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。
(使)布满云;(使)变得阴暗;使忧郁
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(使)布满云;(使)变得阴暗;使忧郁
become covered with clouds; make dark, gloomy, or overcast
The sudden bad news overclouded his mood.
突如其来的坏消息使他的心情变阴沉。
被云覆盖或变得多云
To cover, or become covered, with clouds.
使忧伤或阴郁
To cast sorrow or gloom over.
overcloud
Base
原形
overclouds
3rd person
第三人称单数
overclouding
-ing
现在分词
overclouded
Past
过去式
overclouded
Past participle
过去分词
The sky overclouds quickly in summer.
夏天天空很快变阴。
Dark clouds overclouded the sky yesterday.
昨天乌云遮蔽了天空。
The weather is overclouding now.
天气正在变阴。
The sky has overclouded completely.
天空已经完全变阴了。
动词变化规则:加-ed/-ing/-s
The sky began to overcloud in the early afternoon, so we moved the picnic under the pavilion.
午后天空开始布满乌云,于是我们把野餐搬到凉亭下。
If the mountains overcloud before noon, the guide usually cancels the climb.
如果中午前山上乌云密布,向导通常会取消攀登。
The horizon had overclouded by sunset, and the fishermen expected a stormy night.
日落时地平线已经乌云密布,渔民们预料将有一个暴风雨之夜。
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。
不及物用法,主语是变化的主体。
Her face overclouded when she heard the news.
她听到消息时脸色变阴沉。
被动结构表示被覆盖或受影响。
The sky was overclouded by dark clouds.
天空被乌云遮暗。
Not this
The sky is overcloud.
Use this
The sky is overcast.
overcloud是动词,表示‘变阴’或‘使阴’,不能直接用作形容词描述天空状态;应使用形容词overcast表示‘阴天的’。
Not this
The clouds overcloud the sky with clouds.
Use this
The clouds overcloud the sky.
overcloud本身已包含‘被云遮蔽’之意,后面再加with clouds会造成语义重复;直接说overcloud the sky即可。
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