dark

adj.

光线暗淡 with little light

1. 黑暗的；昏暗的；阴暗的
   with no or very little light, especially because it is night
   1. a dark room/street/forest
      黑暗的房间；昏暗的街道；黑黝黝的森林
   2. What time does it get dark in summer?
      夏天什么时候天黑？
   3. It was dark outside and I couldn't see much.
      外面很黑，我看不清。

颜色 colours

2. 深色的；暗色的
   not light; closer in shade to black than to white
   1. dark blue/green/red, etc.
      深蓝色、墨绿色、深红色等
   2. Darker colours are more practical and don't show stains.
      深色不显脏，更实用。
3. 近乎黑色的
   having a colour that is close to black
   1. a dark suit
      深色的西服
   2. dark-coloured wood
      深色木材
   3. The dark clouds in the sky meant that a storm was coming.
      天空中的乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。

头发；皮肤；眼睛 hair/skin/eyes

4. 褐色的；黝黑的；乌黑的
   brown or black in colour
   1. Sue has long dark hair.
      苏留着长长的黑发。
   2. Even if you have dark skin, you still need protection from the sun.
      即使你皮肤黝黑，仍需要防晒。
5. 有深色头发（或眼睛等）的
   having dark hair, eyes, etc.
   1. a dark handsome stranger
      一位黑头发英俊陌生人

神秘 mysterious

6. 神秘的；隐秘的；隐藏的
   mysterious; hidden and not known about
   1. There are no dark secrets in our family.
      我们家没有隐秘。

邪恶 evil

7. 邪恶的；阴险的；凶恶的
   evil or frightening
   1. There was a darker side to his nature.
      他本性中还有阴险的一面。
   2. the dark forces of the imagination
      幻想中的邪恶势力

无希望 without hope

8. 忧郁的；不快的；无望的
   unpleasant and without any hope that sth good will happen
   1. the darkest days of Fascism
      法西斯统治下最黑暗的日子
   2. The film is a dark vision of the future.
      这部影片预示着黯淡无光的未来。

语音学 phonetics

9. 暗的
   produced with the back part of the tongue close to the back of the mouth. In many accents of English, dark /l/ is used after a vowel, as in ball .

noun

无光 no light

1. 黑暗；暗处
   the lack of light in a place, especially because it is night
   1. All the lights went out and we were left in the dark .
      灯全熄了，我们周围一片黑暗。
   2. Are the children afraid of the dark?
      孩子们怕黑吗？
   3. animals that can see in the dark
      在黑暗中能看见东西的动物

颜色 colour

2. 暗色；阴影
   an amount of sth that is dark in colour
   1. patterns of light and dark
      明暗相间的图案

