shade

noun

背阴 out of sun

1. 阴凉处；背阴；（树）荫
   an area that is dark and cool under or behind sth, for example a tree or building, because the sun's light does not get to it
   1. We sat down in the shade of the wall.
      我们在墙根的背阴处坐下。
   2. The temperature can reach 40˚C in the shade .
      背阴处温度可达40˚C。
   3. The trees provide shade for the animals in the summer.
      夏天，这些树为动物提供乘凉的地方。

灯等 on lamp, etc.

2. 灯罩
   a thing that you use to prevent light from coming through or to make it less bright
   1. I bought a new shade for the lamp.
      我给那盏灯买了一个新罩子。
   2. an eyeshade
      遮阳眼罩

窗户 on window

窗户 on window

色彩 of colour

3. 浓淡深浅；色度
   a particular form of a colour, that is, how dark or light it is
   1. a delicate/pale/rich/soft shade of red
      淡 / 浅 / 艳 / 柔和的红色

绘画 in picture

4. 暗部；阴影部分
   the dark areas in a picture, especially the use of these to produce variety
   1. The painting needs more light and shade .
      这幅画明暗层次不够。

看法；感觉 of opinion/feeling

5. 差别；不同
   a different kind or level of opinion, feeling, etc.
   1. politicians of all shades of opinion
      持各种政见的政治人物
   2. The word has many shades of meaning.
      这个词有很多层意思。

略微 slightly

6. 一点；略微
   a little; slightly
   1. He was feeling a shade disappointed.
      他略感失望。

眼睛 for eyes

眼睛 for eyes

唤起回忆的事物 sth that reminds you

7. （人物、事情、时间的）痕迹，影子，遗风
   used when you are referring to things that remind you of a particular person, thing or time
   1. short skirts and long boots─shades of the 1960s
      短裙和高筒靴——20世纪60年代的余韵

鬼魂 ghost

8. 阴魂；幽灵；鬼
   the spirit of a dead person; a ghost

verb

直射光线 from direct light

1. 给…遮挡（光线）
   to prevent direct light from reaching sth
   1. The courtyard was shaded by high trees.
      庭院荫庇在大树下。
   2. She shaded her eyes against the sun.
      她遮住眼睛避免阳光直射。

灯 lamp

2. 加灯罩
   to provide a screen for a lamp, light, etc. to make it less bright
   1. a shaded lamp
      有罩的灯

图画的部分 part of picture

3. 把…涂暗；画阴影
   to make a part of a drawing, etc. darker, for example with an area of colour or with pencil lines
   1. What do the shaded areas on the map represent?
      地图上颜色深的部分代表什么？
   2. I'm going to shade this part in.
      我要把这一部分画得再暗一些。

