dark

英 [dɑːk]

美 [dɑːrk]

adj.  黑暗的; 昏暗的; 阴暗的; 深色的; 暗色的; 近乎黑色的
n.  黑暗; 暗处; 暗色; 阴影

比较级：darker　最高级：darkest　

中考高考IELTSCET4考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.966 / COCA.857

同义词辨析

darkblackdimduskymurky【导航词义：黑，暗】

习惯用语

adj.

a dark horse
• 深藏不露的人
  a person who does not tell other people much about their life, and who surprises other people by having interesting qualities
• 出人意料的获胜者；黑马
  a person taking part in a race, etc. who surprises everyone by winning
keep sth dark
• 对…保密；隐瞒；隐藏
  to keep sth secret and not tell people about it

n.

after/before dark
• 天黑后 / 前；黄昏后 / 前
  after/before the sun goes down and it is night
• 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 sth)
• （对某事）全然不知
  knowing nothing about sth
• 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 shot/stab in the dark
• 瞎猜；盲动；盲干
  a guess; sth you do without knowing what the result will be
• 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。
a leap in the dark
• （未了解情况就采取的）冒险举动
  an action or a risk that you take without knowing anything about the activity or what the result will be

牛津词典

adj.

光线暗淡 with little light
• 黑暗的；昏暗的；阴暗的
  with no or very little light, especially because it is night
  1. a dark room/street/forest
     黑暗的房间；昏暗的街道；黑黝黝的森林
  2. What time does it get dark in summer?
     夏天什么时候天黑？
  3. It was dark outside and I couldn't see much.
     外面很黑，我看不清。
颜色 colours
• 深色的；暗色的
  not light; closer in shade to black than to white
  1. dark blue/green/red, etc.
     深蓝色、墨绿色、深红色等
  2. Darker colours are more practical and don't show stains.
     深色不显脏，更实用。
• 近乎黑色的
  having a colour that is close to black
  1. a dark suit
     深色的西服
  2. dark-coloured wood
     深色木材
  3. 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。
头发；皮肤；眼睛 hair/skin/eyes
• 褐色的；黝黑的；乌黑的
  brown or black in colour
  1. Sue has long dark hair.
     苏留着长长的黑发。
  2. 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。
• 有深色头发（或眼睛等）的
  having dark hair, eyes, etc.
  1. a dark handsome stranger
     一位黑头发英俊陌生人
神秘 mysterious
• 神秘的；隐秘的；隐藏的
  mysterious; hidden and not known about
  1. There are no dark secrets in our family.
     我们家没有隐秘。
邪恶 evil
• 邪恶的；阴险的；凶恶的
  evil or frightening
  1. There was a darker side to his nature.
     他本性中还有阴险的一面。
  2. the dark forces of the imagination
     幻想中的邪恶势力
无希望 without hope
• 忧郁的；不快的；无望的
  unpleasant and without any hope that sth good will happen
  1. the darkest days of Fascism
     法西斯统治下最黑暗的日子
  2. The film is a dark vision of the future.
     这部影片预示着黯淡无光的未来。
语音学 phonetics
• 暗的
  produced with the back part of the tongue close to the back of the mouth. In many accents of English, dark /l/ is used after a vowel, as in ball .

noun

无光 no light
• 黑暗；暗处
  the lack of light in a place, especially because it is night
  1. All the lights went out and we were left in the dark .
     灯全熄了，我们周围一片黑暗。
  2. Are the children afraid of the dark?
     孩子们怕黑吗？
  3. animals that can see in the dark
     在黑暗中能看见东西的动物
颜色 colour
• 暗色；阴影
  an amount of sth that is dark in colour
  1. patterns of light and dark
     明暗相间的图案

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 黑暗的;昏暗的;天黑的
  When it isdark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
  1. When she awoke it was evening and already dark...
     她醒来时已是晚上，天已经黑了。
  2. It was too dark inside to see much...
     里面太暗，看不太清。
  3. People usually draw the curtains once it gets dark...
     天一黑，人们通常就会拉上窗帘。
  4. She snapped off the light and made her way back through the dark kitchen.
     她啪的一下关掉灯，从厨房摸黑走了出来。
• N-SING 黑暗;昏暗;暗处
  The darkis the lack of light in a place.
  1. 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。
  2. I've always been afraid of the dark.
     我一直很怕黑。
• ADJ-GRADED 黑色的;深色的;暗色的
  If you describe something asdark, you mean that it is black in colour, or a shade that is close to black.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• COMB in COLOUR (颜色)深的，暗的
  When you usedarkto 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.
  1. She was wearing a dark blue dress.
     她穿着一件深蓝色的礼服。
• ADJ-GRADED (头发、眼睛或肤色)棕色的，黑色的
  If someone hasdarkhair, eyes, or skin, they have brown or black hair, eyes, or skin.
  1. He had dark, curly hair...
     他有一头卷曲的黑发。
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED (白人）有着棕色（或黑色）头发（且皮肤略带棕色）的，肤色深的
  If you describe a white person asdark, you mean that they have brown or black hair, and often a brownish skin.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED (时期）黑暗的，恐怖的，悲惨的
  Adarkperiod of time is unpleasant or frightening.
  1. 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。
  2. This was the darkest period of the war.
     这是那次战争中最黑暗的时期。
• ADJ-GRADED (地方)神秘的，隐秘的
  Adarkplace or area is mysterious and not fully known about.
  1. 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。
  2. ...the dark recesses of the mind.
     隐秘的思想深处
• ADJ-GRADED (想法）忧郁的，悲观的
  Darkthoughts are sad, and show that you are expecting something unpleasant to happen.
  1. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED (眼神或话语）阴险的，邪恶的，不祥的
  Darklooks or remarks make you think that the person giving them wants to harm you or that something horrible is going to happen.
  1. 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。
  2. ...dark threats.
     恶毒的威胁
• ADJ-GRADED （指与严肃或令人不快的事物相关的)黑色的
  If you describe something asdark, you mean that it is related to things that are serious or unpleasant, rather than light-hearted.
  1. Their dark humor never failed to astound him...
     他们的黑色幽默总能让他咋舌。
  2. 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。
• See also:pitch-dark
• PHRASE 天黑后
  If you do somethingafter dark, you do it when the sun has set and night has begun.
  1. They avoid going out alone after dark.
     他们避免在天黑以后独自外出。
• PHRASE 天黑前
  If you do somethingbefore dark, you do it before the sun sets and night begins.
  1. They'll be back well before dark.
     他们会在天黑前早早返回。
• PHRASE （对…）一无所知，毫不知情
  If you arein the dark aboutsomething, you do not know anything about it.
  1. 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。
  2. I managed to keep my parents in the dark about this...
     我设法对父母瞒下了此事。
  3. I'm as much in the dark as you.
     我和你一样毫不知情。
• PHRASE 瞎猜;盲干
  If you describe something someone says or does asa shot in the darkora stab in the dark, you mean they are guessing that what they say is correct or that what they do will be successful.
  1. 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。
• leap in the dark→ see:leap

双语例句

• I've always been afraid of the dark.
  我一直很怕黑。
• 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。
• She was wearing a dark blue dress.
  她穿着一件深蓝色的礼服。
• This jacket is too dark.
  这件上衣颜色太老了。
• 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。
• The moon was covered by the dark clouds.
  月亮被乌云遮蔽了。
• He wore a leather jacket and dark trousers.
  他身穿皮夹克和深色裤子。
• Their dark humor never failed to astound him
  他们的黑色幽默总能让他咋舌。
• 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。