英语词汇“in the dark”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	in the dark
释义	in the dark phrase 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. [+ about] I managed to keep my parents in the dark about this. I'm as much in the dark as you. Synonyms: ignorant, unaware, oblivious, uninformed More Synonyms of in the dark See full dictionary entry for dark in the dark in American English uninformed; ignorant See full dictionary entry for dark Examples of 'in the dark' in a sentence in the dark But locals were left in the dark about whether the actress would appear. The Sun (2016) And most people are in the dark about how much harm and worry they can cause. The Sun (2016) Employees were in the dark about Karhoo's problems and by the end of last month the money had dried up. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The danger tonight is that when elephants panic they blunder about in the dark and could collide with a vehicle. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It reopened, but diners have remained in the dark about the deplorable hygiene standards. Times, Sunday Times (2014) I kept the cast in the dark again about the resolution too. The Sun (2015) For most of the period covered in the book, the public was largely in the dark about these issues. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Why are we kept totally in the dark about OUR war? The Sun (2009) And the surprise guests also were in the dark about the Upstairs Downstairs plan. The Sun (2007) Because of this, it may appear to be the best option to keep them in the dark about what has happened if unemployment has suddenly struck. Ingham, Christine Life Without Work (1994) BUSINESS drivers become invisible to employers once they leave the company car park and firms can often be in the dark about what they are really doing. Times, Sunday Times (2008) A pal said: 'They kept her in the dark about the video. The Sun (2007) All related terms of 'in the dark' leap in the dark If you take a leap in the dark or a leap into the unknown , you do something without having any previous experience in that activity or knowledge of it. shot in the dark a wild guess a leap in the dark a situation in which you do not know what the results of an action will be, usually when you feel you have no other choice but to take this course of action a shot in the dark a stab in the dark 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 . whistle in the dark to try not to show that you are afraid , or to try to believe that a situation is not as bad as it seems whistling in the dark If you say that someone is whistling in the dark , you mean that they are trying to remain brave and convince themselves that the situation is not as bad as it seems . be in the dark about something to know nothing about something (idiom) in the sense of ignorant Definition in ignorance I managed to keep my parents in the dark. Synonyms ignorant They don't ask questions for fear of appearing ignorant. unaware She was unaware that she was being filmed. oblivious She appeared oblivious to her surroundings. uninformed out of the loop unenlightened blind to something See dark Additional synonyms in the sense of oblivious Definition unaware or unconscious She appeared oblivious to her surroundings. Synonyms unaware, unconscious, ignorant, regardless, careless, negligent, blind to, unaffected by, impervious to, forgetful, deaf to, unconcerned about, neglectful, heedless, inattentive, insensible, unmindful, unobservant, disregardful, incognizant in the sense of unaware Definition not aware or conscious She was unaware that she was being filmed. Synonyms ignorant, unconscious, oblivious, in the dark (informal), unsuspecting, uninformed, unknowing, heedless, unenlightened, unmindful, not in the loop (informal), incognizant Nearby words of in the dark in the background in the black in the buff in the dark in the distance in the doldrums in the employ of or in someone's employ Related terms of in the dark a shot in the dark Synonyms of 'in the dark' in the dark Explore 'in the dark' in the dictionary
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