in the darkness
表示处于黑暗的环境中。
They groped in the darkness.
他们在黑暗中摸索。
黑暗；漆黑；无光
暗处；黑暗处；深色；暗色；暗色区域；忧郁；沮丧；阴郁；邪恶；堕落；蒙昧；秘密；隐秘；隐瞒
the state of being dark; lack of light.
黑暗状态；缺乏光；绝对或相对的无光
The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
缺乏光或照明
absence of light or illumination
反射光线少的状态或质量,趋向于黑色或棕色
The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.
未照亮的区域
an unilluminated area
这种颜色弥漫的任何空间
Any space that such colour pervades.
缺乏道德或精神价值
absence of moral or spiritual values
阴郁；忧郁；沮丧
Gloom; gloominess; depression.
黑暗的产物
The product of being dark.
缺乏理解或同情；精神或心灵的盲目
Lack of understanding or compassion; spiritual or mental blindness.
秘密；隐蔽
Secrecy; concealment.
缺乏知识；晦涩或意义不明；未知
Lack of knowledge; obscurity or meaning or intelligibility; the unknown.
虚无；空虚
Nothingness, vanity, emptiness.
地狱
Hell.
The room was filled with complete darkness after the power went out.
停电后，房间里一片漆黑。
用法提示：darkness 在此表示缺乏光线的状态，用作不可数名词。
AI contextual example
We had to stop hiking because darkness was falling quickly.
我们不得不停止徒步，因为夜色很快降临。
用法提示：darkness 指夜晚的黑暗时段，名词。
AI contextual example
In the darkness of his despair, he found it hard to see any hope.
在绝望的黑暗中，他很难看到任何希望。
用法提示：darkness 比喻绝望或悲伤的情绪，抽象名词。
AI contextual example
表示处于黑暗的环境中。
They groped in the darkness.
他们在黑暗中摸索。
描述黑暗来临。
Darkness falls early in winter.
冬天黑暗降临得早。
表示突然陷入黑暗状态。
The city was plunged into darkness after the blackout.
停电后城市陷入黑暗。
语气最强，指彻底无光；与 darkness 几乎等同，但较少用于抽象含义
不仅指光线暗，还常暗示情绪低沉或前景黯淡
强调亮度不足，但仍可见物；程度弱于 darkness
侧重模糊难辨，可引申为无名或难理解；不专指物理黑暗
指物体遮挡光线形成的局部暗区，并非完全黑暗；常可计数
grammar · medium
易错句子The darkness room is frightening.
正确表达The dark room is frightening.
将形容词“dark”误用为名词“darkness”。中文中“黑暗”可同时作形容词和名词，但英语中“darkness”只能作名词，修饰名词应用形容词“dark”。
grammar · medium
易错句子She was afraid of walking at darkness.
正确表达She was afraid of walking in the darkness.
介词“at”表示具体时间点或地点，不用于表示“在黑暗中”。正确的介词是“in”，表示“在...状态/环境中”。
对应于“黑暗，无光”的义项。
对应于“道德或精神价值的缺失”的义项。
区别在于“gloom”通常指一种情绪或氛围上的阴暗，而“darkness”是物理上的无光状态。
在黑暗中
He groped for the light switch in the darkness.
他在黑暗中摸索着找电灯开关。
完全的黑暗
The cave was in total darkness.
洞穴里一片漆黑。
夜幕降临
As darkness falls, the city lights begin to twinkle.
夜幕降临时，城市的灯光开始闪烁。
陷入黑暗
The power cut plunged the whole building into darkness.
停电使整栋大楼陷入黑暗。
刺破黑暗
A single beam of light pierced the darkness.
一束光刺破了黑暗。
漆黑一片
They wandered in utter darkness for hours.
他们在漆黑中徘徊了几个小时。
dark (root)
dark + -en
dark + -ly
dark + room
dark + -ish
漆黑一片
We couldn't see anything in the pitch darkness.
在漆黑一片中我们什么也看不见。
完全黑暗
The cave was in total darkness.
洞穴里完全黑暗。
夜幕降临
As darkness descends, the temperature drops.
夜幕降临时，温度下降。
黑暗无法驱散黑暗，只有光明才能做到。
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.
黑暗无法驱散黑暗，只有光明才能做到。
你好，黑暗，我的老朋友，我又来和你交谈了。
Hello darkness, my old friend, I've come to talk with you again.
你好，黑暗，我的老朋友，我又来和你交谈了。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.