dark
adjective
uk/dɑːk/us/dɑːrk/darkadjective(WITHOUT LIGHT)
A2
with little or nolight:
昏暗的，黑暗的It was too dark toseemuch.光线太暗，看不清楚。
Whattimedoes itgetdark in thesummer?夏季天什么时候黑？
Ourbedroomwas very dark until we put alargerwindowin.我们的卧室原来很暗，后来装了一个大点的窗户才好些。
with little or no light
- darkShe peered down the dark hallway.
- darkenedWe arrived late and had to make our way to our seats in a darkened theatre.
- dimHe sat in a dim corner of the waiting room.
- shadowyI was afraid to walk down the dim, shadowy corridor.
- pitch-darkShe took a torch with her as she descended into the pitch-dark cellar.
A1
nearertoblackthanwhiteincolour:
（颜色）暗的，深色的darkblue/green深蓝／暗绿色
darkclouds乌云
She has darkhair.她长着一头黑发。
He wastall, dark(= withblack/brownhair)andhandsome.他个头高高的，深色头发，长得很英俊。
- The sun's going down and it'll be darksoon.
- Theroomwas so dark, I had tofeelmy way along thewallto thedoor.
- Theflameabove theoilwellflaredup into the darksky.
- I had togropemy way up the darkstairs.
- Shehatedthecolddarkdaysofwinter.
Darkness & becoming dark
- blackness
- darken
- darkened
- darkly
- darkness
- deepen
- dim
- dimly
- dimness
- dingily
- inky
- matt
- pitch darkness
- shade
- shaded
- shadow
- shadowy
- sombreness
- twilight
- umbra
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Black, white & grey
darkadjective(SAD)
C1[before noun]
sadand withouthope:
伤心绝望的；哀愁的Her husband'ssuddendeathwas thestartof a darkchapterin herlife.丈夫突然去世后她就开始生活在伤心绝望之中。
Thisenvironmentalreportcontainsmore darkpredictionsabout thefutureof theearth.这份环境报告中对地球未来的预测很不乐观。
Feeling sad and unhappy
- a dog's lifeidiom
- a long faceidiom
- angsty
- be cut upidiom
- be down in the mouthidiom
- be in a funkidiom
- be in bitsidiom
- distraught
- distressed
- dog
- doleful
- lovelorn
- lovesick
- low-spirited
- lugubrious
- wistful
- wistfully
- woe
- woe is meidiom
- woebegone
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Not hopeful
darkadjective(EVIL)
C1
evilorthreatening:
邪恶的，阴险的；有威胁的Hebelieveddarkforceswerethreateningdemocracy.
There's a darkersideto hischaracter.他的性格中有更阴暗的一面。
Morally wrong and evil
- abhorrent
- amoral
- amorality
- anomie
- antichrist
- disgrace
- dissipated
- dissolute
- dissolutely
- dissoluteness
- no goodidiom
- no more Mr Nice Guyidiom
- non-ethical
- obscene
- obscenely
- trespass
- turpitude
- unconscionable
- unconscionably
- unethical
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Dangers and threats
darkadjective(SECRET)
UK
secretorhidden:
秘密的，隐秘的I've just beenpromoted, butkeepitdark- I don'twanteveryone toknowjustyet.我刚刚升了职，别告诉任何人——我现在还不想让大家知道。
Secrecy and privacy
- anonymity
- anonymization
- anonymize
- anonymous
- anonymously
- cryptography
- data protection
- dead men tell no talesidiom
- dissimulate
- dissimulation
- privacy settings
- private
- privately
- privileged
- pseudonym
- under wrapsidiom
- undisclosed
- whitewashing
- wrap
- wrapped (up) in secrecyidiom
Idioms
the darkest hour is just before the dawn
the/sb's dark side
go dark
dark
noun
uk/dɑːk/us/dɑːrk/the dark
B1
thefactof there being nolightsomewhere:
黑暗，暗处Cats canseein the dark.猫在暗处也看得见东西。
I've always beenafraidof the dark.我一直都怕黑。
We couldhearherstumblingabout thebedroomin the dark.
Hereyesslowlyadjustedto the dark.
- Heleftvery early and had todressin the dark.
- Ifoundtherightcoinin the dark bytouch.
- I'mterrifiedof the dark.
before/after dark
B1
before/after thesunhas gone down:
天黑前／后It isn'tsafetoleavethehouseafter dark.天黑后出去不安全。
Darkness & becoming dark
- blackness
- darken
- darkened
- darkly
- darkness
- deepen
- dim
- dimly
- dimness
- dingily
- inky
- matt
- pitch darkness
- shade
- shaded
- shadow
- shadowy
- sombreness
- twilight
- umbra
Idiom
be in the dark
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