The Japan Times July 2, 2019の気象に関する記事の抜粋です。
It said parts of Kyushu could receive 80 millimeters or more of rain per hour through Thursday, and the precipitation through Friday could eclipse that seen in western Japan last July, when floods and mudslides left more than 200 people dead.
名詞では日食・月食を意味する "eclipse" から欠ける・減るを連想したのですが、前年７月の降雨量を "eclipse" するという事は、上回るを連想した方が良いのですね。
辞書を見ます。
・Cambridge English Dictionary: to become greater in amount or level than something else: Their stock is up 50% so far this year, as their profit growth is expected to eclipse that of larger companies.
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: surpass: her score eclipsed the old record
・Collins Dictionary: to overshadow or surpass in importance, power, etc
It said parts of Kyushu could receive 80 millimeters or more of rain per hour through Thursday, and the precipitation through Friday could eclipse that seen in western Japan last July, when floods and mudslides left more than 200 people dead.
名詞では日食・月食を意味する "eclipse" から欠ける・減るを連想したのですが、前年７月の降雨量を "eclipse" するという事は、上回るを連想した方が良いのですね。
辞書を見ます。
・Cambridge English Dictionary: to become greater in amount or level than something else: Their stock is up 50% so far this year, as their profit growth is expected to eclipse that of larger companies.
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: surpass: her score eclipsed the old record
・Collins Dictionary: to overshadow or surpass in importance, power, etc
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