9.darkest Africa/South America etcNOT KNOW old-fashioned the parts of Africa etc about which we know very little – this use is now often consideredoffensive 非洲/南美等鲜为人知的地方〔这一用法现常被认为具冒犯性〕
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dark if a place is dark, there is little or no light 昏暗的;黑暗的
The room was very dark.
房间里很黑。
nNo, you can’t play outside, it’s too dark.
It was a dark night with clouds covering the moon.
这是个漆黑的夜晚,云层遮住了月亮。
dimly-lit a dimly-lit building or place is fairly dark because the lights there are not very bright 〔建筑或场所〕灯光昏暗的
The camera can take good pictures even in dim lighting.
这种相机即使在昏暗的光线下也能拍出优质照片。
The evening sky grew dim.
傍晚的天空暗了下来。
darkened a darkened room or building is darker than usual, especially because its lights have been turned off or the curtains have been drawn 〔房间或建筑尤因关上灯或拉上窗帘而〕变暗的
The prisoner lay in a darkened room.
犯人躺在暗下来的房间里。
nThe play starts with a darkened stage, and the sound of a woman singing softly.
gloomy a gloomy place or room is not at all bright or cheerful 〔场所或房间〕光线不好的,阴暗的
The bar was gloomy and smelled of stale cigar smoke.
酒吧里光线阴暗,有股污浊的雪茄味。
murky dark and difficult to see through – used especially about water 〔尤指水〕混浊的
the murky waters of the lake
混浊的湖水
nI could hardly see him in the murky light of the bar.
pitch-dark/pitch-black completely dark, so that nothing can be seen 漆黑的
It was pitch-dark inside the shed.
棚屋里漆黑一片。
shady a shady place is cooler and darker than the area around it, because the light of the sun cannot reach it 背阴的
went dark• Her eyes burned, and the cellwent dark. 3.• All the instruments, the mast head, bow, and stern lights went dark.• Eustis's chestcaved, his eyes went dark.• The city streets were magic again, like they were when stoplightswent dark after the quake.• Suddenly, the room went dark and somebodyscreamed.• Then the riverwent dark, except the little of it running red by their island in the torch light.• The brewery at St. James's Gatereverted to the Rainsfords and went dark for ten whole years.• Before it went dark he took Cousin Noreen on a tour of the garden.
the dark• Why are you sitting there in the dark? Put the light on.• Children who are afraid of the dark need to be reassured.• Children are sometimes afraid of the dark.
2after/before/until darkTMCafter, before, or until the sun goes down at night 天黑以后/天黑以前/直到天黑
I want you home before dark.
我要你天黑前回家。
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after/before/until dark• I have often come out here aloneafter dark to breathe it in.• We had been too nervous to arriveafter dark.• That evening I was all right - Joanna would be afloat in the late afternoon, and I could get away before dark.• Start in the morning and not go home until dark.• We worked from early morning until dark.• Badgers usually only venture out after dark, so they can be difficult to spot.• Not many people chose to take a ride on such a bumpy, gloomyroadafter dark in the month of January.• If McQuaid had a big order to fill he mightn't come tillafter dark.
3in the darkinformalNOT KNOWknowing nothing about something important, because you have not been told about it 全然不知
We’re in the dark just as much as you are.
我们和你们一样,什么都不知道。
College officials were kept in the dark about the investigation.
此次调查丝毫未向学院行政人员透露。
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in the dark• He had to run back in the dark and make safe the Lewes bomb.• A snippet of tape showing scatteredflamesin the dark ran over and over.• Mavis crossed the footbridge cautiously, listeningin the dark for the river below.• I make up all the words myself, just like when I lived in the dark.• She was as much in the dark as Privet herself, and perhaps the others were the same.• He wants to keep Portsmouth in the dark until the teamsline-up for the kick-off.• How could anybody tell in the dark?
dark• He had the impression that there wasn't much left of the still figure in the dark.• And she gets up in the night and sits by the telephone in the hall in the dark.• There's nowhere to hang in the dark.• Many more settlements, houses and trailers, side roads disappearing into the dark, than there were years ago.
ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤pitch漆黑◇I fumbled for the light switch in the pitch dark.我在一片漆黑中摸索着找電燈開關。➤gathering漸濃的夜色◇We could just make out some figures in the gathering dark.夜色漸濃,我們只能辨認出幾個人影來。PREPOSITION➤after dark天黑以後◇The girls weren't allowed out after dark.女孩子天黑以後不准出去。➤before dark天黑以前◇We'd better try and finish this job before dark.我們最好努力在天黑以前完成任務。➤in the dark在黑暗中◇I hate getting up in the dark.我討厭天不亮就起牀。PHRASES➤afraid of the dark害怕黑暗◇Many small children are afraid of the dark.許多小孩怕黑。dark
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VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, look, seem黑暗;看起來黑暗▸➤become, get, go, grow, turn變暗◇It gets dark at about six o'clock.6 點左右天黑下來。◇Suddenly the whole sky went dark.突然間整個天空暗了下來。◇As it grew dark, they gathered around the fire.天色逐漸變暗,他們聚集到了篝火旁。➤remain, stay仍然黑暗ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常黑暗▸➤completely完全黑暗▸➤a little, slightly, etc.微暗▸➤almost, nearly幾乎是黑的◇It's only three o'clock and it's nearly dark already.才 3 點鐘,天就差不多黑了。➤already已經黑了▸➤still依然黑暗
dark noun ⇨darkness (afraid of the dark)⇨in the dark⇨unawareadj.dark adj. ⇨dark1 (a dark night)⇨dark2 (a dark colour)⇨evil (dark forces)⇨negative (dark thoughts)dark1
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a dark night黑夜a dark colour深颜色dark ♦︎ black ♦︎ shady ♦︎ shadowy ♦︎ unlitThese words all describe a place where there is little or no light.这些词均表示光线昏暗的、黑暗的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a dark / shady / shadowy place / corner◆a dark / shadowy / unlit room◆a dark / unlit road◆a dark / black night◆black / shadowy darkness◆to go dark / black◆pitch dark / black◆cool and dark / shady■darkwith no or very little light, especially because it is night黑暗的,昏暗的(尤指夜晚)◆What time does it get dark in summer?夏天什么时候天黑?◆It was dark outside and I couldn't see much.外面很黑,我看不清楚。◆He stumbled along through the dark forest.他在黑黝黝的森林中跌跌撞撞地前行。OPPlight ⇨ lightnoun1■blackwithout light; completely dark黑暗的;漆黑的◆Through the black night came the sound of thunder.漆黑的夜晚传来了雷声。◆It's pitch black(= very dark) outside.外面漆黑一片。◆My head banged on a rock and everything went black.我的头撞上了一块岩石,眼前顿时一片黑暗。■shadyprotected from direct sunlight by sth, for example trees or buildings背阴的;遮阴的◆We went to find somewhere cool and shady to have a drink.我们去找了个阴凉的地方,喝了一杯。◆This is a nice shady spot for a picnic.这地方背阴,适合野餐。OPPsunny ⇨ sunny■shadowy [usually before noun] dark and full of shadows幽暗的;有阴影的;多阴的◆Someone was hiding in the shadowy doorway.有人躲藏在昏暗的入口处。◆The lights went out, plunging the room into a shadowy darkness.灯熄了,房间顿时陷入一片漆黑。■unlitdark because there are no lights or the lights are not switched on黑暗的;无灯光的◆The room was unlit and they could hardly see the man in the gloom.房间里没有灯光,他们几乎看不见黑暗中的那个人。◆Avoid walking through parks or down quiet, unlit roads.要避免从公园里穿行或沿着僻静昏暗的道路行走。OPPlighted ⇨ lightverb2dark2
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a dark night黑夜a dark colour深颜色dark ♦︎ rich ♦︎ deep ♦︎ warm ♦︎ mellowThese words all describe strong and/or pleasant colours.这些词均形容颜色深沉的、浓重宜人的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a dark / rich / deep / warm colour / tone / shade◆(a) dark / rich / deep / warm red / orange◆(a) dark / rich / deep blue / green / purple◆very dark / deep■dark(of colours) not light; closer in shade to black than white(颜色)深的,暗的◆Darker colours are more practical and don't show stains.深色更实用,而且不显脏。◆Mahogany is a dark-coloured wood.红木是一种深色木材。◆He was dressed in a dark suit and a plain white shirt.他身着深色西服,配一件朴素的白衬衣。◆The dark clouds in the sky meant that a storm was coming.天空中的乌云预示着暴风雨即将来临。OPPpale,light ⇨ pale2■rich [usually before noun](of colours) strong and dark, in a way that is beautiful or pleasing(色彩)浓重宜人的◆The colour of the flower is a rich deep red.那朵花的颜色是浓重的深红色。◆the rich tones of autumn秋天的浓重色调■deep [usually before noun](of colours) strong and dark, especially in an attractive way(色彩)浓重的,深沉宜人的◆He had a pale face with deep blue eyes.他面容白皙,眼睛碧蓝。◆The colour is deeper when the grapes are dried.葡萄晒干后颜色会深一些。OPPpale ⇨ pale2■warm [usually before noun](of colours) creating a pleasant, comfortable and relaxed feeling or atmosphere暖色调的◆The house is decorated in warm shades of red and orange.房子用红和橙这些暖色调装饰。OPPcool ⇨ pale2■mellow(of colours) soft, rich and pleasant(色彩)柔和丰润的,浓重宜人的◆The floor was of mellow golden stone.地板用柔和的金黄色石料铺成。