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shadowy

UK/'ʃædәui/US
B1

Definitions

adj.

Full of or darkened by shadows; vague, unclear, or mysterious.

阴暗的;朦胧的;神秘的

Root Breakdown

Native English
shadowyother
=shadowy

Common Collocations

  • 1.shadowy figure模糊的身影
  • 2.shadowy organization神秘的组织
  • 3.[shadowy world]隐秘的世界
  • 4.shadowy past不为人知的过去

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    A shadowy figure stood at the end of the dimly lit corridor.

  • 2.

    The journalist spent years investigating a shadowy network of offshore accounts.

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