dark
adj.(形容词)
dark.er,dark.est 缩写 dk.
Lacking or having very little light:
黑暗的:缺乏或只有少量光线的:
例句:
a dark corner.
黑暗的角落
Lacking brightness:
缺乏光亮的:
例句:
a dark day.
阴天
Reflecting only a small fraction of incident light.
光线微弱的:反射入射光的仅一小部分的
Of a shade tending toward black in comparison with other shades. Used of a color.
有阴影的,暗色调的:和其他阴影相比较,属于趋向于黑色的阴影的。用于颜色
Having a complexion that is not fair; swarthy.
黑皮肤的:具有非白晰的脸色的;黑黝黝的
Characterized by gloom; dismal:
以幽暗为特点的;忧郁的:
例句:
took a dark view of the consequences.
对结果持悲观看法
Sullen or threatening:
阴郁的或威胁的:
例句:
a dark scowl.
脸色阴郁
Difficult to understand; obscure:
难以理解的;模糊的:
例句:
stories that are large in scope and dark in substance.
故事范围庞大,但内容难以理解
Concealed or secret; mysterious:
隐藏的或秘密的;神秘的:
例句:
.the dark mysteries of Africa and the fabled wonders of the East.(W. Bruce Lincoln)
.非洲黑色的神秘和东方的神话般的奇迹.(W.布鲁斯·林肯)
Lacking enlightenment, knowledge, or culture:
没知识的:缺乏教育、知识或文化的:
例句:
a dark age in the history of education.
教育史上的黑暗时代
Exhibiting or stemming from evil characteristics or forces; sinister:
凶恶的,阴险的:展示或来自邪恶的人物或力量的阻碍;邪恶的:
例句:
.churned up dark undercurrents of ethnic and religious hostility.(Peter Maas)
.搅起种族和宗教仇视的邪恶潜流.(彼得·马斯)
Having richness or depth:
富有的,深沉的:
例句:
a dark, melancholy vocal tone.
低沉忧郁的声调
Not giving performances; closed:
不演出的;关闭的:
例句:
The movie theater is dark on Mondays.
电影院每逢星期一公休
n.(名词)
Absence of light.
黑暗:缺乏光线
A place having little or no light.
黑暗之处:光线很弱或没有光线的地方
Night; nightfall:
夜晚;黄昏:
例句:
home before dark.
天黑以前回家
A deep hue or color.
深色调:深的色调或颜色
<习惯用语>in the dark
In secret:
秘密地:
例句:
high-level decisions made in the dark.
高层决定是秘密地制定的
In a state of ignorance; uninformed:
一无所知地;未通知地:
例句:
kept me in the dark about their plans.
我对他们的计划一无所知
来源:
Middle English derk
中古英语 derk
from Old English deorc
源自 古英语 deorc
【引伸】
dark.ish
adj.(形容词)
dark.ly
adv.(副词)
dark.ness
n.(名词)
<参考词汇><同义词>dark,dim,murky,dusky,obscure,opaque,shady,shadowyThese adjectives indicate the absence of light or clarity.
这些形容词表示缺乏光线或清晰度。
Dark, the most widely applicable, can refer to insufficiency of illumination for seeing:
Dark 应用的最广泛,指能被没有足够的光源看见:
例句:
.Under the earth, in the flat, dark air, the wet, gloomy rock gave quarter grudgingly. (Jimmy Breslin).The word can also denote deepness of shade or color (
.在地下,在死气沉沉的、阴暗的空气里,潮湿阴郁的石头不情愿地分开 (吉米·布雷斯林)。这个单词也能表示阴影或颜色的深度(
例句:
dark brown), absence of cheer (
深褐色), 不高兴(
例句:
a dark, somber mood), or lack of rectitude:
不高兴、忧郁的情绪) 或缺乏正直:
例句:
.It [gold] serves what life requires,/But dreadful too, the dark Assassin hires. (Alexander Pope).
