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an eclipse of [the sun/the moon]
作名词时通常与 of 连用，说明被遮蔽的天体。
A total eclipse of the sun is rare in any one place.
日全食在任何一地都很少见。
日食；月食
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
日食；月食
an occasion when one celestial body, such as the sun or the moon, is partly or completely hidden by another
A total eclipse of the sun is rare in any one place.
日全食在任何一地都很少见。
An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter.
一个天体遮蔽另一个天体
one celestial body obscures another
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.
A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance.
We watched the solar eclipse through special glasses.
我们透过专用眼镜观看了日食。
A lunar eclipse can be seen from anywhere on the night side of Earth.
从地球夜间的任何地方都能看到月食。
Astronomers predicted the next total solar eclipse will be visible in our region.
天文学家预测，下一次日全食将在我们地区可见。
作名词时通常与 of 连用，说明被遮蔽的天体。
A total eclipse of the sun is rare in any one place.
日全食在任何一地都很少见。
及物动词，字面意思是“遮住……的光”。
The moon eclipses the sun during a solar eclipse.
在日食期间，月亮遮住太阳。
引申义为“使失色；超越”，常用被动语态。
Her success was eclipsed by the team's victory.
她的成功因球队获胜而黯然失色。
Not this
There will be solar eclipse next week.
Use this
There will be a solar eclipse next week.
solar eclipse（日食）表示具体一次天象时是可数名词单数，前面需要不定冠词 a。汉语说“有日食”不带冠词，受母语影响容易漏掉 a。
Not this
The sun eclipsed during the day.
Use this
The sun was eclipsed during the day.
eclipse 是及物动词，表示太阳被遮住时须用被动语态 be eclipsed，不能像汉语“日食了”那样把太阳作主语直接使用主动形式。
Not this
The moon eclipse the sun.
Use this
The moon eclipses the sun.
一般现在时中，主语 the moon 是第三人称单数，动词 eclipse 要加 -s 变成 eclipses。汉语动词没有第三人称单数词尾变化，所以容易漏掉 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
日食
We watched the solar eclipse through special glasses.
我们透过专用眼镜观看了日食。
月食
A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes into Earth's shadow.
当月亮进入地球的阴影时，就会发生月食。
全食
The next total eclipse will be visible in North America.
下一次全食将在北美可见。
偏食
A partial eclipse doesn't darken the sky completely.
偏食不会让天空完全变暗。
地位或名誉衰落；失去光彩
After the scandal, his reputation was in eclipse.
丑闻之后，他的名誉一落千丈。
超越预期
Her latest novel has eclipsed all expectations.
她最新的小说远远超出了所有人的预期。
处于低谷；黯然失色；失势
After the scandal, the once-famous actor's career was in eclipse.
丑闻之后，这位曾经著名的演员的事业黯然失色。
但太阳被月亮遮蔽。
This is the closing line of Pink Floyd's 1973 song 'Eclipse' from the album The Dark Side of the Moon. It completes a sweeping list of all human experiences and is a celebrated moment in rock history, often interpreted as a meditation on the fleeting and overshadowing nature of life.
这是平克·弗洛伊德1973年歌曲《Eclipse》（出自专辑《月之暗面》）的结束句。它终结了一连串对人类体验的宏大列举，是摇滚史上的经典瞬间，常被解读为对生命短暂与遮蔽（黯然失色）本质的沉思。
我无能为力，一颗心被彻底遮蔽。
This is a famous line from Bonnie Tyler's 1983 hit 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'. It is a powerful metaphor for overwhelming emotional darkness and heartbreak, and the song remains one of the best-known power ballads in pop culture.
这是邦妮·泰勒1983年热单《Total Eclipse of the Heart》中的著名歌词。它是对无法抗拒的情感黑暗与心碎的强烈比喻，这首歌至今仍是流行文化中最著名的强力情歌之一。
Use eclipse naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：eclipse 里有 clips（夹住），月亮像夹子夹住太阳，光线被遮住，就是日食、月食。
语域：neutral 常见场景：天文观测、科学报道、科普文章 作名词表示日食、月食时，属于中性通用词，普遍用于天文观测、科学报道和科普文章等语境，日常谈论天象时也常见。词本身没有明显的正式或随意倾向，语域主要随句子整体风格变化。
Ellipse, clips, lips, chips, and dips all rhyme with the stressed syllable /ɪps/ of eclipse. The final -e in eclipse and ellipse is silent, so -pse sounds like /ps/. Elapse looks similar but is pronounced /ɪˈlæps/ — the vowel is /æ/, not /ɪ/, so it does not rhyme.
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