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
overclouding — present participle of overcloud
被云覆盖或变得多云;使忧伤或阴郁;使阴暗;使阴沉
become covered with clouds; make dark, gloomy, or overcast
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.
一般现在时
The sky overclouds quickly in summer.
夏天天空很快变阴。
一般过去时
Dark clouds overclouded the sky yesterday.
昨天乌云遮蔽了天空。
现在进行时
The weather is overclouding now.
天气正在变阴。
现在完成时
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。
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.
如果中午前山上乌云密布,向导通常会取消攀登。
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.
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。
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。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子The sky is overcloud.
正确表达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’。
grammar · medium
易错句子The clouds overcloud the sky with clouds.
正确表达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。
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。
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。
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