dark

adjective

/dɑːk/

/dɑːrk/

(comparative darker, superlative darkest)

Idioms

with little light

with no or very little light, especially because it is night黑暗的；昏暗的；阴暗的

a dark room/street/forest/night黑暗的房间；昏暗的街道；黑黝黝的森林；漆黑的夜晚
What time does it get dark in summer?夏天什么时候天黑？
Then the theatre went dark. 然后剧院就黑了。
It was dark outside and I couldn't see much.外面很黑，我看不清。
The sky was still dark.天色还很暗。
Use lights to illuminate dark corners.使用灯光照亮黑暗的角落。

opposite light see also pitch-dark

Extra Examples

It gets dark at about six o'clock.6 点左右天黑下来。
As it grew dark, they gathered round the fire.随着天色变暗，他们聚集到了篝火旁。
It's only three o'clock and it's nearly dark already.才 3 点钟，天就差不多黑了。
They stepped into the dark room and shone the torch.他们走进黑暗的房间，用手电筒照射。
He stumbled along through the dark forest.他在黑黝黝的森林中跌跌撞撞地前行。

Topics Weathera1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs

be
look
seem
…

adverb

extremely
fairly
very
…

colours

not light; closer in shade to black than to white深色的；暗色的

dark blue/green/red/brown深蓝色；墨绿色；深红色；深棕色
Darker colours are more practical and don't show stains.深色不显脏，更实用。

opposite light, paleTopics Colours and Shapesa1

having a colour that is close to black近乎黑色的

He wore a dark suit and a plain tie.他穿着深色西装，打着素色领带。
dark-coloured wood深色木材
The dark clouds in the sky meant that a storm was coming.天空中的乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。

Topics Colours and Shapesa1

hair/skin/eyes

brown or black in colour褐色的；黝黑的；乌黑的

Sue has long dark hair.休留着长长的黑发。
He was handsome with dark eyes.他长得很英俊，眼睛黝黑。
Even if you have dark skin, you still need protection from the sun.即使你皮肤黝黑，仍需要防晒。

Topics Appearancea1

(of a person) having dark hair, eyes, etc.有深色头发（或眼睛等）的

a dark handsome stranger一位黑头发的英俊陌生人

opposite fair

mysterious

mysterious; hidden and not known about神秘的；隐秘的；隐藏的

There are no dark secrets in our family.我们家没有不为人知的秘密。

evil

evil or frightening邪恶的；阴险的；凶恶的

There was a darker side to his nature.他本性中有阴险的一面。
the dark forces of the imagination幻想中的邪恶势力
My mind was full of dark thoughts.我的心里充满了阴暗的想法。

without hope

unpleasant and without any hope that something good will happen忧郁的；不快的；无望的

the darkest days of Fascism法西斯统治下最黑暗的日子
The film is a dark vision of the future.这部影片预示着暗淡无光的未来。
The theatre stayed open even in the darkest days of the war.这家剧院即使在战争中最黑暗的日子里仍然开门营业。

phonetics

(of a speech sound) produced with the back part of the tongue close to the back of the mouth. In many accents of (= ways of pronouncing) English, dark /l/ is used after a vowel, as in ball.模糊的 opposite clear

Word OriginOld English deorc, of Germanic origin, probably distantly related to German tarnen ‘conceal’.

Idioms

a dark horse

(British English) a person who does not tell other people much about their life, and who surprises other people by having interesting qualities深藏不露的人
a person taking part in a race, etc. who surprises everyone by winning出人意料的获胜者；黑马

Wordfinder

auburn
blonde
dark
fair
ginger
grey
jet black
mousy
redhead
sandy

keep something dark

(British English, informal) to keep something secret and not tell people about it对…保密；隐瞒；隐藏
- He’s got two children? Well he’s kept that dark, hasn’t he!他有两个孩子？好吧，他一直保持黑暗，不是吗！

dark

noun

/dɑːk/

/dɑːrk/

Idioms

no light

the dark

[singular] the lack of light in a place, especially because it is night黑暗；暗处

Are the children afraid of the dark?孩子们怕黑吗？
in the dark All the lights went out and we were left in the dark.灯全熄了，我们周围一片黑暗。
animals that can see in the dark在黑暗中能看见东西的动物

