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单词 dark
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dark
(dɑːʳk )
Word forms: darker , darkest
1. adjective A1
When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
When she awoke it was evening and already dark.
It was too dark inside to see much.
People usually draw the curtains once it gets dark.
She snapped off the light and made her way back through the dark kitchen.
darkness uncountable noun B2
The light went out, and the room was plunged into darkness.
Synonyms: secrecy, mystery, privacy, ignorance  
Synonyms: night, dark, dusk, nightfall  
Synonyms: dark, shadows, shade, gloom  
darkly adverb [ADVERB -ed]
...a darkly lit, seedy dance hall.
2. singular noun B1+
The dark is the lack of light in a place.
Her mother was sitting in the dark by the stove in her rocking chair.
I've always been afraid of the dark.
Synonyms: darkness, shadows, gloom, dusk [poetic]  
3. adjective A2
If you describe something as dark, you mean that it is black in colour, or a shade that is close to black.
He wore a dark suit and carried a black attaché case.
The heavy dark table is inlaid with lighter wood.
darkly adverb [ADVERB after verb, Also ADV adj/-ed]
Joanne's freckles stood out darkly against her pale skin.
The tea was darkly amber, the way he liked it.
4. adjective A2
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.
She was wearing a dark blue dress.
5. adjective A2
If someone has dark hair, eyes, or skin, they have brown or black hair, eyes, or skin.
He had dark, curly hair.
Leo went on, his dark eyes wide with pity and concern.
6. adjective B1+
If you describe a White person as dark, you mean that they have brown or black hair, and often a brownish skin.
He's gorgeous – tall and dark.
darkly adverb [ADVERB adjective]
He was a slim, darkly handsome young man.
7. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
A dark period of time is unpleasant or frightening.
Once again there's talk of very dark days ahead.
This was the darkest period of the war.
8. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A dark place or area is mysterious and not fully known about.
The spacecraft is set to throw new light on to a dark corner of the solar system.
...the dark recesses of the mind.
Synonyms: secret, deep, hidden, mysterious  
9. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Dark thoughts are sad, and show that you are expecting something unpleasant to happen. [literary]
Troy's chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts.
Synonyms: gloomy, sad, grim, miserable  
darkly graded adverb [ADVERB with verb]
Her thoughts circled darkly round Bernard's strange behaviour.
10. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Dark looks or remarks make you think that the person giving them wants to harm you or that something horrible is going to happen. [literary]
Garin shot him a dark glance, as if in warning.
...dark threats.
darkly adverb [ADVERB with verb]
'Something's wrong here,' she said darkly.
They shake their heads and mutter darkly.
11. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
If you describe something as dark, you mean that it is related to things that are serious or unpleasant, rather than light-hearted.
Their dark humor never failed to astound him.
Nina took a dark pleasure in being the cause of tension.
darkly adverb [ADVERB adjective]
The atmosphere after Wednesday's debut was as darkly comic as the film itself.
Von Otter was superb both in the darkly dramatic songs, and in the lighter ones.
12.  See also pitch-dark
13. after dark phrase B1+
If you do something after dark, you do it when the sun has set and night has begun.
They avoid going out alone after dark.
14. before dark phrase B1+
If you do something before dark, you do it before the sun sets and night begins.
They'll be back well before dark.
15. in the dark phrase
If you are in the dark about something, you do not know anything about it.
The investigators admit that they are completely in the dark about the killing. [+ about]
I managed to keep my parents in the dark about this.
I'm as much in the dark as you.
Synonyms: ignorant, unaware, oblivious, uninformed  
16. a shot in the dark phrase
If you describe something someone says or does as a shot in the dark or a stab in the dark, you mean they are guessing that what they say is correct or that what they do will be successful.
Every single one of those inspired guesses had been shots in the dark.
Synonyms: guess, speculation, conjecture, surmise  
17. leap in the dark phrase [usually PHRASE after verb]
If you take a leap in the dark or a leap into the unknown, you do something without having any previous experience in that activity or knowledge of it.
Prudent people are not going to take a leap in the dark.
Once more he's making a leap into the unknown without a plan.
Quotations:
The darkest hour is just before the dawn
Idioms:
whistle in the dark
to try not to show that you are afraid, or to try to believe that a situation is not as bad as it seems
Maggie started telling jokes, trying to keep up everyone's spirits, but we all knew she was just whistling in the dark.
Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
a shot in the dark
a complete guess about something
It was just a shot in the dark but it was the right answer.
Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
a leap in the dark [British]
a situation in which you do not know what the results of an action will be, usually when you feel you have no other choice but to take this course of action
The couple have taken a leap in the dark, selling their home in London and buying 10 acres of land in the country.
Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
keep something dark
to keep something a secret
She took pleasure in keeping dark the identity of her new boyfriend.
Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
be in the dark about something
to know nothing about something
The sooner we can find out what has happened, the better for all of us. But at the moment I'm in the dark.
Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
someone is a dark horse
said to mean that very little is known about someone, although they may have recently had success or may be about to have success
He could be a dark horse to win the contest.
Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Collocations:
dark depths
So were lugubrious tunes in the dark depths of the keyboard.
Times, Sunday Times
She begins on a strident note, her voice echoing loudly in the dark depths on the arena.
Times, Sunday Times
We noticed the alignment of the stars in the dark depths of the sky.
Times, Sunday Times
Labour has plumbed dark depths of deceit in this campaign.
The Sun
Ouch: this hinted at some swirling dark depths.
Times, Sunday Times
dark eyes
His round face and dark eyes were nearly lost in the dimness.
Christianity Today
He keeps his hat on throughout, dark eyes fixed on mine, as if he's more worried than most about where questions may lead.
Times, Sunday Times
Her deep, dark eyes twinkle as she accounts for herself.
Times, Sunday Times
How can you look at his deep, dark eyes and not just want to bail him out?
Times, Sunday Times
We should understand the 'heart gushings ... minds distracted by rosy cheeks, dark eyes and curly hair', exemplifying powerful physical urgings, of these times.
The Times Literary Supplement
dark forest
And some of us followed gladly, while others hovered timorously on the edge of the dark forest.
Times, Sunday Times
As it grows abundantly in dark forest regions, folklore suggests it's the first plant bears eat when they come out of hibernation.
Times, Sunday Times
Variation in colour also applies to the foliage, which can range from light, fresh green to dark forest tones and almost bluish grey.
Times, Sunday Times
Her sad, sinister tale of dark days in a dark forest might well have you crying out for more.
Times, Sunday Times
We passed through a break in the sand dunes and were led down a dark forest path.
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dark hair
They believe the car-jacker is a white man in his late 30s, with short dark hair and stocky build.
The Sun (2008)
He looked tired with his dark hair, now thinning, pale-blue eyes, downturned face.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Juliette wears her wedding ring, her Sunday coat with fur collar and cuffs, dark hair flat and held to one side in a long barrette.
Dexter Petley WHITE LIES (2003)
He was a beanpole of a man with dark hair, greying slightly at the temples.
Lawson, Jonell ROSES ARE FOR THE RICH (2002)
Her long dark hair was tied back with a plain blue ribbon and she wore a simple dress of fine grey wool, covered with a warm fur cloak.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2002)
dark hole
It had a dark little internal courtyard, open to the winds, and lots of passages looking onto the dark hole.
Times, Sunday Times
It's shocking, a dark hole in my life.
Times, Sunday Times
We take our skis off, are tied on to fixed lines and crawl inside a dark hole, barely big enough to fit one person at a time.
Times,Sunday Times
The economy appears to be in such a deep, dark hole that ministers are desperately scrabbling around looking for anything that might help us clamber out.
Times, Sunday Times
Humor appeared like the only possible way to dig ourselves out of the dark hole we had fallen into.
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dark hue
It's an inviting dark hue, with fruity notes, natural acidity and a complex hint of balsamic.
Times, Sunday Times
The crater floor has a low albedo, and the dark hue makes it relatively easy to recognize.
Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
The interior floor has a dark hue that matches the adjacent lunar mare, having a lower albedo than the terrain to the south.
Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
The interior floor has a relatively low albedo that matches the dark hue of the mare to the south.
Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
The interior floor has been resurfaced and nearly filled by basaltic lava, producing a level surface with a low albedo that matches the dark hue of the nearby lunar mare.
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dark interior
Similarly, a garden patio will probably turn out to be 'a small, dark interior courtyard'.
Times, Sunday Times
The formerly dark interior has been flooded with light, all the better to watch crowds winding up through the central void.
Times, Sunday Times
Stagger into the dark interior, still blinded by the light outside, and flop onto a cool bed.
