eclipse

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六级考研托福雅思 Collins 1

n. one celestial body obscures another
v. cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention

n. 日食, 月食, (地位名誉等的)消失
vt. 引起日食, 引起月食, 使黯然失色

Collins 星级

12,521

BNC 频率

7,609

使用频率

eclipse 来源于拉丁语 eclipsis，由前缀 e-（表示“外”或“出”）和词根 clipse（来自 clipe 意思是“隐藏”或“遮住”）组成，意指“遮住光”。

例句

1. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun.

太阳日食发生在月亮位于地球和太阳之间时。

2. Many people traveled to the city to see the lunar eclipse.

许多人前往这个城市观看月食。

3. The total eclipse lasted for several minutes, and it was an amazing sight.

完全日食持续了几分钟，真是一个惊人的景象。