noun🔗Share日蚀，月蚀，食相 An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter."The total solar eclipse blocked out the sun during our family picnic, casting long shadows. "在家庭野餐时，日全食遮蔽了太阳，投下了长长的阴影。astronomysciencespacephenomenaChat 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."Astronomers eagerly awaited the series of lunar eclipses visible this year. "今年天文学家们都在热切期待着一系列将要发生的月食。astronomyspacesciencephenomenanatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share过渡羽，蔽 eclipse羽。 A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance.""After breeding season, the male mallard's bright plumage fades as he enters his eclipses, making him look more like the females for a few weeks." "繁殖季节过后，雄性绿头鸭鲜艳的羽毛会褪色，进入它的过渡羽状态，这会使它在几周内看起来更像雌性。animalbirdbiologyappearancenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share衰落，衰退，没落 Obscurity, decline, downfall"The company's sudden eclipses were caused by poor management and failing to adapt to new technologies. "这家公司突然的衰落是由于糟糕的管理和未能适应新技术造成的。disasterhistorypoliticsworldeventsocietyeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share（使）发生eclipse的现象, 使…黯然失色 Of astronomical bodies, to cause an eclipse."The Moon eclipsed the Sun."月亮遮蔽了太阳，发生了日食。astronomyspacescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share盖过，使黯然失色 To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than."Her talent in singing completely eclipses her shyness on stage. "她唱歌的才华完全盖过了她在舞台上的羞涩。achievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share这里指爱尔兰语语法中的“蚀变”，这种情况在中国语言学中没有直接对应的概念或术语。最接近的解释性翻译可以是： 导致辅音弱化, 引起辅音变化。 (Irish grammar) To undergo eclipsis."Sentence: "In Irish, the word 'carr' (car) eclipses to 'gcarr' when preceded by certain prepositions, changing its pronunciation." "在爱尔兰语中，当“carr”（汽车）一词前面有某些介词时，会发生“蚀变”，变成“gcarr”，从而导致发音发生变化。grammarlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share省略，删节 An omission of words needed to fully express the sense of a phrase"The hurried email contained several eclipses, making it difficult to understand the writer's exact intentions. "这封匆忙写就的邮件里有多处省略，导致很难理解写信人的确切意图。grammarlanguagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share省略号 A line or dash used to show that text has been omitted"The transcript used ellipses ("...") to show when the speaker paused or didn't finish their thought. "这份文本记录使用省略号（“……”）来表示说话者停顿或没有说完的地方。grammarwritinglanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share软化，语音弱化. (Irish grammar) A mutation of the initial sound of a word by which voiceless sounds become voiced, voiced stops become nasal consonants, and vowels acquire a prothetic nasal consonant: see Appendix:Irish mutations#Eclipsis."Understanding eclipses is crucial for reading Irish because they change the spelling of words. "理解语音弱化对于阅读爱尔兰语至关重要，因为它们会改变单词的拼写。grammarlanguagelinguisticsphoneticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
