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darkness

darkness
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1. ADJ-GRADED 黑暗的;昏暗的;天黑的 When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night. 

  • When she awoke it was evening and already dark...

    她醒来时已是晚上，天已经黑了。

  • It was too dark inside to see much...

    里面太暗，看不太清。

  • People usually draw the curtains once it gets dark...

    天一黑，人们通常就会拉上窗帘。

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

    灯熄了，屋里陷入一片漆黑。

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  • ...a darkly lit, seedy dance hall.

    灯光昏暗、乌烟瘴气的舞厅

2. N-SING 黑暗;昏暗;暗处 The dark is the lack of light in a place. 

  • Her mother was sitting in the dark by the stove in her rocking chair...

    她母亲坐在炉边暗处的摇椅里。

  • I've always been afraid of the dark.

    我一直很怕黑。

3. ADJ-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. 

  • 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。

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  • 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。

4. COMB 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. 

  • She was wearing a dark blue dress.

    她穿着一件深蓝色的礼服。

5. ADJ-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. 

  • 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。

6. ADJ-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. 

  • 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。

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  • 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。

7. ADJ-GRADED (时期）黑暗的，恐怖的，悲惨的 A dark period of time is unpleasant or frightening. 

  • 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。

8. ADJ-GRADED (地方)神秘的，隐秘的 A dark place or area is mysterious and not fully known about. 

  • The spacecraft is set to throw new light on to a dark corner of the solar system.

    这艘宇宙飞船可能会让人们对太阳系中的一个神秘角落有更新的认识。

  • ...the dark recesses of the mind.

    隐秘的思想深处

9. ADJ-GRADED (想法）忧郁的，悲观的 Dark thoughts are sad, and show that you are expecting something unpleasant to happen. 

  • Troy's chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts.

    特洛伊的喋喋不休让我暂时收起了阴郁思绪。

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  • Her thoughts circled darkly round Bernard's strange behaviour.

    她为伯纳德的古怪行为忧心忡忡。

10. ADJ-GRADED (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. 

  • 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。

11. ADJ-GRADED （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. 

  • 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.

    冯·奥特无论是演唱严肃的戏剧曲目还是较为轻松愉快的歌曲时，都表现得无可挑剔。

12. See also: pitch-dark;  
13. PHRASE 天黑后 If you do something after dark, you do it when the sun has set and night has begun. 

  • They avoid going out alone after dark.

    他们避免在天黑以后独自外出。

14. PHRASE 天黑前 If you do something before dark, you do it before the sun sets and night begins. 

  • They'll be back well before dark.

    他们会在天黑前早早返回。

15. PHRASE （对…）一无所知，毫不知情 If you are in the dark about something, you do not know anything about it. 

  • The investigators admit that they are completely in the dark about the killing...

    调查人员承认他们对这起谋杀一无所知。

  • I managed to keep my parents in the dark about this...

    我设法对父母瞒下了此事。

  • I'm as much in the dark as you.

    我和你一样毫不知情。

16. PHRASE 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. 

  • Every single one of those inspired guesses had been shots in the dark.

    所有那些凭直觉的猜测都是无根据的瞎猜。

17.   leap in the dark→see: leap; 
Noun

1. absence of light or illumination

2. an unilluminated area;

  • "he moved off into the darkness"

3. absence of moral or spiritual values;

  • "the powers of darkness"

4. an unenlightened state;

  • "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"
  • "his lectures dispelled the darkness"

5. having a dark or somber color

6. a swarthy complexion

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1. A figure appeared out of the darkness.
黑暗中冒出一个人影来。

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2. A little lantern blinked in the darkness.
一盏小灯笼在黑暗中微微闪光。

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3. A man loomed up out of the darkness.
一个男人隐隐出现在黑暗中。

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4. A photographer had fused the lights,engulfing the entire house darkness.
一位摄影师把电灯的保险丝烧断了，使整栋房子陷于黑暗当中。

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5. A power failure plunged the whole house into sudden darkness.
停电了，整个房子突然陷入一片漆黑之中。

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6. A small party stole up on the bridge under cover of darkness.
一支小分队乘黑夜偷袭了那座桥梁。

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7. An oil lamp burned in the darkness.
一盏油灯在黑暗中发着光。

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8. As darkness closed about them,they decided to return home.
当夜幕降临时，他们决定回家。

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9. At the crucial moment, he showed great foresight and turned back the powers of darkness.
在关键时刻， 他高瞻远瞩，力挽狂澜。

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10. Darkness closed down on the city.
黑夜降临于该城。

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11. Darkness descended too soon.
夜色过早降临。

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12. Darkness is the absence of light.
黑暗就是缺乏光亮。

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13. Darkness was falling fast.
天很快黑了下来。

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14. Darkness was sneaking up on the travellers as they entered the forest.
旅游的人们走进森林时，黑暗渐渐向他们袭来。

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15. Fireflies sparked in the darkness.
萤火虫在黑暗中发光。

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16. Fires beaconed the darkness.
火光驱散了黑暗。

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17. Francisco was staring ahead into the darkness.
弗朗西斯科凝视着漆黑的前方。

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18. He ran against a wall in the darkness.
黑暗中他撞在一堵墙上。

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19. I saw a figure approaching in the darkness.
我看见黑暗中有个人影走过来。

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20. I saw the sudden flare of a flashlight in the darkness.
我看到手电筒在黑暗中突然闪出的亮光。

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