dusky

adj.

1. 昏暗的；暗淡的；（颜色）暗的，柔和的
   not very bright; dark or soft in colour
   1. the dusky light inside the cave
      洞中昏暗的光线
   2. dusky pink
      暗粉红色

1. ADJ-GRADED 昏暗的;黑黝黝的
   Dusky means rather dark.
   1. Heavy gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks...
      沉甸甸的金耳环在她黝黑的面颊的衬托下熠熠发光。
   2. He was walking down the road one dusky Friday evening.
      在一个漆黑的周五夜晚他沿路走着。
2. COMB in COLOUR (颜色等)微暗的,暗淡的,柔和的,不明亮的
   A dusky colour is soft rather than bright.
   1. ...dusky pink carpet.
      暗粉红色的地毯

1. Heavy gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks
   沉甸甸的金耳环在她黝黑的面颊的衬托下熠熠发光。
2. He was walking down the road one dusky Friday evening.
   在一个漆黑的周五夜晚他沿路走着。
3. She saw her own face, glowing with girlish beauty, and illuminating all the interior of the dusky mirror in which she had been wont to gaze at it.
   她看到了自己少女时代的光彩动人的美貌，把她惯于映照的那面昏暗的镜子的整个镜心都照亮了。
4. They urged the horses to a canter and thundered along the dusky road in fine style.
   他们催着马一溜小跑，神气十足地在昏暗的路上蹄声隆隆而去。
5. Infinite wealth is not yours, my patient and dusky mother dust!
   无量的财富不是你的，我的耐心的微黑的尘土母亲。
6. In the dusky path of a dream I went to seek the love who was mine in a former life.
   在梦境的朦胧小路上，我去寻找我前生的爱。
7. A dusky blush rose to her cheek, and he instantly regretted his words.
   一片潮红升上她的面颊，他立即懊悔自己说过的话。
8. Through the window he saw the great honey-coloured moon hanging in the dusky air.
   穿过窗户他看见蜜色的大月亮挂在朦胧的天空。
9. I like to see dusky men sitting about doing nothing.
   我喜欢见什么也不做的无所事事的微暗的男人。
10. She had the kind of water-gipsy face, dusky but rosy.
    她长着水上吉普赛人的脸孔，黑里透红。
11. The late, dusky summer evening.
    姗姗来迟的夏日昏暗黄昏。
12. The bracken was turning to the dusky gold of a fine autumn.
    欧洲蕨在晴朗的秋天正变为暗金色。
13. We had a magnificent day yesterday as we sailed through the Dusky Sound.
    昨天当我们航行经过达斯基峡湾时感觉好极了。
14. During the eclipse, the light will be dusky, or even totally dark.
    在日食过程中，光线会变暗，甚至会出现天空全黑的景象。
15. Her dusky red cheek and tight curls gave her an air of gaiety that seemed unsuitable in a child who should still have been in black for her parents.
    她黑里透红的小脸蛋和浓密的卷发使她显得活泼快乐，看上去与一个刚死了爹娘，身上还穿孝服的孩子应该有的表情很不相称。
16. He returned to the dusky room.
    他回到昏暗的房间去。
17. Dusky black duck of northeastern United States and Canada.
    美国东北部和加拿大暗黑色鸭子。
18. A dusky blush rose to her cheek.
    一抹淡淡的羞涩泛上她的面颊。
19. Active lizard having a network of dusky dark markings; of semiarid areas from Oregon and Idaho to Baja California.
    身上有网格状深色斑点的活跃的蜥蜴；产于从俄勒冈和爱达荷到加利福尼亚巴加的半干旱地区。
20. Many voices sounding languid and content rang out in the dusky air, and the people who had come to close their windows and fasten the shutters leaned out instead.
    许多显得慵懒和满足的人声在昏暗的哈天空中突然响起。原本为了关窗和把百叶窗销上而来到窗口的人们纷纷探出了身子。
21. Her dusky mouth was parted slightly to show tiny white teeth.
    她那暗色的嘴微微启开，露出洁白的小牙齿。
22. Lavenders, dusky pinks, and blues stained the gauzy clouds.
    淡紫色、暗淡的粉色以及蓝色渲染着似纱般的云。
23. First dorsal fin dusky to black.
    第一背鳍暗色到黑色的。
24. A dusky tumult would flap its wings from one house to another.
    一阵破晓时的喧闹将从一家飞到另一家。
25. Dusky Sound to follow and discover the different groups of dolphins.
    跟踪和探索不同种群的海豚。
26. The hand may become painful, cold, pale, dusky, or swollen.
    手可能会变得疼痛、冷、苍白、灰暗或肿胀。
27. I assumed this dusky state was a result of fatigue.
    我以为这种昏沉沉的状态是疲劳所致。
28. A of the celestial dusky in the winter.
    冬天的天空灰蒙蒙的一片。
29. My home, of course, is a reflection of this dusky romance.
    我的家，当然是反映这种昏暗浪漫。
30. Crows glide through the dusky sky, where Death guides the strayed child towards the grave he will rest.
    黑色的乌鸦在阴暗的天空盘旋，死亡引导著迷失的孩子走向他的安息之地。

  dark black dim dusky murky【导航词义：黑，暗】

  dark adj. 黑的，暗的

〔辨析〕普通用词，主要指由于光线不足或缺乏照明而变得黑暗，使人看不见眼前物体，用于比喻时则指阴险的、邪恶的。

  black adj. 黑色的

〔辨析〕主要指颜色是黑色的，有时也指某处因光线不足而黑暗的。

  dim adj. 微暗的，模糊的

〔辨析〕强调由于黑暗或光线微弱而无法看清物体的；也可指记忆不清晰的。

  dusky adj. 昏暗的，暗淡的，蒙的

〔辨析〕强调光线不足或微弱的；也指黎明或傍晚时周围环境灰蒙蒙的。

  murky adj. 黑暗的，阴暗的，模糊的

〔辨析〕主要指由于烟、雾等而难以看清的，引申则指含糊难懂的。