📖 Определения и значения для слова shade
📒 an area that is dark and cool under or behind something, for example a tree or building, because the sun’s light does not get to it
- shade of something The shade of the pine tree provided some protection from the sun.
- in the shade The temperature can reach 40°C in the shade.
- in the shade of something We sat down in the shade of the wall.
📒 a thing that you use to prevent light from coming through or to make it less bright
- I bought a new shade for the lamp.
- an eyeshade
📒 material that covers a window, often consisting of a roll of cloth that is fixed at the top of the window and can be pulled up and down
📒 a particular form of a colour, that is, how dark or light it is
- shade of something a dark/light/pale/bright shade of blue
- a subtle/delicate shade of grey
- His face turned an even deeper shade of red.
📒 the dark areas in a picture, especially the use of these to produce variety
- The painting needs more light and shade.
📒 a different kind or level of opinion, feeling, etc.
- politicians of all shades of opinion
- The word has many shades of meaning.
- reformers of all political shades
📒 a little; slightly
- He was feeling a shade disappointed.
- Her skirt was a shade too short.
📒 sunglasses (= a pair of glasses with dark glass in them that you wear to protect your eyes from bright light from the sun)
📒 the spirit of a dead person; a ghost
📒 to be much better or more impressive than somebody/something
- I tried hard but her work put mine in the shade.
📒 used when you are referring to things that remind you of a particular person, thing or time
- short skirts and long boots—shades of the 1960s