noun🔗Share日食，月食 An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter."The moon's eclipse blocked the view of the stars during our family camping trip. "我们一家露营时，月食遮蔽了星空，让我们看不见星星。astronomyspacesciencenaturephenomenaphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share日食，月食 Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object."The lunar eclipse last night was spectacular. "昨晚的月食景象非常壮观。astronomyworldspacesciencephenomenanatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share换羽期 A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance."The mallard ducks are in their eclipse plumage now, looking rather scruffy after the breeding season. "现在绿头鸭正处于换羽期，繁殖季节过后，看起来有点邋遢。animalbirdbiologynatureappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share衰落，衰退，没落 Obscurity, decline, downfall"The failing grades were an eclipse of her previous academic success. "这些不及格的成绩使她之前的学业成就黯然失色。disasterhistoryeventtimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(使) 发生eclipse的动作： 遮蔽，掩食 Of astronomical bodies, to cause an eclipse."The Moon eclipsed the Sun."月亮遮蔽了太阳。astronomyspacesciencephenomenaeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share黯然失色，盖过。 To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than."Her talent for singing eclipsed all the other performers at the school talent show. "她在学校才艺表演上的歌唱天赋让其他表演者都黯然失色。achievementeventtimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share软化 (Irish grammar) To undergo eclipsis."My sister's name, "Aisling," eclipses all the other names in our family. "我妹妹的名字“艾诗琳”一出现，我们家其他人的名字就都黯然失色了。grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
