| 单词 | dark |
| 释义 | dark n 1 the dark [sing] absence of light 黑暗; 无光 All the lights went out and we were left in the dark. 所有的灯都熄了, 周围一片黑暗. Are you afraid of the dark? 你怕黑吗? 2 (idm 习语) before/after dark before/after the sun goes down 在天黑以前[以後] Try to get home before dark. 尽量在天黑以前回家. I´m afraid to go out after dark in the city. 在城里, 我害怕天黑後出门. (be/keep sb) in the `dark (about sth) in a state of ignorance 无知; 不知 I was in the dark about it until she told me. 这件事在她告诉我之前, 我毫不知情. We were kept completely in the dark about his plan to sell the company. 对他计划将公司出售一事, 我们一直蒙在鼓里. a leap/shot in the `dark action, answer, etc that is risked in the hope that it is correct 盲目冒险的干、 回答等 It´s hard to know exactly what to do we´ll just have to take a shot in the dark. 很难说怎麽办才对--我们只好瞎碰. 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 黑暗的房间、 街道、 角落等 It´s awfully dark in here put the light on. 这里太黑了, 开灯吧. It´s too dark to play outside. 外面黑得玩儿不了. 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 深绿色、 深红色、 深灰色 a dark dress, suit, etc 深色的连衣裙、 西装等 dark-brown eyes 深棕色的眼睛. (b) having brown(ish) or black skin or hair 有棕色或黑色皮肤或毛发的 a dark youth, complexion 皮肤黝黑的青年[棕黑的肤色] I have one fair and one dark child. 我有两个孩子, 一个头发是金色的, 一个是黑色的. 3 (fig 比喻) (a) hidden; mysterious 隐藏的; 神秘的 a dark secret/mystery 无人知道的秘密[神秘事情]. (b) difficult to understand; obscure 难理解的; 意义不明的 Your meaning is too dark for me. 你的意思我很难理解. 4 (fig 比喻) gloomy; sad 悲观的; 忧郁的; 忧愁的 dark predictions about the future 对前途悲观的预测 You always look on the dark side of things, ie are always pessimistic. 你总是著眼於事物的黑暗面（总是悲观）. 5 evil 邪恶的; 恶毒的: dark powers/influence 罪恶的权力[影响]. 6 (idm 习语) a dark `horse person who hides special personal qualities or abilities 黑马（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. 他可算是藏龙卧虎 赚大钱, 可谁也不知道. 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, 行吗? |
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