Word · Frequency #7541
starker
完全地；彻底地；绝对地
starker is the comparative of stark.
entirely; absolutely
- 1.
Starkly; entirely, absolutely.
完全地；彻底地；绝对地
突出地；简直；全然
In use
When the bucket of water spilled, the boy jumped out of the bath and stood in the middle of the room stark naked.
After the snowstorm, the whole field lay stark white under the moonlight.
The idea of swimming in winter seems stark raving mad to most people.
stark + adjective
stark 作副词只能修饰少数形容词，如 naked，表示“完全地”。
The explorers were stark naked.
探险者们一丝不挂。
stark + adjective phrase
stark 也可用于形容词短语前，如 raving mad，起强调作用。
The idea is stark raving mad.
这个想法完全疯狂。
Common mistakes
He stark refused the offer.He absolutely refused the offer.
stark作副词表示“完全地”时，只用来修饰形容词或副词（如stark naked），不能放在动词前修饰refuse这类行为动词；表达“完全拒绝”应用absolutely或completely。
He was starkly naked in the cold.He was stark naked in the cold.
stark naked是固定搭配，stark在此已是副词，表示“完全地、十足地”；不需要也不应该加-ly变成starkly。
Connections
Collocations
- stark naked
- 一丝不挂的，完全赤裸的
- She opened the door and found him standing there stark naked.她打开门，发现他一丝不挂地站在那里。
- stark raving mad
- 彻底发疯的，完全疯癫的
- The noise from the construction site is driving me stark raving mad.建筑工地的噪音快把我逼疯了。
- stark white
- 纯白的，雪白的
- The gallery walls are painted stark white to show off the paintings.画廊的墙壁被刷成纯白色，以衬托画作。
Idioms & figurative uses
- stark naked
- 一丝不挂的，全裸的She ran out of the bathroom stark naked.她一丝不挂地跑出了浴室。
- stark raving mad
- 完全疯了的，彻底疯狂的You must be stark raving mad to drive in this storm.在这种暴风雨里开车，你一定是彻底疯了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 stark naked（一丝不挂）中的 stark 表示“完全地”：完全没穿衣服，就是彻底、绝对。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：固定搭配/习语、书面或正式语体 作副词时，stark 多用于固定搭配中，如 stark naked、stark raving mad，表示“完全、彻底”；在一般场合较少单独使用，比较常见于书面或略带文学色彩的表达，口语中更常用 completely 或 totally。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words sharing the rhyme with stark (pronounced /stɑ:k/): mark, park, dark, bark, and shark. They match in the stressed vowel and final /k/. Useful lookalikes that sound different: star /stɑː/ (no final /k/), stare /steə/, stork /stɔːk/, and stack /stæk/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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