Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
eclipse
English answer:
overshadow / draw attention away from / make s/o or sth else seem less important or successful
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Tony M
Aug 25, 2016 07:26
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eclipsing
English
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"Increasingly, cyber-bullying and cyber-threats are eclipsing acts of physical violence, but are no less fearsome to those in the direct line of attack".
I am not sure of the meaning of "eclipsing" in the above sentence. Any help would be appreciated.
I am not sure of the meaning of "eclipsing" in the above sentence. Any help would be appreciated.
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Aug 30, 2016 05:47: Tony M Created KOG entry
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overshadowing / drawing attention away from
The source term simply means 'putting into shadow' — this doesn't NECESSARILY mean there are numerically more of them; just that they are drawing attention away from the more physical forms of attack.
Only the rest of your s/t may enable you to determine whether the secondary meaning is there as well.
Only the rest of your s/t may enable you to determine whether the secondary meaning is there as well.
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heather watson
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surpassing
It means that there is now, increasingly, more cyber-bullying/cyber-threats than acts of physical violence.
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Tony M
: Not really; for a start 'surpassing' is normally only used for POSITIVE things; and also, here, we're not talking about there being more of them, but simply that they are drawing more attention...
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AllegroTrans
: I doubt whether the numbers can be proven to surpass acts of physical violence, I simply think we hear more about cyber-bullying etc. because the media like to report it more often
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philgoddard
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replacing, outnumbering, taking over from
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Jack Doughty
8 mins
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| neutral |
AllegroTrans
: I doubt whether outnumbering can be proven, I simply think we hear more about cyber-bullying etc. because the media like to report it more often; and they are not "replaced" (the former still continue)
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