险胜 just win

4. 险胜
   to just win a contest

1. N-COUNT (色彩的)浓淡，深浅，色度
   A shade of a particular colour is one of its different forms. For example, emerald green and olive green are shades of green.
   1. In the mornings the sky appeared a heavy shade of mottled gray...
      清晨，天空呈现出斑驳的深灰色。
   2. The walls were painted in two shades of green.
      墙壁是用深浅两种绿色油漆的。
   3. ...new eyeshadows in a choice of 80 shades.
      有 80 种色彩的新款眼影
2. N-UNCOUNT 阴凉处;背阴;(树)阴
   Shade is an area of darkness under or next to an object such as a tree, where sunlight does not reach.
   1. Temperatures in the shade can reach forty-eight degrees celsius at this time of year...
      一年中的这个时间,背阴处的温度可达到 48 摄氏度。
   2. Alexis walked up the coast, and resumed his reading in the shade of an overhanging cliff.
      亚历克西斯顺着海岸前行，走到一处悬崖下的阴凉地又重新开始阅读。
   3. ...exotic trees provide welcome shade.
      充满异国风情的树下可以感受到令人舒爽的阴凉。
3. VERB 给…遮挡(光线);荫蔽
   If you say that a place or person is shaded by objects such as trees, you mean that the place or person cannot be reached, harmed, or bothered by strong sunlight because those objects are in the way.
   1. ...a health resort whose beaches are shaded by palm trees...
      海滩上棕榈树成阴的疗养胜地
   2. Most plants prefer to be lightly shaded from direct, hot sunlight...
      大多数植物都要尽量避免强光直射。
   3. Umbrellas shade outdoor cafes along winding cobblestone streets.
      在曲折蜿蜒的鹅卵石街道的两边,一把把阳伞为露天咖啡馆遮阴挡阳。
4. VERB (为避免强光照射而)遮挡,遮住(眼睛)
   If you shade your eyes, you put your hand or an object partly in front of your face in order to prevent a bright light from shining into your eyes.
   1. You can't look directly into it; you've got to shade your eyes or close them altogether...
      你不能直视它，必须遮住眼睛或索性闭上。
   2. I had to stop at the traffic lights and put down the sun visor to shade my eyes from the light.
      我不得不在红绿灯处停车，然后放下遮阳板来遮挡阳光。
5. N-UNCOUNT (绘画的)暗部，阴影部分
   Shade is darkness or shadows as they are shown in a picture.
   1. ...Rembrandt's skilful use of light and shade to create the atmosphere of movement.
      伦勃朗为营造一种动态效果而对光线和阴影的巧妙运用
6. N-COUNT (抽象事物的)细微差别,不同方面
   The shades of something abstract are its many, slightly different forms.
   1. ...the capacity to convey subtle shades of meaning.
      能表达意思上的各种微妙差别的能力
   2. ...literally dozens of newspapers of every shade of opinion.
      确实很多报纸观点各异
7. VERB 逐渐变成;渐渐与…分辨不清
   If something shades into something else, there is no clear division between the two things, so that you cannot tell where or when the first thing ends and the second thing begins.
   1. As the dusk shaded into night, we drove slowly through narrow alleys...
      夜幕渐渐降临，我们驱车在狭窄的胡同里缓慢前行。
   2. The tail feathers are dark blue at their bases, shading to pale blue at their tips.
      尾羽的根部呈深蓝色，到了尾尖就渐变成淡蓝色。
8. 太阳镜;墨镜
   Shades are sunglasses .
9. 同 lampshade
   A shade is the same as a lampshade .
10. N-COUNT 窗帘;卷帘
    A shade is a piece of stiff cloth or heavy paper that you can pull down over a window as a covering.
    1. Nancy left the shades down and the lights off.
       南希放下窗帘，关了灯。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 blind


11. N-COUNT 魂灵;幽灵
    The shade of a dead person is their spirit, which is thought to be still alive in some way and in contact with the real world.
    1. His writing benefits from the shade of Lincoln hovering over his shoulder.
       他的写作得益于他感到已故的林肯一直在他身后激励着他。
12. See also: shaded shading
13. PHRASE 有点;略微
    If you say that something is, for example, a shade unusual or a shade disappointing, you mean that it is slightly unusual or disappointing.
    1. The first two goals were a shade fortunate...
       头两个进球都有点碰巧。
    2. He found her charming, but perhaps just a shade too ingenuous for him...
       他觉得她很迷人，但对他来说可能又有点太过天真。
    3. The South is now only a shade behind the rest of the affluent United States.
       与美国其他富庶的地方相比，南方现在只是略微落后。
14. PHRASE (演出等的)富于变化，多层次
    If you say that there is light and shade in something such as a performance, you mean you like it because different parts of it are different in tone or mood.
    1. ...a faltering, artless voice that is pleasant enough, if rather lacking in light and shade.
       尽管缺乏层次变化，但听上去仍比较悦耳的有些颤抖、未作修饰的嗓音。
15. PHRASE 使黯然失色;使相形见绌
    To put someone or something in the shade means to be so impressive that the person or thing seems unimportant by comparison.
    1. ...a run that put every other hurdler's performance in the shade.
       一次让其他所有跨栏运动员的表现都相形见绌的赛跑