Times, Sunday Times
The dank, dark interior might have suited rope-makers, but on a day of searing sunshine, it was purgatory for a hiker.
Times, Sunday Times
Reflections from a window into a dark interior can be much reduced, allowing it to be seen through.
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dark jacket
Bright colours can make an outfit look casual, but a dark jacket stops the top looking garish and makes for a sharper look.
The Sun
He was wearing a hat, dark jacket and dark trousers.
The Sun
The suspect was aged 35 to 40 and wore jeans and a dark jacket.
The Sun
He lifted his arms, shrugging the sleeves of his dark jacket a little further past his wrists, before resting his forearms on the table.
The Sun
He wears a dark jacket and a light shirt.
Times, Sunday Times
dark night
Then just take it outside on a dark night and see if you can spot any of the constellations in the sky.
The Sun (2012)
The dark night of the soul is his speciality.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Suffering from injustice and repression we look to the Sister World the light of freedom in the dark night.
Ursula K. Le Guin THE DISPOSSESSED (1974)
Though it was a dark night, they were able to see quite clearly by starshine.
Tepper, Sheri S. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS
dark patch
I'd focus on a seemingly dark patch between the bright pinpoints of light and soon see fainter stars hidden there.
Christianity Today
That dark patch under the nail could even be a malignant melanoma if there's no reason to suppose that it might be a bruise.
Times, Sunday Times
It was a bit of a dark patch.
The Sun
All that was left of a human being was a dark patch and piece of metal.
Times, Sunday Times
I regret that, because it was a dark patch.
Times, Sunday Times
dark pool
Whose brainwave was it, originally, to set up a private stock exchange and describe it as a 'dark pool' (report, page 39)?
Times, Sunday Times
In the end, the ominously named 'dark pool of liquidity' did the damage.
Times, Sunday Times
A dark pool of it glistened on the tarmac where a stricken fighter had fallen.
Times, Sunday Times
Dark pool trading venues have grown in line with the emergence of high-speed computerised trading.
Times, Sunday Times
As well as inquiries into rigging foreign exchanges, a range of other issues, including its 'dark pool' trading platform, are being scrutinised.
Times, Sunday Times
dark room
Silverman woke to find himself on an uncomfortably narrow bed in the corner of a dark room.
MacNeill, Alastair CODE BREAKER
Add roof lights to brighten a dark room.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
I entered a small, dark room with requisite couch against one wall.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The right medication will feel like opening the curtains on a dark room and letting the sunlight flood in.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It's like being stuck in a small dark room with a box of fireworks going off all around you.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
dark sauce
Tip off the fat again, leaving behind any dark sauce and gooey bits.
Times, Sunday Times
It was followed by fillet steak in a dank, dark sauce made of ancient balsamic vinegar.
Times, Sunday Times
Choose from an assortment of wots (dishes cooked in a thick, dark sauce) served with injeera, a tangy, spongy-textured flat bread.
Times, Sunday Times
Pieces of fruit and vegetable bound with a viscous dark sauce made from shrimp paste, sugar, chili, and lime juice.
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The vegetables and meat are browned to create a rich dark sauce.
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dark shade
HALF the fake tan sold to British women at one chain store is the darkest shade available.
The Sun (2013)
To intensify the dark shade on the outer corner, take your grey eyeshadow and apply to the lower lid, keeping the intensity at the outer corner.
The Sun (2013)
Use a dark bronzer to define the curves and draw the eyes into the dark shading.
The Sun (2010)
dark shadow
What a dark shadow that man spreads.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Use medium to dark shadow at the outer corners.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But the political persecution cast a dark shadow.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A dark shadow now hangs over the long sunlit afternoon of our own times.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
dark side
But the dark side still plucks at the geek idealists' sleeves.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I don't deny her dark side — but to err is human, to sing with this degree of artistry, intelligence and perfectionism is divine.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The unbelievable turn of events creates a genre-busting film about the dark side of social networking.
The Sun (2010)
Equally, there is precious little in the published advertisement about the job 's dark side.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Those most sceptical of the ancient charmer were people with a family experience of the dark side of the regime.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
dark sky
What they wrote was very profound and impressive, lightning through the dark sky.
Times, Sunday Times
Local businesses have also embraced the observatory's success and many are dark sky friendly.
Times, Sunday Times
Our gift was meant to help us be a light that shines like stars against the dark sky.
Christianity Today
There are no street lights and it was designated the world's first 'dark sky island'.
