Word · Frequency #966
darks
黑暗；无光
darks is the plural of dark.
the absence of light; darkness
- 1.
A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.
完全或部分缺乏光线的状态。
- 2.
absence of light or illumination
缺乏光或照明
- 3.
Ignorance.
无知。
- 4.
absence of moral or spiritual values
缺乏道德或精神价值
- 5.
Nightfall.
黄昏；夜幕降临。
- 6.
an unilluminated area
未照亮的区域
- 7.
A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc.
绘画、版画等中的暗部或暗调。
暗处；昏暗的地方；黄昏；夜幕降临；无知；蒙昧；邪恶；道德败坏；（绘画中的）暗部；阴影
In use
The dark made it impossible to see the path ahead.
He was lured into the dark of the city's underworld.
She sat alone in the dark of the cinema, waiting for the film to start.
in the dark
固定搭配，dark 前不加 the；引申可表示“蒙在鼓里”，如 keep someone in the dark。
I couldn't see anything in the dark.
在黑暗中我什么也看不见。
after dark
作时间状语，意为“天黑后”，不可写作 after the dark。
The park is closed after dark.
公园在夜幕降临后关闭。
the dark
the dark 可泛指“无光的状态”；指绘画中的暗部时常用复数 darks。
Her eyes gradually adjusted to the dark.
Connections
Collocations
- in the dark
- 在黑暗中；在暗处
- She was afraid to walk alone in the dark.她害怕独自在黑暗中行走。
- after dark
- 天黑以后；夜幕降临后
- The park is dangerous after dark.天黑后公园很危险。
- before dark
- 天黑以前
- We need to get back home before dark.我们需要在天黑前回到家。
- fear of the dark
- 对黑暗的恐惧；怕黑
- Many children have a fear of the dark.许多孩子怕黑。
- keep someone in the dark
- 把某人蒙在鼓里；对某人隐瞒
- They kept me in the dark about the merger.他们对我隐瞒了合并的事。
- a shot in the dark
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 dark 拆成 d + ark（方舟）：想象方舟里没开灯，一片黑暗，所以 dark 是“黑暗、暗处”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、literary writing、art discussion 该词作名词时通常指无光或黑暗的状态，日常和书面表达中都比较常见；在艺术语境中可指画作的暗部。选择中性语域较为安全。
Grammar Note
常与介词in连用表示'在黑暗中'；after dark和before dark是固定短语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词与 dark 押韵，重读音节元音和尾辅音均为 /ɑrk/。注意 dare（/der/）和 dork（/dɔrk/）拼写接近但读音不同，不与 dark 押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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