dark /dɑːk/ CET4 TEM4 ( darker, darkest )

• 1. 

  ADJ When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example, because it is night. 黑暗的

  例：

  It was too dark inside to see much.

  里面太黑，看不见什么东西。

  例：

  People usually draw the curtains once it gets dark.

  天一黑，人们通常就会拉上窗帘。

• 2. 

  darkness N-UNCOUNT 黑暗

  例：

  The light went out, and the room was plunged into darkness.

  灯灭了，房间陷入了黑暗之中。

• 3. 

  ADJ If you describe something as dark, you mean that it is black in colour, or a shade that is close to black. 黑色的; 暗色的

  例：

  He wore a dark suit and carried a black attaché case.

  他穿着深色套装，手提黑色公文包。

• 4. 

  darkly ADV 呈黑色地

  例：

  The freckles on Joanne's face suddenly stood out darkly against her pale skin.

  在苍白的肤色映衬下，乔安脸上的雀斑一下子更明显了。

• 5. 

  ADJ If someone has dark hair, eyes, or skin, they have brown or black hair, eyes, or skin. (头发、皮肤等) 棕色或黑色的

  例：

  He had dark, curly hair.

  他有一头黑色卷发。

• 6. 

  ADJ A dark period of time is unpleasant or frightening. 黯淡的

  例：

  Once again there's talk of very dark days ahead.

  人们又一次提到了极其黯淡的前途。

• 7. 

  ADJ A dark place or area is mysterious and not fully known about. 神秘的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  The spacecraft will enable scientists to study some dark corners of the solar system.

  太空船使得科学家可以研究太阳系中一些不为人知的角落。

• 8. 

  ADJ Dark thoughts are sad, and show that you are expecting something unpleasant to happen. 悲观的 [文学性]

  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。

• 9. 

  darkly ADV 悲观地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  She hinted darkly that she might have to resign.

  她悲观地暗示她可能得辞职。

• 10. 

  ADJ If you describe something as dark, you mean that it is related to things that are serious or unpleasant, rather than lighthearted. 沉重的

  例：

  There's plenty of dark humour in the film.

  这部电影充满了黑色幽默。

• 11. 

  darkly ADV 沉重地 [ADV adj]

  例：

  The atmosphere after Wednesday's debut was as darkly comic as the film itself.

  周三首映式之后的气氛和电影本身一样像是沉重的喜剧。

• 12. 

  N-SING The dark is the lack of light in a place. 黑暗

  例：

  I've always been afraid of the dark.

  我一直惧怕黑暗。

• 13. 

  COMB in COLOR 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. 深色的

  例：

  She was wearing a dark blue dress.

  她穿着深蓝色的连衣裙。

• 14. 

  PHRASE If you do something after dark, you do it when the sun has set and night has begun. 黄昏以后

  例：

  They avoid going out alone after dark.

  他们避免黄昏后独自出门。

• 15. 

  PHRASE If you do something before dark, you do it before the sun sets and night begins. 黄昏以前

  例：

  They'll be back well before dark.

  他们会在天黑以前回来。

• 16. 

  PHRASE If you are in the dark about something, you do not know anything about it. 一无所知

  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。