3ADJ-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. 黑色的;深色的;暗色的
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。
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。
darkly
Joanne's freckles stood out darkly against her pale skin.
乔安妮脸上的深色雀斑在苍白肤色的映衬下非常显眼。
The tea was darkly amber, the way he liked it.
茶呈暗琥珀色,正是他希望的样子。
4COMB 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. (颜色)深的,暗的
She was wearing a dark blue dress.
她穿着一件深蓝色的礼服。
5ADJ-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. (头发、眼睛或肤色)棕色的,黑色的
He had dark, curly hair.
他有一头卷曲的黑发。
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。
6ADJ-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. (白人)有着棕色(或黑色)头发(且皮肤略带棕色)的,肤色深的
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。
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。
darkly
He was a slim, solemn, darkly handsome young man.
他是个身材修长、表情庄重、皮肤黝黑的帅小伙。
7ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n](时期)黑暗的,恐怖的,悲惨的 A dark period of time is unpleasant or frightening. (时期)黑暗的,恐怖的,悲惨的
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。
This was the darkest period of the war.
这是那次战争中最黑暗的时期。
8ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n](地方)神秘的,隐秘的 A dark place or area is mysterious and not fully known about. (地方)神秘的,隐秘的
The spacecraft is set to throw new light on to a dark corner of the solar system.
Her thoughts circled darkly round Bernard's strange behaviour.
她为伯纳德的古怪行为忧心忡忡。
10ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n](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. (眼神或话语)阴险的,邪恶的,不祥的 [literary]
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。
...dark threats.
恶毒的威胁
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'Something's wrong here,' she said darkly.
“这儿有些不对劲,”她不祥地说道。
They shake their heads and mutter darkly.
他们一边摇头,一边阴沉地小声嘀咕。
11ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n](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. (指与严肃或令人不快的事物相关的)黑色的
Their dark humor never failed to astound him.
他们的黑色幽默总能让他咋舌。
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。
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The atmosphere after Wednesday's debut was as darkly comic as the film itself.
星期三首映之后的气氛就如电影本身一样,充满了黑色喜剧色彩。
Von Otter was superb both in the darkly dramatic songs, and in the lighter ones.
16PHRASE 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. 瞎猜;盲干
Every single one of those inspired guesses had been shots in the dark.