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| /stɑːk/ |
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| 1 | used for describing a building or scene that is very clear and plain to look at , often in a slightly unpleasant or frightening way 光秃秃的；荒凉的 | She disliked the stark brick walls and the steel window frames. 她不喜欢光秃秃的砖墙和钢窗架。 | | The hill formed a stark silhouette against the sky. 小山在天际映出光秃秃的轮廓。 | |
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| 2 | used for describing an unpleasant fact or situation that is very obvious or impossible to avoid 严酷的；苛刻的 | stark choice The stark choice is between moving out or staying here and paying more. 搬出去还是付更多的钱住在这里是个残酷的选择。 | | stark reality Too many community leaders seem unable to grasp this stark reality. 似乎有太多的社区领导人无法理解这个残酷的现实。 | | | 2a | extreme and obvious 明显的；突出的 | | There still remained one stark difference between the two men. 这两个人之间仍有一个明显的差别。 | | in stark contrast His words were in stark contrast to what he had said earlier. 他的话与先前说的形成了鲜明的对比。 | | |
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| - | stark naked
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| used for emphasizing that someone is not wearing any clothes at all |
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| The child was stark naked in the bathroom. 孩子在浴室里全身赤裸。 |
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| - | stark raving/staring mad informal
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| completely crazy |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| starkly adv |
| The bare trees stood out starkly in the snow. 光秃秃的树突兀地立在雪中。 |
| These figures starkly illustrate the poor performance of the British economy. 这些数字很明显地表明英国的经济状况欠佳。 |
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| starkness noun U |
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