eclipse

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

eclipse [eclipse eclipses eclipsed eclipsing] noun, verb BrE [ɪˈklɪps] NAmE [ɪˈklɪps]
noun
1. countable 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
•an eclipse of the sun/moon
•a total/partial eclipse
2. singular, uncountable a loss of importance, power, etc. especially because sb/sth else has become more important, powerful, etc
•The election result marked the eclipse of the right wing.
•Her work was in eclipse for most of the 20th century.

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French e(s)clipse (noun), eclipser (verb), via Latin from Greek ekleipsis, from ekleipein ‘fail to appear, be eclipsed’, from ek ‘out’ + leipein ‘to leave’.
 
verb
1. often passive ~ sth (of the moon, the earth, etc.)to cause an ↑eclipse
2. ~ sb/sth to make sb/sth seem dull or unimportant by comparison
Syn: ↑outshine, Syn: ↑overshadow
•Though a talented player, he was completely eclipsed by his brother.
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Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French e(s)clipse (noun), eclipser (verb), via Latin from Greek ekleipsis, from ekleipein ‘fail to appear, be eclipsed’, from ek ‘out’ + leipein ‘to leave’.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  occultation, occult, overshadow, dominate