eclipse

eclipse
[ɪˈklɪps]
noun
  1. an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination
    （天体的）食
    an eclipse of the sun.
    日食。
    ■(figurative)a loss of significance, power, or prominence in relation to another person or thing
    (喻)（声誉、权力、重要性与另一人或物相比）黯然失色
    the election result marked the eclipse of the traditional right and centre.
    选举结果标志着传统的右翼和中间势力的没落。
  2. (Ornithology)a phase during which the distinctive markings of a bird (especially a male duck) are obscured by moulting of the breeding plumage
    (鸟)（尤指雄鸭换掉繁育期鲜艳羽毛后的）羽毛暗淡的隐蔽期
    [as modifier]eclipse plumage.
    蚀羽，冬羽，非婚羽。
verb
  1. [with obj.](常作 be eclipsed)(of a celestial body) obscure the light from or to (another celestial body)
    遮掩（天体的）光，食
    Jupiter was eclipsed by the Moon.
    月球遮住了木星。
    ■(poetic/literary)obscure or block out (light)
    (诗/文)遮暗，遮掩（光）
    a sea of blue sky violently eclipsed by showers.
    雨水无情地遮暗了无垠的蓝色天空。
    ■deprive (someone or something) of significance, power, or prominence
    掩没（某人或物的）重要性 （或地位、声誉），使失色
    the state of the economy has eclipsed the environment as the main issue.
    经济状况超过环境问题而成为主要问题。
常用词组
in eclipse
  1. losing or having lost significance, power, or prominence
    失势，失色
    his political power was in eclipse.
    他失去了政治势力。
  2. (Ornithology)(especially of a male duck) in its eclipse plumage
    (鸟)（尤指雄鸭）处于非繁育期
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French e(s) clipse (noun), eclipser (verb), via Latin from Greek ekleipsis, from eklei-pein 'fail to appear, be eclipsed', from ek 'out' + leipein 'to leave'
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