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{ "term": "shadow", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b2", "image": "data/images/sh/shade_shadow.png", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the dark shape that somebody/something’s form makes on a surface, for example on the ground, when they are between the light and the surface", "labels": "(figurative)", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The children were having fun, chasing each other's shadows." }, { "text": "As the curtains moved in the breeze, the shadows on the floor seemed to dance." }, { "text": "The ship's sail **cast a shadow** on the water." }, { "text": "The shadows lengthened as the sun went down." }, { "text": "The man's face is hidden in a deep shadow cast by his umbrella." }, { "text": "They saw the shadow of a man pass by." }, { "text": "He didn't want to **cast a shadow on** *(= spoil)* their happiness." }, { "text": "A dark shadow loomed over her." }, { "text": "Deep shadows lay across the small clearing where they sat." }, { "text": "The candles on the table threw huge flickering shadows against the wall." }, { "text": "The shadows of the clouds passed over us." }, { "text": "Use a desk light to produce a strong shadow." }, { "text": "As he stood still I traced the outline of his shadow on the wall." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["dark", "deep", "dense"], "verb + shadow": ["cast", "create", "make"], "shadow + verb": ["fall", "lie", "get longer"], "preposition": [ "among the shadows", "in the shadows", "into the shadows" ], "phrases": ["live in the shadow of somebody/something"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "darkness in a place or on something, especially so that you cannot easily see who or what is there", "sensetop": "in the shadowsin shadow", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I thought I saw a figure standing in the shadows.", "contextForm": "in the shadows" }, { "text": "His face was deep in shadow, turned away from her.", "contextForm": "in shadow" }, { "text": "A man in black emerged from the shadows." }, { "text": "It had grown dark, and the shadows could be hiding anything." }, { "text": "It's a spooky story about the monsters that lurk in the shadows." }, { "text": "She shrank back into the shadows as the footsteps approached." }, { "text": "‘I'm right here,’ I said, stepping out of the shadows." }, { "text": "I could just make out a figure in the shadows." }, { "text": "Suddenly a huge figure loomed up out of the shadows." }, { "text": "The house lay in dark shadow." }, { "text": "The storm clouds threw the mountain peaks into dense shadow." }, { "text": "She lay on the bed in a pool of shadow." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["dark", "deep", "dense"], "verb + shadow": ["cast", "create", "make"], "shadow + verb": ["fall", "lie", "get longer"], "preposition": [ "among the shadows", "in the shadows", "into the shadows" ], "phrases": ["live in the shadow of somebody/something"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a very small amount of something", "sensetop": "shadow of something", "examples": [ { "text": "A shadow of a smile touched his mouth." }, { "text": "She knew **beyond a shadow of a doubt** *(= with no doubt at all)* that he was lying." } ], "synonyms": "hint" }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "the strong (often bad) influence of somebody/something", "sensetop": "under the shadow of somebody/something", "examples": [ { "text": "The new leader wants to escape from the shadow of his predecessor." }, { "text": "Bergman **casts a long shadow** over world cinema." }, { "text": "These people have been living for years under the shadow of fear.", "contextForm": "under the shadow of somebody/something" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "dark areas under somebody’s eyes, because they are tired, etc.", "examples": [ { "text": "She looked pale, with deep shadows under her eyes." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "a person or an animal that follows somebody else all the time", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "a weaker or worse version of somebody/something", "sensetop": "shadow of somebody/something", "examples": [ { "text": "So far this season the player has been a shadow of himself." }, { "text": "The result is a product that is a shadow of the real thing." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "a thing that is not real or possible to obtain", "examples": [ { "text": "You can't spend all your life **chasing shadows**." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be very easily frightened; to be very nervous", "examples": [], "topics": ["Feelings"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to not have the strength, influence, etc. that you used to have", "examples": [ { "text": "When his career ended, he became a shadow of his former self." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "very close to", "examples": [ { "text": "The new market is in the shadow of the City Hall." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "when you say that somebody is in/under the shadow of another person, you mean that they do not receive as much attention as that person", "examples": [ { "text": "A younger son often lives in the shadow of his elder brother." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈʃædəʊ/", "audio": "sh/shadow/shadow__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈʃædəʊ/", "audio": "sh/shadow/shadow__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English scead(u)we (noun), oblique case of sceadu (see shade), sceadwian ‘screen or shield from attack’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaduw and German Schatten (nouns), from an Indo-European root shared by Greek skotos ‘darkness’." }