黯然失色 meaning in English
be cast into the shade; appear very dull or poor in comparison; be eclipsed; be outshone; be overshadowed; be thrown into the shade; cut sb. out of all feathers; fall into the shadow; lose brilliancy; pale by comparison; pale into insignificance; put sb. to shame; suffer an eclipse; tarnish; take (the) shine off [out of] sb. [sth.]: 一片乌云遮住山顶, 使山前的景物黯然失色。 the top of the mountain was covered with a dark cloud, which took shine off the front view of the mountain
Examples
- Despair bled all colour from his fantasies .
绝望使他的幻想黯然失色。 - The deputy fuehrer found himself in eclipse .
这位副元首觉得自己已黯然失色。 - Her eyes were blank. she wept .
她眼睛黯然失色。她哭了。 - The great dream of space flight was debased .
关于宇宙飞行的伟大梦想变得黯然失色。 - Sensitive femininity was eclipsed by devoted purpose .
献身的决心使得敏感的女人气质黯然失色了。