shade

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
发音 shād

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked. uncountable
    — The old oak tree gave shade in the heat of the day.
  2. Something that blocks light, particularly in a window. countable
    — Close the shade, please: it's too bright in here.
  3. A variety of a color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint). countable
    — I've painted my room in five lovely shades of pink and chartreuse.
  4. A subtle variation in a concept. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — shades of meaning
  5. An aspect that is reminiscent of something. countable,figuratively,in-plural,uncountable
    — shades of Groucho Marx
  6. A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning countable,uncountable
    — That is a shade too close.
  7. A ghost or specter; a spirit. countable,literary,uncountable
    — Too long have I been haunted by that shade.
  8. A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry. countable
  9. Subtle insults. uncountable
    — throw shade
  10. A cover around or above a light bulb, a lampshade. countable
    — Lighting was unimaginative for the standard stock with naked tungsten filament bulbs and metal reflectors. However, all compartments had individual reading lights above the seats with attractive glass shades.
  11. A candle-shade. countable,historical,uncountable
    — I am now finishing this letter by candle-light, with the help of a handkerchief tied over the shade.
动词 v.
  1. To shield (someone or something) from light. transitive
    — The old oak tree shaded the lawn in the heat of the day.
  2. To shield oneself from light. intransitive,rare
    — We shaded under a huge oak tree.
  3. To alter slightly. transitive
    — You'll need to shade your shot slightly to the left.
  4. To vary or approach something slightly, particularly in color. intransitive
    — The hillside was bright green, shading towards gold in the drier areas.
  5. To move slightly from one's normal fielding position. intransitive
    — Jones will shade a little to the right on this pitch count.
  6. To darken, particularly in drawing. transitive
    — I draw contours first, gradually shading in midtones and shadows.
  7. To win by a narrow margin.
    — Both parties claimed afterwards that their man did best in the debate, but an early opinion poll suggested Mr Cameron shaded it.
  8. To reduce (a window) so that only its title bar is visible. transitive
  9. To throw shade, to subtly insult someone. slang,transitive
    — The lyrics have prompted headlines about her “shading” Musk with a “spicy dig”, but I reckon the guy got off lightly.
  10. To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen. obsolete,transitive
    — Ere in our own house I do shade my head.
  11. To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent. obsolete,transitive
    — His [Osiris’s] wife was Iſis, whom they likewiſe made / A Goddeſſe of great powre and ſouerainty, / And in her perſon cunningly did ſhade / That part of Iuſtice, which is Equity, […]

词形变化

shades plural shades present,singular,third-person shading participle,present shaded participle,past shaded past

词汇关系

衍生词
candle-shade cellular shade eyeshade hillshade lampshade lightshade made in the shade multishade nightshade pet lamp-shade put in the shade rainshade retroshade roller shade Roman shade semishade seven shades shade ball shadebob shade carrier shade cloth shadefest shadefly shadeful shade horsetail shadehouse shadeism shadeless shadelessly shadelike shaden shadeset shade tree mechanic shadiness shadism shady silver shade smoke-shade starshade sunshade table-shade turn a number of shades of red wall-shade beshade misshade overshade reshade shadable shadeable shader shade up shading unshade unshaded
相关词
scia- scoto- shadow shed

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱh₃tús
Proto-Germanic *skaduz
Proto-West Germanic *skadu
Old English sċeadu
Middle English schade
English shade
Inherited from Middle English schade, from Old English sċeadu, from Proto-West Germanic *skadu, from Proto-Germanic *skaduz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱh₃tús, from *(s)ḱeh₃-. Doublet of shadow. Cognate with Ancient Greek σκότος (skótos) (whence English scoto-) and σκιά (skiá) (whence English scia-, and uncertainly via σκίουρος (skíouros) English squirrel).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱh₃tús
Proto-Germanic *skaduz
Proto-West Germanic *skadu
Old English sċeadu
Middle English schade
Proto-Indo-European *-o-
Proto-Indo-European *-nom
Proto-Indo-European *-onom
Proto-Germanic *-aną
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Germanic *-janą
Old English -an
Middle English -en
Middle English schaden
English shade
Inherited from Middle English schaden, from schade + -en.
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