English → Chinese
dark
/BrE dɑːk 
, AmE dɑrk /
A ▶[Colours]
adjective
1 (lacking in light) 黑暗的 ‹night, sky, room›;
it is getting dark 天就要黑了;
the dark side of the moon 月球背面;
darkest Africa dated 非洲最偏僻的地区
2 (in colour) 深的 ‹colour›; 深色的 ‹clothes, paint, liquid›; 黑色的 ‹eyes, hair›
3 usu pred (having dark hair)
to be dark «person» 是黑发
4 (not pale) 黝黑的 ‹skin, complexion›;
he's very dark 他皮肤很黑
5 (gloomy) 暗淡的 ‹future›; 悲观的 ‹prediction, mood›;
to look on the dark side (of things) 看（事物）阴暗的一面;
the darkest days of the war 战争中最惨淡的日子
6 (mysterious) 隐秘的 ‹thought, hint, purpose, motivation›;
the darkest recesses of the unconscious mind 潜意识中最隐秘的角落;
to keep sth dark (from sb) （对某人）隐瞒某事物
7 (sinister) 恶毒的 ‹threat, warning›; (evil) 邪恶的 ‹power, force›;
a dark reputation 昭彰恶名;
there was a darker side to his nature 他本性中有更为邪恶的一面
8 (angry) 愤怒的;
to give sb a dark look 愤怒地瞪某人一眼
9 Theatre 关门停演的 ‹theatre›
10 Linguistics 暗的 ‹‘l’›
B noun [uncountable]
1 (absence of light) 黑暗;
in the dark; 在黑暗中;
before/after dark; 天黑以前／以后;
until dark; 直到天黑;
patterns of light and dark 明暗交织的图案
2 to be in the dark (about or as to sth); （对某事）全然不知;
to keep or leave sb in the dark (about or as to sth); （关于某事）将某人蒙在鼓里;
a shot/stab in the dark 瞎猜