1. ADJ-GRADED 黑暗的;昏暗的;天黑的
   When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
   1. When she awoke it was evening and already dark...
      她醒来时已是晚上，天已经黑了。
   2. It was too dark inside to see much...
      里面太暗，看不太清。
   3. People usually draw the curtains once it gets dark...
      天一黑，人们通常就会拉上窗帘。
   4. She snapped off the light and made her way back through the dark kitchen.
      她啪的一下关掉灯，从厨房摸黑走了出来。
2. N-SING 黑暗;昏暗;暗处
   The dark is the lack of light in a place.
   1. Her mother was sitting in the dark by the stove in her rocking chair...
      她母亲坐在炉边暗处的摇椅里。
   2. I've always been afraid of the dark.
      我一直很怕黑。
3. ADJ-GRADED 黑色的;深色的;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.
   1. He wore a dark suit and carried a black attaché case...
      他身穿暗色西服，手提黑色公文包。
   2. The heavy dark table is inlaid with lighter wood.
      笨重的深色桌子上嵌有颜色较浅的木头。
4. COMB in COLOUR (颜色)深的，暗的
   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.
   1. She was wearing a dark blue dress.
      她穿着一件深蓝色的礼服。
5. ADJ-GRADED (头发、眼睛或肤色)棕色的，黑色的
   If someone has dark hair, eyes, or skin, they have brown or black hair, eyes, or skin.
   1. He had dark, curly hair...
      他有一头卷曲的黑发。
   2. Leo went on, his dark eyes wide with pity and concern.
      利奥接着说下去，他的黑眼睛瞪得大大的，充满怜悯和关切。
6. ADJ-GRADED (白人）有着棕色（或黑色）头发（且皮肤略带棕色）的，肤色深的
   If you describe a white person as dark, you mean that they have brown or black hair, and often a brownish skin.
   1. Carol is a tall, dark, Latin type of woman...
      卡萝尔身材高大，黑发棕肤，是个有着拉丁风情的女子。
   2. The driver was very dark. Maltese, maybe.
      司机一头乌发、肤色黝黑，可能是个马耳他人。
7. ADJ-GRADED (时期）黑暗的，恐怖的，悲惨的
   A dark period of time is unpleasant or frightening.
   1. Once again there's talk of very dark days ahead...
      又有传言说以后的日子会非常艰难。
   2. This was the darkest period of the war.
      这是那次战争中最黑暗的时期。
8. ADJ-GRADED (地方)神秘的，隐秘的
   A dark place or area is mysterious and not fully known about.
   1. The spacecraft is set to throw new light on to a dark corner of the solar system.
      这艘宇宙飞船可能会让人们对太阳系中的一个神秘角落有更新的认识。
   2. ...the dark recesses of the mind.
      隐秘的思想深处
9. ADJ-GRADED (想法）忧郁的，悲观的
   Dark thoughts are sad, and show that you are expecting something unpleasant to happen.
   1. Troy's chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts.
      特洛伊的喋喋不休让我暂时收起了阴郁思绪。
10. ADJ-GRADED (眼神或话语）阴险的，邪恶的，不祥的
    Dark looks or remarks make you think that the person giving them wants to harm you or that something horrible is going to happen.
    1. Garin shot him a dark glance, as if in warning.
       加林恶狠狠地瞪了他一眼，似乎是在警告。
    2. ...dark threats.
       恶毒的威胁
11. ADJ-GRADED （指与严肃或令人不快的事物相关的)黑色的
    If you describe something as dark, you mean that it is related to things that are serious or unpleasant, rather than light-hearted.
    1. Their dark humor never failed to astound him...
       他们的黑色幽默总能让他咋舌。
    2. Nina took a kind of dark pleasure in being the focus of the tension between her father and her brother.
       对成了父亲和哥哥紧张关系的焦点，尼娜有点幸灾乐祸。
12. See also: pitch-dark
13. PHRASE 天黑后
    If you do something after dark, you do it when the sun has set and night has begun.
    1. They avoid going out alone after dark.
       他们避免在天黑以后独自外出。
14. PHRASE 天黑前
    If you do something before dark, you do it before the sun sets and night begins.
    1. They'll be back well before dark.
       他们会在天黑前早早返回。
15. PHRASE （对…）一无所知，毫不知情
    If you are in the dark about something, you do not know anything about it.
    1. The investigators admit that they are completely in the dark about the killing...
       调查人员承认他们对这起谋杀一无所知。
    2. I managed to keep my parents in the dark about this...
       我设法对父母瞒下了此事。
    3. I'm as much in the dark as you.
       我和你一样毫不知情。
16. PHRASE 瞎猜;盲干
    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.
    1. Every single one of those inspired guesses had been shots in the dark.
       所有那些凭直觉的猜测都是无根据的瞎猜。
17. leap in the dark → see: leap

