dark

1. ADJ When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example, because it is night. 黑暗的

It was too dark inside to see much. 裡麪太黑，看不見什麼東西。

People usually draw the curtains once it gets dark. 天一黑，人們通常就會(huì)拉上窗簾。

2. darknessN-UNCOUNT 黑暗

The light went out, and the room was plunged into darkness. 燈滅了，房間陷入了黑暗之中。

3. ADJ If you describe something as dark, you mean that it is black in colour, or a shade that is close to black. 黑色的; 暗色的

He wore a dark suit and carried a black attaché case. 他穿著深色套裝，手提黑色公文包。

4. darklyADV 呈黑色地

The freckles on Joanne's face suddenly stood out darkly against her pale skin. 在蒼白的膚色映襯下，喬安臉上的雀斑一下子更明顯了。

5. ADJ If someone has dark hair, eyes, or skin, they have brown or black hair, eyes, or skin. (頭發(fā)、皮膚等) 棕色或黑色的

He had dark, curly hair. 他有一頭黑色卷發(fā)。

6. ADJ A dark period of time is unpleasant or frightening. 黯淡的

Once again there's talk of very dark days ahead. 人們又一次提到了極其黯淡的前途。

7. ADJ A dark place or area is mysterious and not fully known about. 神秘的[ADJ n]

The spacecraft will enable scientists to study some dark corners of the solar system. 太空船使得科學(xué)家可以研究太陽系中一些不爲(wèi)人知的角落。

8. ADJ Dark thoughts are sad, and show that you are expecting something unpleasant to happen. 悲觀的[文學(xué)性]

Troy's endless happy chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts. 特洛伊興高採烈地說個(gè)不停，使我忘記了悲觀的想法。

9. darklyADV 悲觀地[ADV with v]

She hinted darkly that she might have to resign. 她悲觀地暗示她可能得辤職。

10. ADJ If you describe something as dark, you mean that it is related to things that are serious or unpleasant, rather than lighthearted. 沉重的

There's plenty of dark humour in the film. 這部電影充滿了黑色幽默。

11. darklyADV 沉重地[ADV adj]

The atmosphere after Wednesday's debut was as darkly comic as the film itself. 周三首映式之後的氣氛和電影本身一樣像是沉重的喜劇。

12. N-SING The dark is the lack of light in a place. 黑暗

I've always been afraid of the dark. 我一直懼怕黑暗。

13. COMB in COLOR 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. 深色的

She was wearing a dark blue dress. 她穿著深藍(lán)色的連衣裙。

14. PHRASE If you do something after dark, you do it when the sun has set and night has begun. 黃昏以後

They avoid going out alone after dark. 他們避免黃昏後獨(dú)自出門。

15. PHRASE If you do something before dark, you do it before the sun sets and night begins. 黃昏以前

They'll be back well before dark. 他們會(huì)在天黑以前廻來。

16. PHRASE If you are in the dark about something, you do not know anything about it. 一無所知

The investigators admit that they are completely in the dark about the killing. 調(diào)查人員承認(rèn)他們對這起兇殺案一無所知。