shadow a suspect
collocation跟踪嫌疑犯
The detective shadowed the suspect for two days before making the arrest.
侦探跟踪了嫌疑犯两天后才实施逮捕。
跟踪；尾随；监视
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跟踪；尾随；监视
To follow or watch someone secretly or discreetly, especially to keep them under surveillance.
The detective shadowed the suspect for two days without being noticed.
侦探悄悄跟踪了嫌疑人两天，没有被人发现。
遮蔽、笼罩或使变暗。
To shade, cloud, or darken.
阻挡光或无线电传输
To block light or radio transmission from.
秘密或谨慎地跟踪或监视
To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.
模糊不清地表现
To represent faintly and imperfectly.
shadow
Base
原形
shadows
3rd person
第三人称单数
shadowing
-ing
现在分词
shadowed
Past
过去式
shadowed
Past participle
过去分词
He shadows the suspect every day.
他每天跟踪那个嫌疑人。
The tall building shadowed the garden.
那座高楼给花园投下了阴影。
She is shadowing a senior manager this week.
这周她正在跟随一位高级经理学习。
The tall building shadowed the small park in the afternoon.
下午，高楼在小公园上投下阴影。
Her achievements shadowed those of her colleagues, making them feel inadequate.
她的成就使同事们的成就相形见绌，让他们感到不足。
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跟踪嫌疑犯
The detective shadowed the suspect for two days before making the arrest.
侦探跟踪了嫌疑犯两天后才实施逮捕。
跟随医生见习
She shadowed a doctor for a month before applying to medical school.
她在申请医学院之前跟随一名医生见习了一个月。
遮住自己的脸
He shadowed his face with his coat collar to avoid being recognized.
他用衣领遮住脸，以免被人认出。
遮蔽山谷；使山谷变暗
The high cliffs shadow the valley in the late afternoon.
高高的悬崖在傍晚时分遮蔽了山谷。
阻挡无线电信号
The building shadows the radio signal in that area.
那座建筑阻挡了该地区的无线电信号。
毫无疑问；确定无疑
She proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that she was the best candidate.
她毫无疑问地证明了自己是最佳候选人。
大不如前；不复当年
After the illness, he was a shadow of his former self.
生病之后，他大不如前。
胆小如鼠；自己吓自己
The puppy is afraid of its own shadow.
这只小狗胆小如鼠。
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影子（shadow）总跟在人身后，故动词意为“跟踪、尾随”；影子遮光，又引申出“遮蔽、使变暗”。记住“影子”这两个动作即可。
语域：mixed 常见场景：侦探/调查、文学/书面描写、职场见习 shadow作动词时，语体会因义项而不同：表示“暗中跟踪/监视”时多为中性，侦探、新闻或日常对话中都常用；表示“遮蔽、使变暗”时偏书面或文学；表示“跟随见习”时则较正式，常见于职场或教育语境。使用时应根据具体义项判断，不宜一概而论。
及物动词，通常后接宾语。
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