Extra Examples

The armbands glow in the dark.臂章在黑暗中发光。
I fumbled for the light switch in the pitch dark.我在一片漆黑中摸索着找电灯开关。
I hate getting up in the dark.我讨厌天不亮就起床。
We could just make out some figures in the gathering dark.夜色渐浓，我们只能辨认出几个人影来。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

pitch
gathering

preposition

after dark
before dark
in the dark
…

phrases

afraid of the dark

colour

[uncountable] an amount of something that is dark in colour暗色；阴影

patterns of light and dark明暗相间的图案

Word OriginOld English deorc, of Germanic origin, probably distantly related to German tarnen ‘conceal’.

Idioms

after/before dark

after/before the sun goes down and it is night天黑后／前；黄昏后／前
- Try to get home before dark.尽量在天黑前回家。
- Don't go out alone after dark.天黑后不要单独外出。

in the dark (about something)

knowing nothing about something（对某事）全然不知
- Workers were kept in the dark about the plans to sell the company.工人全然不知出售公司的计划。
- She arrived at the meeting as much in the dark as everyone else.她到会时与其他人一样毫不知情。

a leap in the dark

an action or a risk that you take without knowing anything about the activity or what the result will be冒险举动
- I didn’t know what the new job would be like—I just took a leap in the dark.我不知道新工作会是什么样子——我只是在黑暗中迈出了一步。
Topics Dangerc2

a shot/stab in the dark

a guess; something you do without knowing what the result will be瞎猜；盲动；盲干
- The figure he came up with was really just a shot in the dark.他得出的数字实际上只是瞎猜而已。
- It was only a stab in the dark, but I hoped I could learn something.虽然那只是在瞎弄，但我还是希望能学会点儿东西。
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2

whistle in the dark

to pretend not to be afraid干干净净
- Instead of whistling in the dark about the inevitable disaster, we should be making plans for when it strikes.我们不应该在黑暗中吹口哨谈论不可避免的灾难，而应该在灾难发生时制定计划。

