1
- with little or no light暗的, 黑暗的：
it's too dark to see much.
太暗了, 看不到多少东西。
1.1
- hidden from knowledge; mysterious不为人知的; 神秘的：
a dark secret.
不为人知的秘密。
1.2
darkest
humorous (of a region) most remote, inaccessible, or uncivilized〈幽默〉（地区）偏远的, 无人烟的, 未开化的：he lives somewhere in darkest Essex.
他住在偏远的艾塞克斯某地。
1.3
- archaic ignorant; unenlightened〈古〉无知的; 蒙昧的：
he is dark on certain points of scripture.
他对经文中的有些点知之甚少。
1.4
- (of a theatre) closed; not in use（剧院）关闭的, 停业的。
2
- (of a colour or object) not reflecting much light; approaching black in shade（颜色, 物体）暗的; 黑的, 深色的：
dark green.
暗绿色。
2.1
- (of someone's skin, hair, or eyes) brown or black in colour（人的皮肤、头发或眼睛）褐色的, 黑色的。
2.2
- (of a person) having such skin, hair, or eyes（人）褐（或黑）色皮肤（或头发、眼睛）的。
2.3
- figurative (of a sound or taste) having richness or depth〈喻〉（声音）低沉圆润的; （味道）丰富的, 深厚的：
a distinctive dark, sweet flavour.
与众不同的深厚甜蜜滋味。
3
- (of a period of time or situation) characterized by tragedy, unhappiness, or unpleasantness（时期, 形势）黑暗的, 悲观的, 不幸的, 不佳的：
the dark days of the war.
战时的黑暗日子。
3.1
- gloomily pessimistic黯然的, 黯淡的：
a dark vision of the future.
未来的黯淡前景。
3.2
- (of an expression) angry; threatening（表情）阴郁的, 愤怒的; 威胁的。
3.3
- suggestive of or arising from evil characteristics or forces; sinister黑暗的, 邪恶的, 险恶的：
so many dark deeds had been committed.
犯下了那么多邪恶的罪行。
4
- Phonetics denoting a velarized form of the sound of the letter l (as in pull in south-eastern English speech)【语音】（/l/音）暗的。常与CLEAR相对。
1
the dark
the absence of light in a place黑暗：Carolyn was sitting in the dark
卡罗琳坐在黑暗中
he's scared of the dark.
他怕黑。
1.1
- mass noun nightfall黄昏, 夜幕：
I'll be home before dark.
我黄昏前会到家。
2
- a dark colour or shade, especially in a painting（尤指绘画中的）暗色; 阴影。
短语
the darkest hour is just before the dawn
- proverb when things seem to be at their worst they are about to start improving〈谚〉黎明前最黑暗。
in the dark
- in a state of ignorance about something蒙在鼓里, 一无所知。
keep something dark
- keep something secret from other people保密。
a shot （或stab）in the dark
- an act whose outcome cannot be foreseen; a mere guess瞎碰; 臆测。
派生词
darkish
adjectivedarksome
adjective （poetic/literary〈诗/文〉）词源
Old English deorc, of Germanic origin, probably distantly related to German tarnen 'conceal'.