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stark + noun
stark 强调程度之深，常与抽象名词搭配。
There is a stark contrast between their lifestyles.
他们的生活方式形成鲜明对比。
完全的；十足的；绝对的
starker — comparative of stark
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完全的；十足的；绝对的
Complete, absolute, or full, often used to emphasize an extreme difference or reality.
There is a stark contrast between their lifestyles.
他们的生活方式形成鲜明对比。
严酷的；猛烈的；凶猛的(现多用于形容天气)
Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather).
僵硬的；刻板的
Stiff, rigid.
外表朴素的；荒凉的；荒芜的
Plain in appearance; barren, desolate.
赤裸的；裸体的
Naked.
The winter landscape was stark and barren, with no trees to soften the view.
冬天的景色荒凉而贫瘠，没有树木来柔化视野。
She decorated the room in a stark, minimalist style, with white walls and no pictures.
她以朴素、极简的风格装饰房间，白色墙面，没有挂画。
The mountain refuge was stark but welcoming, offering only a roof and a bed.
山间小屋虽然简陋，却令人感到温馨，只提供一个屋顶和一张床。
stark 强调程度之深，常与抽象名词搭配。
There is a stark contrast between their lifestyles.
他们的生活方式形成鲜明对比。
描述自然环境时常用。
The landscape is stark and barren.
这片风景荒凉贫瘠。
Not this
The two opinions are stark different.
Use this
The two opinions are starkly different.
Stark 是形容词，不能修饰形容词 different；应使用副词形式 starkly 表示‘明显地’。
Not this
It is stark that he is wrong.
Use this
It is obvious that he is wrong.
Stark 不能用于‘It is stark that...’结构表‘明显的’；应用 obvious 或 clear。
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鲜明的对比
The bright colors are in stark contrast to the dark background.
明亮的颜色与深色背景形成鲜明对比。
严酷的现实
We must face the stark reality of the situation.
我们必须面对事态的严酷现实。
严峻的选择
He was faced with a stark choice between poverty and crime.
他面临着贫穷与犯罪之间的严峻选择。
严厉的警告
The report issued a stark warning about climate change.
该报告就气候变化发出了严厉警告。
荒凉的景色
The moonlit desert presented a stark landscape.
月光下的沙漠呈现出一片荒凉的景色。
一丝不挂
He ran out of the shower stark naked.
他一丝不挂地从淋浴间跑了出来。
完全疯了的
You must be stark raving mad to go out in this weather.
你在这种天气出门一定是完全疯了。
鲜明的对比
The new building is in stark contrast to the old one.
新建筑与旧建筑形成鲜明对比。
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stark 音似'死大刻'，联想荒凉刻骨，完全彻底。
语域：neutral 常见场景：文学描述、正式评述 通常用于较正式或文学性的语境，日常口语中较少使用。
All listed words share the same stressed vowel /ɑ:/ and final consonant /k/, rhyming with 'stark'.
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