| 3 trace; sign; vague impression: |
| | 找了他半天，连个影子也没见。 I looked for him a long time but never even caught a glimpse of him. |
| | 谈判进行了很久，但问题的解决还没有影子呢。 The talks have been going on for a long time, but there is no sign of a solution as yet. |
| | 事情已经过了好多年，我脑子里连点儿影子都没有了。 It happened so long ago that I haven't the vaguest recollection of it. |
| | 影子汇率 shadow exchange rate |
| | 影子价格 shadow price |
| | 影子内阁 shadow cabinet |
| | 影子工资率 shadow wage rate |
