Eclipse

1.[c]日食；月食an occasion when the moon passes between the earth and the sun so that you cannot see all or part of the sun for a time; an occasion when the earth passes between the moon and the sun so that you cannot see all or part of the moon for a time

2.[sing][u]（重要性、权势等的）丧失，黯然失色，暗淡a loss of importance, power, etc. especially because sb/sth else has become more important, powerful, etc.

2.~ sb/sth使失色；使相形见绌；使丧失重要性to make sb/sth seem dull or unimportant by comparison

1.【天】蚀;(天体受到)遮蔽

2.亮光的丧失,漆黑,晦暗;(名声等的)丧失,黯然无光

1.(天体)蚀;遮蔽(天体)的光

2.使失色;超越,盖过

1.a short period when all or part of the sun or moon becomes dark, because of the positions of the sun, moon, and earth in relation to each other. A total eclipse is when the sun or moon is completely covered. An eclipse of the sun is called a solar eclipse, and an eclipse of the moon is called a lunar eclipse.

2.a time when someone or something starts to seem less successful or important, because another person or thing has become more successful or important than they are

1.to make someone or something seem less successful or important, by becoming more successful or important than they are

2.to make the sun or moon become partly or completely dark because of the position of the sun, moon, and earth in relation to each other