your wake as it shoots from under the board.
9  put somebody/something in the shade BETTERto 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 generous response of the public to the disaster puts the government's contribution somewhat in the shade.• Even now, sugar employs one-seventh of the work force, putting tourism in the shade.• Coca Cola's prize-winning advertising campaign has put all others in the shade.• Her meagre supply of water runs out, and she puts Ishmael in the shade of a bush to die.• We put him in the shade, the doily wrapped around his little orange body except for his face.
10. have it made in the shade American EnglishAmE informalRICH to be extremely rich – used humorously 极其富有〔幽默用法〕
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shade• Lincoln had actually become a shade unsure of Grant but continued to be impressed by his quiet, unremitting resolve.• All shades of political opinion on the committee worked well together elucidating the policies of the industries.• Bamboo shades and screens contribute a pleasing serenity to quiet spaces.• Valerie's eyes are a beautiful shade of blue.• In the fall, the woods are full of countless shades of brown, yellow and orange.• On the mantelpiece there was a small lamp with a crimson shade and I switched it on.• a plant that likes shade• It grows well in partial shade and reaches a height of about four feet.• The room was decorated in pastel shades.• When buying make-up, choose the right shade to match your skin.• Reduce prominent lids with a matte, sludgy shade of eyeshadow over the entire lid, blended away up to the brow.• In ditches and damp springs, you may sometimes notice that the water is discoloured to a strong shade of orange.• a cardboard sun shade for the car window• Window shades were drawn against the afternoon sun and the light in the house had an amber cast.
in the shade (of something)• Farther along, a young black haired woman in a pink blouse nursed a baby in the shade.• It was surprisingly cool in 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 kids cash for a pizza delivery, and let the grown-ups enjoy a relaxing meal in the shade.• Ferric parked in 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.
shade of• a delicate shade of pink
Related topics: Painting and drawing, Visual
shade2 verb [transitiveT]  
1  DARKto 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。
3 shade into something phrasal verbphr v literary MIXif 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
 His impatience shaded into anger.
他由不耐烦逐渐变成了愤怒。
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shade into • At times, self-consciousness can shade into actual fear; for many street remarks are not ambiguous but clearly hostile.• Bedford felt his impatience shading into anger.• He tried at first to register indifference shading into disapproval.• Slowly the wonder faded, shading into puzzlement.• National xenophobia shading into racism is almost universal.• The peacocks are startled out of the shade into the sunlight.
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shade• We turned off the main street into a narrow, shaded alley.• I use the pencils for techniques such as cross-hatching, contour and scribble drawing, shading and frottage.• The shaded areas on the map represent national parks.• a narrow road shaded by rows of trees• One day, tired and hot from the chase, she came upon a crystal-clear river deeply shaded by silvery willows.• Finley was shading the lefty spray hitter toward left.• Sahara hats are popular -- white, Lawrence of Arabia headgear that shades the neck and cheeks.• Skelton had partnered Florida in the knockout event and just shaded Whitaker and Fonda in a thrilling dash to the finishing line.
Origin shade1
Old English sceadu
shade1 nounshade2 verb
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