swarthy + noun
swarthy 作定语时直接放在名词前,常形容人的肤色。
The swarthy sailor stood on the deck.
那个皮肤黝黑的水手站在甲板上。
皮肤黝黑的;黑黝黝的
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皮肤黝黑的;黑黝黝的
naturally having dark skin
The swarthy sailor stood on the deck.
那个皮肤黝黑的水手站在甲板上。
黄褐色,微黑,深色。
Tawny, dusky, dark.
肤色比白人深,比黄褐色浅;棕褐色。
Darker-skinned than white, but lighter-skinned than tawny; tan.
深灰色。
A dark grey color.
The swarthy fisherman spent his whole life under the tropical sun.
那个皮肤黝黑的渔夫一生都在热带阳光下度过。
After years of working outdoors, her skin became swarthy.
在户外工作多年后,她的皮肤变得黝黑。
He was a tall, swarthy man with a kind smile.
他是个身材高大、皮肤黝黑、面带和善微笑的男人。
swarthy 作定语时直接放在名词前,常形容人的肤色。
The swarthy sailor stood on the deck.
那个皮肤黝黑的水手站在甲板上。
作表语时用系动词 be 或感官动词 look、seem 等。
His skin looked swarthy under the bright sun.
在烈日下,他的皮肤看上去黑黝黝的。
比较级为 swarthier,最高级为 swarthiest。
The fisherman was swarthier than his brother.
那个渔夫比他哥哥皮肤更黑。
Not this
He is a swarthy.
Use this
He is swarthy.
swarthy 是形容词,不是名词,不能和不定冠词 a 连用;作表语时直接用 swarthy。
Not this
She bought a swarthy coat.
Use this
She bought a dark coat.
swarthy 只用来形容人的皮肤天生黝黑,不能形容衣物等事物;表示颜色深应用 dark。
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黝黑的肤色
His swarthy complexion came from years of outdoor work.
他黝黑的肤色来自多年的户外工作。
黝黑的皮肤
The hero had swarthy skin and dark hair.
那位英雄有着黝黑的皮肤和黑发。
黝黑的脸庞
She looked into his swarthy face and smiled.
她看着他黝黑的脸庞,笑了。
皮肤黝黑的陌生人
A swarthy stranger approached the campfire.
一个皮肤黝黑的陌生人走近篝火。
黝黑的五官
The detective recalled the man's swarthy features.
侦探回忆起了那人黝黑的五官。
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把 swarthy 联想成 s + earthy(泥土色):皮肤像泥土一样被晒得黝黑。
语域:formal 常见场景:文学作品、人物描写、历史文本 swarthy 多用于文学作品或正式的人物描写,日常口语中不太常见,通常用来形容肤色较深的人。
没有与 swarthy /ˈswɒːði/ 完全押韵的常用词。拼写或发音相近的词:worthy /ˈwɜːði/ 与 swarthy 都以 -rthy 结尾并含 /ði/,但元音不同;pithy /ˈpɪθi/ 以 -thy 结尾但 th 发 /θ/;swarm /swɔːm/ 只有开头音 /swɔː/ 相近;sweaty /ˈswɛti/ 和 swarthy 都以 sw- 开头且都是形容词,但发音不同。英式读音中 swarthy 的 r 不发音,美式读音为 /ˈswɔːrði/。
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