新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

dark

英 [dɑːk]

[ADJ, NOUN]

词汇频率：

ADJ. 形容词

darker , darkest
1. 黑暗的
When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example, because it is night.
双语例句
例：
It was too dark inside to see much.
里面太黑，看不清楚。
例：
People usually draw the curtains once it gets dark.
天一黑，人们通常就会拉上窗帘。
2. 黑色的 , 暗色的
If you describe something as dark, you mean that it is black in colour, or a shade that is close to black.
双语例句
例：
He wore a dark suit and carried a black attaché case.
他穿着西服，手提黑色公文包。
3. （头发、皮肤等）棕色或黑色的
If someone has dark hair, eyes, or skin, they have brown or black hair, eyes, or skin.
双语例句
例：
He had dark, curly hair.
他有一头黑色卷发。
4. 黯淡的
A dark period of time is unpleasant or frightening.
近义词
black
双语例句
例：
Once again there's talk of very dark days ahead.
又有传言说，以后的日子会很艰难。
5. 神秘的
A dark place or area is mysterious and not fully known about.
双语例句
例：
The spacecraft will enable scientists to study some dark corners of the solar system.
这艘宇宙飞船使得科学家可以研究太阳系中一些不为人知的角落。
6. 悲观的
Dark thoughts are sad, and show that you are expecting something unpleasant to happen.
近义词
gloomy
双语例句
例：
Troy's endless happy chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts.
特洛伊兴高采烈地说个不停，使我忘记了悲观的想法。
7. 沉重的
If you describe something as dark, you mean that it is related to things that are serious or unpleasant, rather than lighthearted.
双语例句
例：
There's plenty of dark humour in the film.
这部电影充满了黑色幽默。

COMB. 复合词

1. 深色的
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.
双语例句
例：
She was wearing a dark blue dress.
她穿着深蓝色的连衣裙。

NOUN. 名词

1. [SING 单数型名词] 黑暗
The dark is the lack of light in a place.
近义词
darkness
双语例句
例：
I've always been afraid of the dark.
我一直惧怕黑暗。

PHRASE. 习语

after dark
1. 黄昏以后
If you do something after dark, you do it when the sun has set and night has begun.
双语例句
例：
They avoid going out alone after dark.
他们避免黄昏后独自出门。
before dark
1. 黄昏以前
If you do something before dark, you do it before the sun sets and night begins.
双语例句
例：
They'll be back well before dark.
他们会在天黑以前早早回来的。
in the dark
1. 一无所知
If you are in the dark about something, you do not know anything about it.
双语例句
例：
The investigators admit that they are completely in the dark about the killing.
调查人员承认他们对这起凶杀案一无所知。