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be in/under the shadow of something
phrase
to be very close to a larger building or place: 离（某个大的建筑物或场所）很近
His workshop was in the shadow of the great church of San Paolo Maggiore.他的工作坊离圣保罗大教堂很近。
This picturesque little village is nestled in the shadow of Maple Mountain.
This ancient school sits in the shadow of the abbey.
The hotel is in the shadow of the Palace.
She lived for many years in a small house under the shadow of a looming mountain.
to be in a situation in which something unpleasant either seems likely to happen and to have a bad effect on your life, or is already having a bad effect on your life: 处在…的阴影中
be in/under the shadow of warWe are all living under the shadow of war.我们都生活在战争的阴影中。
We lived for many years under the shadow of a nuclear attack.
Not for the first time, the election was conducted under the shadow of war.
We have learned to live under the shadow of danger.
So what is it like to exist in the shadow of such a threat?
See also
shadownoun(DARKNESS)
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