The Sun
To see the zodiacal light you need a very dark sky where city lights will not obscure the natural lights in the sky.
Times,Sunday Times
dark spot
In the late afternoon a dark spot was seen moving on the hills to the east, about ten miles away.
Times, Sunday Times
I saw a dark spot moving diagonally across the water against the wind.
The Sun
There's a dark spot on one just above my head.
Times, Sunday Times
The formation of the dark spot over several years gives researchers insight into how the storms develop.
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More rarely, melanoma of the eye can start in the iris, where it may be visible as a dark spot.
Times, Sunday Times
dark suit
A small bearded man in a dark suit and sunglasses seemed to be his security guard.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A squat, bull-necked man approached, his dark suit straining at the seams.
Mark Mills AMAGANSETT (2004)
He wasn't fat, but he was well fed, though the impeccably cut dark suit he wore disguised it a little.
Stuart Harrison BETTER THAN THIS (2003)
His dark suit and sober tie took aback a country that had known him only in T-shirts and jeans.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He still insists on wearing a dark suit in the midday sun.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
dark tale
It's a dark tale set where the sun doesn't shine.
The Sun
It his hard to fault his discretion as he squirms over this dark tale from his past, a voluble guy reduced to five words every embarrassed minute.
Times, Sunday Times
But soon doubts were cast on their authenticity - and a dark tale emerged of greed, forgery and foul play stretching back to the 1920s.
Times, Sunday Times
These dark tales of social unrest may be based on the past, but this album still feels pretty relevant today.
The Sun
Yet that's why they are as popular as horror films and nursery rhymes: because they speak to our primitive need to hear the same, dark tales over and over again.
Times, Sunday Times
dark tone
Its serious theme and dark tone earned the book substantial recognition.
Times, Sunday Times
But one couldn't fault the rich, dark tone that she lavished on her brooding laments.
Times, Sunday Times
Eighteen cellos, sawing away with imploring, dark tone: the effect at the start was thrilling.
Times, Sunday Times
Or has the lower range, dark tone and texture of the contralto voice itself gone out of fashion?
Times, Sunday Times
Treatments and symptoms are mentioned without serious thought and have a dark tone.
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dark winter
The trench can transport your dark winter basics into spring.
Times, Sunday Times
Peacocks, small tortoiseshells and commas have all come out of their dark winter hiding places.
Times, Sunday Times
Surely they just miraculously spring out of bed to train — even on cold, dark winter mornings.
Times, Sunday Times
Let's face it: during the dark winter mornings the idea of getting up and going to the gym gets less attractive.
Times, Sunday Times
And for dark winter evenings, what could be nicer than handmade, naturally honey-scented beeswax candles?
Times, Sunday Times
dark wood
Seductive red and dark wood surrounds add flavour to staples such as pad thai and green and red curries, which are absolutely spot-on.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Original features including ornate stone fireplaces are matched with super-slick rooms furnished with dark wood and moody lighting.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The patterned carpet, dark wood furniture and drinks cabinet, will have you wondering when the butler will arrive.
The Sun (2011)
The mannequins are grey, the display cabinets and drawers a rich dark wood with brass handles cast from the handles of a Gladstone bag.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
Now done out in dark wood and red, the space is perfectly suited for informal get-togethers.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
grow dark
The late winter snow had grown dark with age and lay like a compressed grey blanket in the yard around them.
Spencer, LaVyrle FAMILY BLESSINGS (1994)
This is the poet who once moaned that the sky had grown dark with invitation cards.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The reason it grew dark was that my plane was in the middle of the storm.
Sidney Sheldon The Other Side of Me
The daylight faded fast and it grew dark as night.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Beyond Zeberged the sky grew dark with clouds, hanging heavy in the sky like thick, opalescent gauze.
Robert Silverberg LORD PRESTIMION (2002)
slightly darker
They all have slightly darker, harder sensibilities towards design.
ST
Find a product a similar colour to, or slightly darker than, your brows.
The Sun
Swept-back golden petals show a slightly darker yellow cup.
Times, Sunday Times
Using a good lipliner that's slightly darker than my lips for a fuller pout.
The Sun
It's ready when the vegetables have wilted and are soft and the liquid has turned a slightly darker colour and gives off an earthy aroma.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 黑暗的, 黑暗, 深的
Japanese: 暗い, 闇, 濃い
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