1. It was too dark inside to see much
   里面太暗，看不太清。
2. People usually draw the curtains once it gets dark
   天一黑，人们通常就会拉上窗帘。
3. She snapped off the light and made her way back through the dark kitchen.
   她啪的一下关掉灯，从厨房摸黑走了出来。
4. Her mother was sitting in the dark by the stove in her rocking chair
   她母亲坐在炉边暗处的摇椅里。
5. I've always been afraid of the dark.
   我一直很怕黑。
6. He wore a dark suit and carried a black attach é case
   他身穿暗色西服，手提黑色公文包。
7. The heavy dark table is inlaid with lighter wood.
   笨重的深色桌子上嵌有颜色较浅的木头。
8. She was wearing a dark blue dress.
   她穿着一件深蓝色的礼服。
9. Leo went on, his dark eyes wide with pity and concern.
   利奥接着说下去，他的黑眼睛瞪得大大的，充满怜悯和关切。
10. Carol is a tall, dark, Latin type of woman
    卡萝尔身材高大，黑发棕肤，是个有着拉丁风情的女子。
11. The driver was very dark. Maltese, maybe.
    司机一头乌发、肤色黝黑，可能是个马耳他人。
12. This was the darkest period of the war.
    这是那次战争中最黑暗的时期。
13. The spacecraft is set to throw new light on to a dark corner of the solar system.
    这艘宇宙飞船可能会让人们对太阳系中的一个神秘角落有更新的认识。
14. Troy's chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts.
    特洛伊的喋喋不休让我暂时收起了阴郁思绪。
15. Their dark humor never failed to astound him
    他们的黑色幽默总能让他咋舌。
16. Nina took a kind of dark pleasure in being the focus of the tension between her father and her brother.
    对成了父亲和哥哥紧张关系的焦点，尼娜有点幸灾乐祸。
17. They avoid going out alone after dark.
    他们避免在天黑以后独自外出。
18. They'll be back well before dark.
    他们会在天黑前早早返回。
19. The investigators admit that they are completely in the dark about the killing
    调查人员承认他们对这起谋杀一无所知。
20. I managed to keep my parents in the dark about this
    我设法对父母瞒下了此事。
21. I'm as much in the dark as you.
    我和你一样毫不知情。
22. Every single one of those inspired guesses had been shots in the dark.
    所有那些凭直觉的猜测都是无根据的瞎猜。
23. He wore a leather jacket and dark trousers.
    他身穿皮夹克和深色裤子。
24. By now it was completely dark outside.
    这会儿外面全黑了。
25. There was a dark smudge on his forehead.
    他的额头上有一个黑乎乎的污点。
26. She bumped into me in the dark.
    她在黑暗中冲撞在我身上。
27. Dark clouds dispersed.
    乌云散了。
28. This jacket is too dark.
    这件上衣颜色太老了。
29. The moon was covered by the dark clouds.
    月亮被乌云遮蔽了。
30. It's dark.
    天黑了。

  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。

adj.

a dark horse

• 深藏不露的人
  a person who does not tell other people much about their life, and who surprises other people by having interesting qualities
• 出人意料的获胜者；黑马
  a person taking part in a race, etc. who surprises everyone by winning

keep sth dark

• 对…保密；隐瞒；隐藏
  to keep sth secret and not tell people about it

n.

after/before dark

• 天黑后 / 前；黄昏后 / 前
  after/before the sun goes down and it is night
  1. Try to get home before dark.
     尽量在天黑前回家。
  2. Don't go out alone after dark.
     天黑后不要单独外出。

in the dark (about sth)

• （对某事）全然不知
  knowing nothing about sth
  1. Workers were kept in the dark about the plans to sell the company.
     工人全然不知出售公司的计划。
  2. She arrived at the meeting as much in the dark as everyone else.
     她到会时与其他人一样毫不知情。

a shot/stab in the dark

• 瞎猜；盲动；盲干
  a guess; sth you do without knowing what the result will be
  1. The figure he came up with was really just a shot in the dark.
     他得出的数字实际上只是瞎猜而已。

a leap in the dark

• （未了解情况就采取的）冒险举动
  an action or a risk that you take without knowing anything about the activity or what the result will be