dark
adj. 黑暗的; 深色的; 神秘的; 悲惨的; 忧郁的; 邪恶的
n. 黑暗,暗处; 暗色
When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
When she awoke it was evening and already dark...
她醒来时已是晚上,天已经黑了。
It was too dark inside to see much...
里面太暗,看不太清。
The dark is the lack of light in a place.
Her mother was sitting in the dark by the stove in her rocking chair...
她母亲坐在炉边暗处的摇椅里。
I've always been afraid of the dark.
我一直很怕黑。
If you describe something as dark, you mean that it is black in colour, or a shade that is close to black.
He wore a dark suit and carried a black attaché case...
他身穿暗色西服,手提黑色公文包。
The heavy dark table is inlaid with lighter wood.
笨重的深色桌子上嵌有颜色较浅的木头。
When you use dark to describe a colour, you are referring to a shade of that colour which is close to black, or seems to have some black in it.
She was wearing a dark blue dress.
她穿着一件深蓝色的礼服。
If someone has dark hair, eyes, or skin, they have brown or black hair, eyes, or skin.
He had dark, curly hair...
他有一头卷曲的黑发。
Leo went on, his dark eyes wide with pity and concern.
利奥接着说下去,他的黑眼睛瞪得大大的,充满怜悯和关切。
If you describe a white person as dark, you mean that they have brown or black hair, and often a brownish skin.
Carol is a tall, dark, Latin type of woman...
卡萝尔身材高大,黑发棕肤,是个有着拉丁风情的女子。
The driver was very dark. Maltese, maybe.
司机一头乌发、肤色黝黑,可能是个马耳他人。
A dark period of time is unpleasant or frightening.
Once again there's talk of very dark days ahead...
又有传言说以后的日子会非常艰难。
This was the darkest period of the war.
这是那次战争中最黑暗的时期。
A dark place or area is mysterious and not fully known about.
The spacecraft is set to throw new light on to a dark corner of the solar system.
这艘宇宙飞船可能会让人们对太阳系中的一个神秘角落有更新的认识。
...the dark recesses of the mind.
隐秘的思想深处
Dark thoughts are sad, and show that you are expecting something unpleasant to happen.
Troy's chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts.
特洛伊的喋喋不休让我暂时收起了阴郁思绪。
Dark looks or remarks make you think that the person giving them wants to harm you or that something horrible is going to happen.
Garin shot him a dark glance, as if in warning.
加林恶狠狠地瞪了他一眼,似乎是在警告。
...dark threats.
恶毒的威胁
If you describe something as dark, you mean that it is related to things that are serious or unpleasant, rather than light-hearted.
Their dark humor never failed to astound him...
他们的黑色幽默总能让他咋舌。
Nina took a kind of dark pleasure in being the focus of the tension between her father and her brother.
对成了父亲和哥哥紧张关系的焦点,尼娜有点幸灾乐祸。
If you do something after dark, you do it when the sun has set and night has begun.
They avoid going out alone after dark.
他们避免在天黑以后独自外出。
If you do something before dark, you do it before the sun sets and night begins.
They'll be back well before dark.
他们会在天黑前早早返回。
If you are in the dark about something, you do not know anything about it.
The investigators admit that they are completely in the dark about the killing...
调查人员承认他们对这起谋杀一无所知。
I managed to keep my parents in the dark about this...
我设法对父母瞒下了此事。
If you describe something someone says or does as a shot in the dark or a stab in the dark, you mean they are guessing that what they say is correct or that what they do will be successful.
Every single one of those inspired guesses had been shots in the dark.
所有那些凭直觉的猜测都是无根据的瞎猜。
1. absence of light or illumination
2. absence of moral or spiritual values;
3. an unilluminated area;
4. the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
5. an unenlightened state;
1. devoid or partially devoid of light or brightness; shadowed or black or somber-colored;
2. (used of color) having a dark hue;
3. brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes);
4. stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable;
5. causing dejection;
6. secret;
7. showing a brooding ill humor;
8. lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture;
9. marked by difficulty of style or expression;
10. having skin rich in melanin pigments;
11. not giving performances; closed;
dark, dim, black, gloomy, obscure, vague, grey
这些形容词都含有"完全地或不完全地缺少光亮"之意。
the darkest hour is just before the dawn
(谚)黎明前最黑暗
keep something dark
保密
a shot (或 stab) in the dark
瞎碰;臆测
in the dark
秘密地
一无所知地;未通知地
He stumbled blindly on through the dark building.
他摸索着跌跌撞撞地穿过漆黑的建筑物.
The moon was covered by the dark clouds.
月亮被乌云遮蔽了.
If you speed up your work, we can finish before it is dark.
要是你加紧, 我们可以在天黑前结束工作.
We ought to be heading back if we want to reach home before dark.
如果我们想天黑前到家,现在该往回走了.
A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.
他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒.