eclipse² v [T] 1 to become more powerful, famous, or important than someone or something else so that they are no longer noticed 使失色，盖过: His achievement was eclipsed by his sister's success in the final. 他姐姐在决赛中取得的成功使他的成就黯然失色。 2 to make the sun or moon disappear in an eclipse 使日蚀［月蚀］