dark
n
1 the dark [sing]
absence of light 黑暗; 無光
All the lights went out and we were left in the dark. 所有的燈都熄了, 周圍一片黑暗.
Are you afraid of the dark? 你怕黑嗎?
2 (idm 習(xí)語) before/after dark before/after the sun goes down 在天黑以前[以後]
Try to get home before dark. 盡量在天黑以前回家.
I'm afraid to go out after dark in the city. 在城里, 我害怕天黑後出門. (be/keep sb) in the `dark (about sth) in a state of ignorance 無知; 不知
I was in the dark about it until she told me. 這件事在她告訴我之前, 我毫不知情.
We were kept completely in the dark about his plan to sell the company. 對他計劃將公司出售一事, 我們一直蒙在鼓里. a leap/shot in the `dark action, answer, etc that is risked in the hope that it is correct 盲目冒險的干、 回答等
It's hard to know exactly what to do we'll just have to take a shot in the dark. 很難說怎麼辦才對--我們只好瞎碰. whistle in the dark => whistle.
dark adj (-er, -est)
1 with no or very little light 黑暗的
a dark room, street, corner, etc 黑暗的房間、 街道、 角落等
It's awfully dark in here
put the light on. 這里太黑了, 開燈吧.
It's too dark to play outside. 外面黑得玩兒不了.
2
(a) (of a colour) not reflecting much light; closer in shade(6) to black than to white 暗色的; 深色的
dark green, red, grey, etc 深綠色、 深紅色、 深灰色
a dark dress, suit, etc 深色的連衣裙、 西裝等
dark-brown eyes 深棕色的眼睛.
(b) having brown(ish) or black skin or hair 有棕色或黑色皮膚或毛發(fā)的
a dark youth, complexion 皮膚黝黑的青年[棕黑的膚色]
I have one fair and one dark child. 我有兩個孩子, 一個頭發(fā)是金色的, 一個是黑色的.
3 (fig 比喻)
(a) hidden; mysterious 隱藏的; 神秘的
a dark secret/mystery 無人知道的秘密[神秘事情].
(b) difficult to understand; obscure 難理解的; 意義不明的
Your meaning is too dark for me. 你的意思我很難理解.
4 (fig 比喻) gloomy; sad 悲觀的; 憂郁的; 憂愁的
dark predictions about the future 對前途悲觀的預(yù)測
You always look on the dark side of things, ie are always pessimistic. 你總是著眼於事物的黑暗面(總是悲觀).
5 evil 邪惡的; 惡毒的: dark powers/influence 罪惡的權(quán)力[影響].
6 (idm 習(xí)語) a dark `horse person who hides special personal qualities or abilities 黑馬(有本事而深藏不露的人)
He's a bit of a dark horse
he was earning a fortune, but nobody knew. 他可算是藏龍臥虎
賺大錢, 可誰也不知道. keep it/sth dark (from sb) keep sth secret 保密
I'm getting married again, but keep it dark, will you? 我要再婚了, 可要保密呀, 行嗎?
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輪椅(d)上的藝術(shù)家(ar)使肯德基(k)變得 黑暗
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*[dɑ:k]n. 黑暗, 夜, 黃昏, 模糊a. 黑暗的, 暗的, 深色的, 隱密的, 模糊的, 無知的相關(guān)詞組: keep oneself dark in a dark temper in the dark leap in the dark leave sb in the dark keep sth dark keep someone in the dark