The discovery of a new mineral deposit threatened to overshadow the decade of careful geological mapping that preceded it.
新矿藏的发现有可能使此前十年的细致地质测绘工作黯然失色。
Which choice best defines “overshadow”?
D — To make something less important by comparison. “overshadow” means to make something less important by comparison.
Which word means “to make something less important by comparison”?
B — overshadow. “overshadow” means to make something less important by comparison.
overshadow — to make something less important by comparison. In Chinese: 使黯然失色.
overshadow is pronounced /ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊ/.
The discovery of a new mineral deposit threatened to overshadow the decade of careful geological mapping that preceded it. (新矿藏的发现有可能使此前十年的细致地质测绘工作黯然失色。)
eclipse, outshine, dominate — all close in meaning to overshadow (to make something less important by comparison).
highlight, accentuate — each the opposite of overshadow (to make something less important by comparison).
Yes. overshadow is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.