Word
overcloud
/ˌəuvəˈklaud/
verb
（使）布满云；（使）变得阴暗；使忧郁
核心释义
become covered with clouds; make dark, gloomy, or overcast
- 1.
被云覆盖或变得多云
To cover, or become covered, with clouds.
- 2.
使忧伤或阴郁
To cast sorrow or gloom over.
被云覆盖或变得多云；使忧伤或阴郁；使阴暗；使阴沉；使忧郁
用法In use
The sky began to overcloud in the early afternoon, so we moved the picnic under the pavilion.
用法提示：overcloud 作不及物动词，表示天空布满乌云、变阴暗。
If the mountains overcloud before noon, the guide usually cancels the climb.
用法提示：overcloud 作不及物动词，指山峦被云层笼罩，天气转坏。
The horizon had overclouded by sunset, and the fishermen expected a stormy night.
用法提示：overcloud 作不及物动词，用于过去完成时，表示天色变得阴沉。
overcloud sth
及物用法，主语是造成阴暗的事物。
The sudden bad news overclouded his mood.
突如其来的坏消息使他的心情变阴沉。
sth overclouds
不及物用法，主语是变化的主体。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- overshadow
- 使相形见绌；投下阴影 · overcloud侧重物理上被云遮蔽或情绪阴郁；overshadow常指比喻意义上的遮蔽或使黯然失色。
- overcast
- 阴天的；使阴暗 · overcloud是动词，强调变得多云；overcast常作形容词描述天气状态，也可作动词表示遮盖。
词族Word family
- overclouds
- third person singular
- overclouded
- past, past participle
学习提示Learner notes
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