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| | the dark a situation in which there is no light , especially because it is night （尤指夜里的）黑，黑暗 | Timothy is afraid of the dark. 蒂莫西怕黑。 | | in the dark Why are you sitting here in the dark? 你为什么坐在这黑乎乎的地方？ | |
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| - | after dark
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| after it has become night |
| 天黑后 |
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| Do not go out on your own after dark. 天黑后不要自己一个人出去。 |
| It was long after dark when we finally reached the farm. 天黑后很久我们才最终到达农场。 |
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| - | before dark
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| before it becomes night |
| 天黑前 |
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| We were hoping to get home before dark. 我们希望天黑前赶到家。 |
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| - | in the dark (about sth)
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| not knowing very much about something , because other people are keeping it secret from you |
| （对某事）一无所知的 |
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| We are still very much in the dark about how the money was lost. 对于钱是怎么丢掉的我们仍然一无所知。 |
| keep sb in the dark (about sth) (=not tell someone about something because you want to keep it secret from them) You’ ve kept us totally in the dark about what happened that night. 不让某人了解（某事） |
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