单词 | dark |
释义 | Word Frequency dark(dɑːk) adjective 1. having little or no light a dark street 2. (of a colour) reflecting or transmitting little light dark brown Compare light1 (sense 29), medium (sense 2)3. a. (of complexion, hair colour, etc) not fair or blond; swarthy; brunette b. (in combination) dark-eyed 4. gloomy or dismal 5. sinister; evil a dark purpose 6. sullen or angry a dark scowl 7. ignorant or unenlightened a dark period in our history 8. secret or mysterious keep it dark 9. phonetics denoting an (l) pronounced with a velar articulation giving back vowel resonance. In English, l is usually dark when final or preconsonantal Compare light1 (sense 30)10. go dark noun 11. absence of light; darkness 12. night or nightfall 13. a dark place, patch, or shadow 14. a state of ignorance (esp in the phrase in the dark) verb 15. an archaic word for darken Derived forms darkish (ˈdarkish) adjective darkly (ˈdarkly) adverb darkness (ˈdarkness) noun Word origin Old English deorc; related to Old High German terchennen to hide |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含233703条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。