查词 - darker

dark

adj

noun

dɑːk adj

NO LIGHT

无光的

if it is dark, there is little or no light 黑暗的，昏暗的;

The church was dark and quiet.

教堂里黑黑的，寂静无声。

the dark winter days

阴暗的冬日

Suddenly, the room went dark (=became dark) .

房间突然变暗了。

It gets dark (=night begins) about ten o’clock.

大约十点钟时黑天。

It was still dark (=was night) when we boarded the train.

我们登上火车时仍是夜晚。

It was pitch dark (=completely dark) in the attic.

阁楼上漆黑一片。

COLOUR

颜色

quite close to black in colour 暗色的，深色的;

There were dark clouds in the sky.

天空中有乌云。

men in dark suits

穿深色套装的男士

a slightly darker colour

较深一点的颜色

dark blue/green/pink etc

a dark blue dress

一件深蓝色的连衣裙

HAIR/EYES/SKIN

头发/眼睛/皮肤

someone who is dark has hair, eyes, or skin that is brown or black in colour 〔头发、眼睛或皮肤〕褐色的，黑色的;

a tall, dark man

身材高大、皮肤黝黑的男人

John’s dark skin and eyes

约翰的深色皮肤和褐色眼睛

MYSTERIOUS

神秘的

mysterious or secret 神秘的; 隐秘的 BrE

a dark secret

隐秘

keep sth dark

Apparently, he has a son, but he’s kept that very dark.

他似乎有个儿子，但他把这件事藏得很隐秘。

EVIL

邪恶的

evil or threatening 邪恶的，阴险的，恶毒的

There was a darker side to his character.

他的性格里有阴险的一面。

a place where so many dark deeds had been committed

曾经恶势力横行的地方

the dark forces of the universe

宇宙的邪恶力量

UNHAPPY TIME

不快乐的时光

a dark time is unhappy or without hope 黑暗的; 无望的

the dark days of the war

那段黯淡的战争日子

Even in the darkest moments, I still had you, my love.

即使在最无望的日子里我还有你，亲爱的。

FEELINGS/THOUGHTS

情感/思想

if you have dark feelings or thoughts, you are very sad or worried 忧愁的，忧郁的; 担忧的

a dark depression

无望的抑郁

her darkest fears

她最大的担忧

HUMOUR

幽默

dark humour deals with things that are bad or upsetting in a funny way 黑色的;

the dark humor common in difficult situations

常见于困境中的黑色幽默

darkest Africa/South America etc

the parts of Africa etc about which we know very little [过时] 鲜为人知的非洲/南美等 old-fashioned

noun

the dark

when there is no light, especially because the sun has gone down 黑暗，无光〔尤指夜晚〕

my childish fear of the dark

我对黑暗孩子般的恐惧

in the dark

I turned off the light and lay there in the dark.

我关了灯，在黑暗中躺在那儿。

We stood outside in the pitch dark (=when there is no light at all) .

我们站在黑漆漆的屋外。

after/before/until dark

after, before, or until the sun goes down at night 天黑以后/天黑以前/直到天黑

I want you home before dark.

我要你天黑前回家。

in the dark

knowing nothing about something important, because you have not been told about it [非正式] 全然不知的 informal

We’re in the dark just as much as you are.

我们和你们一样，什么都不知道。

College officials were kept in the dark about the investigation.

关于此项调查，大学里的管理员被蒙在了鼓里。