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单词 dark
释义 dark
adj. & n.
--adj
  1. with little or no light.
  2. of a deep or sombre colour.
  3. (of a person) with deep brown or black hair, complexion, or skin.
  4. gloomy, depressing, dismal (dark thoughts).
  5. evil, sinister (dark deeds).
  6. sullen, angry (a dark mood).
  7. remote, secret, mysterious, little-known (the dark and distant past; keep it dark).
  8. ignorant, unenlightened.
--n
  1. absence of light.
  2. nightfall (don't go out after dark).
  3. a lack of knowledge.
  4. a dark area or colour, esp. in painting (the skilled use of lights and darks).
Phrases and idioms
the Dark Ages (or Age)
  1. the period of European history preceding the Middle Ages, esp. the 5th-10th c.
  2. any period of supposed unenlightenment. the Dark Continent a name for Africa, esp. when little known to Europeans. dark glasses spectacles with dark-tinted lenses. dark horse a little-known person who is unexpectedly successful or prominent. dark star an invisible star known to exist from reception of physical data other than light. in the dark lacking information.
Derivatives
darkish adj. darkly adv. darkness n. darksome poet. adj.
Etymology: OE deorc prob. f. Gmc
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