Take care not to confuse shade and shadow
注意不要混淆 shade 和 shadow。

1. Dr Sinclair's affirmative nod seemed a shade reluctant.
   辛克莱博士虽然点头表示了同意，但还显得有点不情愿。
2. You can open the slats for a bright light or angle them for more shade
   可以调节百叶窗使光线亮一些，也可以暗一些。
3. The only shade was under the body of the plane.
   唯一的阴凉处是飞机机身下面。
4. Sometimes I carry a book out under the pear trees and sit in the dappled shade
   有时我会拿一本书去梨树底下，坐在斑驳的树影中看。
5. They all sit on the dirt in the dappled shade of a tree.
   他们全都坐在斑驳树阴下的泥土地上。
6. Light filtered into my kitchen through the soft, green shade of the cherry tree.
   光线透过樱桃树柔和的绿阴隐约照进我的厨房。
7. But TV images require subtle gradations of light and shade.
   但是，电视影像要求有十分细微的光影变化。
8. They used the swimming-pool, rode, lazed in the deep shade of the oaks in the heat of the day.
   他们去游泳池游泳，去骑马，一天之中最热之时在橡树的浓阴下消磨时间。
9. They ate and drank and lounged in the shade
   他们在阴凉处吃吃喝喝懒懒地闲坐着。
10. In the mornings the sky appeared a heavy shade of mottled gray
    清晨，天空呈现出斑驳的深灰色。
11. The walls were painted in two shades of green.
    墙壁是用深浅两种绿色油漆的。
12. Alexis walked up the coast, and resumed his reading in the shade of an overhanging cliff.
    亚历克西斯顺着海岸前行，走到一处悬崖下的阴凉地又重新开始阅读。
13. Most plants prefer to be lightly shaded from direct, hot sunlight
    大多数植物都要尽量避免强光直射。
14. Umbrellas shade outdoor cafes along winding cobblestone streets.
    在曲折蜿蜒的鹅卵石街道的两边，一把把阳伞为露天咖啡馆遮阴挡阳。
15. You can't look directly into it; you've got to shade your eyes or close them altogether
    你不能直视它，必须遮住眼睛或索性闭上。
16. I had to stop at the traffic lights and put down the sun visor to shade my eyes from the light.
    我不得不在红绿灯处停车，然后放下遮阳板来遮挡阳光。
17. The tail feathers are dark blue at their bases, shading to pale blue at their tips.
    尾羽的根部呈深蓝色，到了尾尖就渐变成淡蓝色。
18. Nancy left the shades down and the lights off.
    南希放下窗帘，关了灯。
19. His writing benefits from the shade of Lincoln hovering over his shoulder.
    他的写作得益于他感到已故的林肯一直在他身后激励着他。
20. The first two goals were a shade fortunate
    头两个进球都有点碰巧。
21. He found her charming, but perhaps just a shade too ingenuous for him
    他觉得她很迷人，但对他来说可能又有点太过天真。
22. I should have been in the shade like all the other tourists, then I wouldn't have got burned
    我本应该像其他旅游者一样呆在阴凉处的，那么我就不会晒伤了。
23. The temperature soared to above 100 degrees in the shade
    阴凉处的温度骤升至100多度。
24. I put down the sun visor to shade my eyes from the light.
    我拉下遮阳板来遮挡耀眼的阳光。
25. Peony casts the other flowers into the shade.
    牡丹使其他的花逊色。
26. Don't cut down the tree that gives you shade.
    不要忘恩负义。
27. The trees give welcome shade.
    绿树成荫。
28. Leafy trees cast shade.
    多叶的树下有树荫。
29. What a pleasant shade these trees give us!
    这些树底下多么荫凉舒服呀！
30. This kind of silk clothing should be dried in the shade.
    这种丝绸衣服应阴干。

  shade shadow【导航词义：阴影】

  shade n. 阴凉处，背阴处

〔辨析〕指树阴等遮挡阳光的阴凉之地，无一定的轮廓。

  shadow n. 影子，阴影

〔辨析〕指人或物在光照下形成的影像，有明显的轮廓。

shade into sth

1. （界线模糊地）渐变
   to change gradually into sth else, so that you cannot tell where one thing ends and the other thing begins

n.

put sb/sth in the shade

• 使（某人或事物）黯然失色；使相形见绌
  to be much better or more impressive than sb/sth
  1. I tried hard but her work put mine in the shade.
     我费了很大力气，但她的成果让我相形见绌。

noun

1. protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
   1. they used umbrellas as shades
   2. as the sun moved he readjusted the shade

2. a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)

3. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
   1. after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted

   Synonym:    tinttincturetone

4. a mental representation of some haunting experience
   1. he looked like he had seen a ghost
   2. it aroused specters from his past

   Synonym:    ghostspookwraithspecterspectre

5. a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
   1. without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor
   2. don't argue about shades of meaning

   Synonym:    nuancenicetysubtletyrefinement

6. a slight amount or degree of difference
   1. a tad too expensive
   2. not a tad of difference
   3. the new model is a shade better than the old one

   Synonym:    tad

7. a position of relative inferiority
   1. an achievement that puts everything else in the shade
   2. his brother's success left him in the shade

8. relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
   1. it is much cooler in the shade
   2. there's too much shadiness to take good photographs

   Synonym:    shadinessshadowiness

verb

1. pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
   1. the butterfly wings shade to yellow

2. vary slightly
   1. shade the meaning

3. protect from light, heat, or view
   1. Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight

4. represent the effect of shade or shadow on

   Synonym:    fill in

5. cast a shadow over

   Synonym:    shadowshade off