cast a shadow
The tall building casts a shadow over the park.
那座高楼在公园上投下阴影。
黑暗；昏暗；幽暗；一丝；些许；丝毫；残迹；模糊的痕迹；微弱的样子；阴影；威胁；阴霾；幻影；幽灵；虚幻之物
A dark shape or shaded area produced on a surface when something blocks light.
物体遮挡光线(或其他辐射)时投射到表面上的暗影。
A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
有明确边界的阴影
shade within clear boundaries
相对的黑暗,尤指光线被遮挡所致的阴暗；幽暗；晦暗。
Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom; obscurity.
未被照亮的区域
an unilluminated area
由障碍物保护的区域(好比物体挡住了阳光)。
An area protected by an obstacle (likened to an object blocking out sunlight).
仅存在于感知中的事物
something existing in perception only
像阴影一样隐约出现的东西。
That which looms as though a shadow.
少许；些微。
A small degree; a shade.
不完美的、模糊的表现。
An imperfect and faint representation.
秘密或偷偷跟踪他人的人。
One who secretly or furtively follows another.
不可分离的伙伴。
An inseparable companion.
文字处理器等中应用于文字的投影效果。
A drop shadow effect applied to lettering in word processors etc.
影响,尤指普遍或负面的影响。
An influence, especially a pervasive or a negative one.
幽灵；鬼魂；阴魂。
A spirit; a ghost; a shade.
人格中无意识的方面。
An unconscious aspect of the personality.
The tree cast a long shadow across the lawn.
那棵树在草坪上投下了长长的影子。
用法提示：这里“shadow”作为名词，指物体遮挡光线后形成的暗影。
She always feels like she is living in her sister's shadow.
她总觉得自己活在姐姐的阴影之下。
用法提示：这里“shadow”作为名词，比喻受人比较或遮盖的处境。
A shadow fell across the page as someone stood behind him.
有人站在他身后，一个影子落在书页上。
用法提示：这里“shadow”作为名词，指具体的光影现象。
The tall building casts a shadow over the park.
那座高楼在公园上投下阴影。
比喻受某人或某物的影响或遮蔽。
He grew up in the shadow of his famous father.
他在他著名父亲的阴影下长大。
There was a shadow of doubt in her voice.
她的声音里带着一丝怀疑。
指人变得虚弱或不如从前。
After the illness, he was a shadow of his former self.
病后，他瘦弱得已不如从前。
shade 指物体遮光形成的阴凉处，多指无具体形状的阴影
silhouette 强调轮廓形状，常指人或物的剪影
darkness 指无光状态，不限于影子
gloom 带情感色彩，指昏暗或忧郁的氛围
grammar · medium
易错句子Let's sit in the shadow of the tree.
正确表达Let's sit in the shade of the tree.
汉语中“影子”和“阴凉处”都可用“shadow”表示，但英语中“shadow”指物体投下的影子，而“shade”指避开阳光的阴凉处。表示乘凉时应使用“shade”而非“shadow”。
grammar · medium
易错句子There is shadow on the wall.
正确表达There is a shadow on the wall.
在英语中，“shadow”作为可数名词表示具体的影子时，前面需要加不定冠词“a”或使用复数形式。中文没有冠词，容易忽略，因此需加上冠词使句子语法正确。
对于阴影（shadow）而言，其直接反义词为光（light），表示明亮区域。注意：该反义词仅适用于shadow表示“阴影”的含义，而非“影子”或“跟踪者”等。
shadow指物体挡住光线后形成的影子，通常有具体形状；shade指任何光线被遮挡形成的阴凉区域，不强调形状
投下阴影
The tall building cast a shadow over the garden.
高楼在花园上投下了阴影。
在…的阴影下；在…附近
He lived in the shadow of his famous father.
他生活在著名父亲的阴影下。
一丝怀疑
There was a shadow of doubt in her mind.
她心中有一丝怀疑。
胆小如鼠
After the accident, he was afraid of his own shadow.
事故后，他变得胆小如鼠。
毫无疑问
It is beyond a shadow of a doubt the best film I have seen.
这毫无疑问是我看过的最好的电影。
shadow + -y
shadow + -less
over- + shadow
fore- + shadow
shadow + -ing
shadow + box
阴影由光线被遮挡而产生，与光相对
阴影区域通常较暗，与黑暗概念相关
阴影可以勾勒出物体的轮廓形状
影子常跟随物体移动，也与暗中跟踪相关
剪影是阴影的另一种表现形式，强调轮廓
非常胆小，疑神疑鬼
After the robbery, he was afraid of his own shadow.
抢劫之后，他变得疑神疑鬼。
毫无疑问
She proved her innocence beyond a shadow of a doubt.
她毫无疑问地证明了自己的清白。
今非昔比，大不如前
After the illness, he was a shadow of his former self.
生病之后，他大不如前。
谁知道男人心中隐藏着什么邪恶？暗影知道！
He always felt he lived in the shadow of his older brother.
他总是觉得自己活在哥哥的阴影下。
我的影子是唯一陪伴我行走的。
The dog followed closely, its shadow trailing behind.
狗紧紧跟随，影子拖在后面。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.