.它 为生活的需要服务,但是也是可怕的,成为邪恶的暗杀团体成员的雇金. (亚历山大教皇)。
Dim suggests lack of clarity of outline, as of physical entities or mental processes such as recollection:
Dim 暗示使轮廓清晰的缺乏,如物理实体或脑力过程的,如回忆:
例句:
.life and the memory of it cramped,/dim, on a piece of Bristol board. (Elizabeth Bishop);it can also apply to a source of light to indicate insufficiency:
.生活及其回忆在一块上等板纸上束缚着、模糊着. (伊丽莎白大主教);它也能用于被表示不足光线的来源:
例句:
.storied Windows richly dight,/Casting a dim religious light. (John Milton).
.以历史故事装饰富丽堂皇的窗户,投射了一丝模糊的宗教光线. (约翰·米尔顿)。
Murky implies darkness, often extreme, such as that produced by smoke or fog:
Murky 意指黑暗,往往是极端的,如由烟或雾致成的:
例句:
.an atmosphere murky with sand. (Willa Cather).
由沙子导致的黑暗气氛 (威拉·凯瑟)。
例句:
.The path was altogether indiscernible in the murky darkness which surrounded them. (Sir Walter Scott).Figuratively it can imply dark vagueness:
.这条小径被围绕在漆黑中难以辨别. (沃尔特·斯科特爵士)。它能象征性地暗示不明确、朦胧模糊:
例句:
.the narrow crevice of one good deed in a murky life of guilt. (Charles Dickens).
.在罪恶糊涂的一生中,仅有的一件好事. (查尔斯·狄更斯)。
Dusky applies principally to the dimness that is characteristic of diminishing light, as at twilight:
Dusky 主要指以逐渐减弱的光线为特点的暗淡,如黎明时:
例句:
.The dusky night rides down the sky,/And ushers in the morn. (Henry Fielding);it often refers to deepness of shade of a color:
.黑夜驱走了天空/带来了早晨. (亨利·菲尔丁);它常指阴影或颜色的深度:
例句:
.A dusky blush rose to her cheek. (Edith Wharton).
.红晕的羞愧涌上她的面颊. (伊迪斯·华顿)。
Obscure usually means unclear to the mind or senses (
Obscure 通常意思是思乡或感觉不清晰 (
例句:
an obscure communiqué requiring clarification), but it can refer to physical darkness (
需要说明的思路不清的公报), 但是它也能指物理上的黑暗(
例句:
the obscure rooms of a shuttered mansion).
装上百叶窗的大厦的黑暗房间)。
Opaque means not admitting penetration by light (
Opaque 指不能被光线穿透的(
例句:
opaque rock crystals); figuratively it applies to something that is unintelligible:
不透明的岩石晶体); 它能用于比喻难以理解的事情:
例句:
.Nixon confined himself to opaque philosophical statements that indicated he was not ready for a discussion of basic assumptions. (Henry A. Kissinger).
.尼克松把自己沉浸在晦涩的哲学论述中,这意味着他不准备讨论基础假说. (亨利·A·基辛格)。
Shady refers literally to what is sheltered from light, especially sunlight (
Shady 字面上指避光的,尤其是太阳光(
例句:
a shady grove of catalpas) or figuratively to what is of questionable honesty (
梓属植物的避光树丛) 或比喻意义上指有可疑的诚实(
例句:
shady business deals).
可疑的商业交易)。
Shadowy also implies obstructed light (
Shadowy 也指被挡住的光线 (
例句:
a shadowy avenue through thick foliage) but may suggest shifting illumination and indistinctness:
茂密的叶子遮住了林荫道), 但也可暗示转换照明和模糊:
例句:
.[He] retreated from the limelight to the shadowy fringe of music history. (Charles Sherman).The word can refer to something that seems to lack substance and is mysterious and possibly sinister:
. 从受人注意的中心回到音乐史的虚幻边缘. (查尔斯·谢尔曼)。这个词可用来指看起来好象缺乏实质和神秘的或可能邪恶的事情:
例句:
a shadowy figure in a black Homburg traversing the fogbound park.
头戴黑色翘边帽的神秘人在因浓雾而进退不能的公园来回徘徊