单词	dark
释义	dark adjective /dɑːk/ /dɑːrk/ (comparative darker, superlative darkest) Idioms with little light with no or very little light, especially because it is night黑暗的；昏暗的；阴暗的 a dark room/street/forest/night黑暗的房间；昏暗的街道；黑黝黝的森林；漆黑的夜晚 What time does it get dark in summer?夏天什么时候天黑？ Then the theatre went dark. 然后剧院就黑了。 It was dark outside and I couldn't see much.外面很黑，我看不清。 The sky was still dark.天色还很暗。 Use lights to illuminate dark corners.使用灯光照亮黑暗的角落。 opposite light see also pitch-dark Extra Examples It gets dark at about six o'clock.6 点左右天黑下来。 As it grew dark, they gathered round the fire.随着天色变暗，他们聚集到了篝火旁。 It's only three o'clock and it's nearly dark already.才 3 点钟，天就差不多黑了。 They stepped into the dark room and shone the torch.他们走进黑暗的房间，用手电筒照射。 He stumbled along through the dark forest.他在黑黝黝的森林中跌跌撞撞地前行。 Topics Weathera1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look seem … adverb extremely fairly very … colours not light; closer in shade to black than to white深色的；暗色的 dark blue/green/red/brown深蓝色；墨绿色；深红色；深棕色 Darker colours are more practical and don't show stains.深色不显脏，更实用。 opposite light, paleTopics Colours and Shapesa1 having a colour that is close to black近乎黑色的 He wore a dark suit and a plain tie.他穿着深色西装，打着素色领带。 dark-coloured wood深色木材 The dark clouds in the sky meant that a storm was coming.天空中的乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。 Topics Colours and Shapesa1 hair/skin/eyes brown or black in colour褐色的；黝黑的；乌黑的 Sue has long dark hair.休留着长长的黑发。 He was handsome with dark eyes.他长得很英俊，眼睛黝黑。 Even if you have dark skin, you still need protection from the sun.即使你皮肤黝黑，仍需要防晒。 Topics Appearancea1 (of a person) having dark hair, eyes, etc.有深色头发（或眼睛等）的 a dark handsome stranger一位黑头发的英俊陌生人 opposite fair mysterious mysterious; hidden and not known about神秘的；隐秘的；隐藏的 There are no dark secrets in our family.我们家没有不为人知的秘密。 evil evil or frightening邪恶的；阴险的；凶恶的 There was a darker side to his nature.他本性中有阴险的一面。 the dark forces of the imagination幻想中的邪恶势力 My mind was full of dark thoughts.我的心里充满了阴暗的想法。 without hope unpleasant and without any hope that something good will happen忧郁的；不快的；无望的 the darkest days of Fascism法西斯统治下最黑暗的日子 The film is a dark vision of the future.这部影片预示着暗淡无光的未来。 The theatre stayed open even in the darkest days of the war.这家剧院即使在战争中最黑暗的日子里仍然开门营业。 phonetics (of a speech sound) produced with the back part of the tongue close to the back of the mouth. In many accents of (= ways of pronouncing) English, dark /l/ is used after a vowel, as in ball.模糊的 opposite clear Word OriginOld English deorc, of Germanic origin, probably distantly related to German tarnen ‘conceal’. Idioms a dark horse (British English) a person who does not tell other people much about their life, and who surprises other people by having interesting qualities深藏不露的人 a person taking part in a race, etc. who surprises everyone by winning出人意料的获胜者；黑马 Wordfinder auburn blonde dark fair ginger grey jet black mousy redhead sandy keep something dark (British English, informal) to keep something secret and not tell people about it对…保密；隐瞒；隐藏 He’s got two children? Well he’s kept that dark, hasn’t he!他有两个孩子？好吧，他一直保持黑暗，不是吗！ dark noun /dɑːk/ /dɑːrk/ Idioms no light the dark [singular] the lack of light in a place, especially because it is night黑暗；暗处 Are the children afraid of the dark?孩子们怕黑吗？ in the dark All the lights went out and we were left in the dark.灯全熄了，我们周围一片黑暗。 animals that can see in the dark在黑暗中能看见东西的动物 Extra Examples The armbands glow in the dark.臂章在黑暗中发光。 I fumbled for the light switch in the pitch dark.我在一片漆黑中摸索着找电灯开关。 I hate getting up in the dark.我讨厌天不亮就起床。 We could just make out some figures in the gathering dark.夜色渐浓，我们只能辨认出几个人影来。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective pitch gathering preposition after dark before dark in the dark … phrases afraid of the dark colour [uncountable] an amount of something that is dark in colour暗色；阴影 patterns of light and dark明暗相间的图案 Word OriginOld English deorc, of Germanic origin, probably distantly related to German tarnen ‘conceal’. Idioms after/before dark after/before the sun goes down and it is night天黑后／前；黄昏后／前 Try to get home before dark.尽量在天黑前回家。 Don't go out alone after dark.天黑后不要单独外出。 in the dark (about something) knowing nothing about something（对某事）全然不知 Workers were kept in the dark about the plans to sell the company.工人全然不知出售公司的计划。 She arrived at the meeting as much in the dark as everyone else.她到会时与其他人一样毫不知情。 a leap in the dark an action or a risk that you take without knowing anything about the activity or what the result will be冒险举动 I didn’t know what the new job would be like—I just took a leap in the dark.我不知道新工作会是什么样子——我只是在黑暗中迈出了一步。 Topics Dangerc2 a shot/stab in the dark a guess; something you do without knowing what the result will be瞎猜；盲动；盲干 The figure he came up with was really just a shot in the dark.他得出的数字实际上只是瞎猜而已。 It was only a stab in the dark, but I hoped I could learn something.虽然那只是在瞎弄，但我还是希望能学会点儿东西。 Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2 whistle in the dark to pretend not to be afraid干干净净 Instead of whistling in the dark about the inevitable disaster, we should be making plans for when it strikes.我们不应该在黑暗中吹口哨谈论不可避免的灾难，而应该在灾难发生时制定计划。
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