eclipse

noun

/ɪˈklɪps/

[countable] an occasion when the moon passes between the earth and the sun so that you cannot see all or part of the sun for a time; an occasion when the earth passes between the moon and the sun so that you cannot see all or part of the moon for a time日食；月食
- an eclipse of the sun/moon日食；月食
- a total/partial eclipse全食；偏食
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adjective
- lunar
- solar
- partial
- …
phrases
- an eclipse of the moon
- an eclipse of the sun
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[singular, uncountable] a loss of importance, power, etc. especially because somebody/something else has become more important, powerful, etc.（重要性、权势等的）丧失，黯然失色，暗淡
- The election result marked the eclipse of the right wing.选举结果标志着右翼的失势。
- in eclipse Her work was in eclipse for most of the 20th century.她的作品在 20 世纪大部分时间里都湮没无闻。

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French e(s)clipse (noun), eclipser (verb), via Latin from Greek ekleipsis, from ekleipein ‘fail to appear, be eclipsed’, from ek ‘out’ + leipein ‘to leave’.

eclipse

verb

/ɪˈklɪps/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they eclipse	/ɪˈklɪps/ /ɪˈklɪps/
he / she / it eclipses	/ɪˈklɪpsɪz/ /ɪˈklɪpsɪz/
past simple eclipsed	/ɪˈklɪpst/ /ɪˈklɪpst/
past participle eclipsed	/ɪˈklɪpst/ /ɪˈklɪpst/
-ing form eclipsing	/ɪˈklɪpsɪŋ/ /ɪˈklɪpsɪŋ/

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[often passive] eclipse something (of the moon or the earth) to cause an eclipse of the sun or the moon遮住…的光
eclipse somebody/something to make somebody/something seem neither exciting nor important by comparison使失色；使相形见绌；使丧失重要性 synonym outshine, overshadow
- Though a talented player, he was completely eclipsed by his brother.他虽是个天才运动员，但与他的哥哥相比就黯然失色了。