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dark + noun
修饰名词，表示颜色或光线不足。
The dark room scared the child.
黑暗的房间吓到了孩子。
The dark room scared the child.
黑暗的房间吓到了孩子。
绝对或(更常见)相对缺乏光线的。
Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
透光、反光或接收光线不足,难以看清或理解的。
Transmitting, reflecting, or receiving inadequate light to render timely discernment or comprehension
色调暗淡或较深；不明亮或不浅的。
Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.
表达含糊不清的。
Ambiguously or unclearly expressed.
The room was so dark that I couldn't see anything.
房间太暗了，我什么都看不见。
She wore a dark blue dress to the party.
她穿了一条深蓝色的裙子去派对。
The sky grew darker as the storm approached.
随着暴风雨临近，天空变得更暗了。
修饰名词，表示颜色或光线不足。
The dark room scared the child.
黑暗的房间吓到了孩子。
描述状态，常作表语。
The sky is dark.
天空很暗。
表示变化过程。
It gets dark early in winter.
冬天天黑得早。
Not this
This room is more dark than that one.
Use this
This room is darker than that one.
比较级错误：形容词dark的比较级是不规则变化，应为darker，不能使用more dark。
Not this
The light here is too dark; I can't see.
Use this
The light here is too dim; I can't see.
词义混淆：描述光线不足时，light通常与dim搭配，表示“昏暗的”；而dark更常用于描述环境整体的黑暗，而不是光源本身。中文的“光线暗”应译为dim light而非dark light。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
黑暗的房间
She sat in a dark room, waiting for the power to come back.
她坐在黑暗的房间里，等待电力恢复。
漆黑的夜晚
The children were afraid to go out on the dark night.
孩子们害怕在漆黑的夜晚出去。
昏暗的天空
The dark sky indicated that a storm was coming.
昏暗的天空预示着暴风雨即将来临。
黑暗的影子
A dark shadow fell across the street as the cloud passed overhead.
云朵从头顶飘过，一条黑暗的影子投在街上。
黑暗的角落
He hid in a dark corner to avoid being seen.
他躲在黑暗的角落里以免被看见。
蒙在鼓里，不知情
They kept me in the dark about the project.
他们对我隐瞒了这个项目。
黑马（出人意料的获胜者）
She is a dark horse in the election.
她在选举中是一匹黑马。
瞎猜，碰运气
His answer was just a shot in the dark.
他的回答只是瞎猜。
黎明前的夜晚最黑暗。
The night is darkest just before the dawn.
黎明前的夜晚最黑暗。
恐惧是通往黑暗面的道路。
Fear is the path to the dark side.
恐惧是通往黑暗面的道路。
Use dark naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一下：天黑（dark）了，周围一片黑暗，什么都看不见。
多用于描述光线不足或颜色深，中性语域，常见于日常对话和书面语。
形容词，可用作定语或表语。
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