darker

英 [ˈdɑːkə]

美 [ˈdɑrkər]

adj.  黑暗的; 昏暗的; 阴暗的; 深色的; 暗色的; 近乎黑色的
dark的比较级

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 黑暗的;昏暗的;天黑的
  When it isdark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
  1. When she awoke it was evening and already dark...
     她醒来时已是晚上，天已经黑了。
  2. It was too dark inside to see much...
     里面太暗，看不太清。
  3. People usually draw the curtains once it gets dark...
     天一黑，人们通常就会拉上窗帘。
  4. She snapped off the light and made her way back through the dark kitchen.
     她啪的一下关掉灯，从厨房摸黑走了出来。
• N-SING 黑暗;昏暗;暗处
  The darkis the lack of light in a place.
  1. Her mother was sitting in the dark by the stove in her rocking chair...
     她母亲坐在炉边暗处的摇椅里。
  2. I've always been afraid of the dark.
     我一直很怕黑。
• ADJ-GRADED 黑色的;深色的;暗色的
  If you describe something asdark, you mean that it is black in colour, or a shade that is close to black.
  1. He wore a dark suit and carried a black attaché case...
     他身穿暗色西服，手提黑色公文包。
  2. The heavy dark table is inlaid with lighter wood.
     笨重的深色桌子上嵌有颜色较浅的木头。
• COMB in COLOUR (颜色)深的，暗的
  When you usedarkto describe a colour, you are referring to a shade of that colour which is close to black, or seems to have some black in it.
  1. She was wearing a dark blue dress.
     她穿着一件深蓝色的礼服。
• ADJ-GRADED (头发、眼睛或肤色)棕色的，黑色的
  If someone hasdarkhair, eyes, or skin, they have brown or black hair, eyes, or skin.
  1. He had dark, curly hair...
     他有一头卷曲的黑发。
  2. Leo went on, his dark eyes wide with pity and concern.
     利奥接着说下去，他的黑眼睛瞪得大大的，充满怜悯和关切。
• ADJ-GRADED (白人）有着棕色（或黑色）头发（且皮肤略带棕色）的，肤色深的
  If you describe a white person asdark, you mean that they have brown or black hair, and often a brownish skin.
  1. Carol is a tall, dark, Latin type of woman...
     卡萝尔身材高大，黑发棕肤，是个有着拉丁风情的女子。
  2. The driver was very dark. Maltese, maybe.
     司机一头乌发、肤色黝黑，可能是个马耳他人。
• ADJ-GRADED (时期）黑暗的，恐怖的，悲惨的
  Adarkperiod of time is unpleasant or frightening.
  1. Once again there's talk of very dark days ahead...
     又有传言说以后的日子会非常艰难。
  2. This was the darkest period of the war.
     这是那次战争中最黑暗的时期。
• ADJ-GRADED (地方)神秘的，隐秘的
  Adarkplace or area is mysterious and not fully known about.
  1. The spacecraft is set to throw new light on to a dark corner of the solar system.
     这艘宇宙飞船可能会让人们对太阳系中的一个神秘角落有更新的认识。
  2. ...the dark recesses of the mind.
     隐秘的思想深处
• ADJ-GRADED (想法）忧郁的，悲观的
  Darkthoughts are sad, and show that you are expecting something unpleasant to happen.
  1. Troy's chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts.
     特洛伊的喋喋不休让我暂时收起了阴郁思绪。
• ADJ-GRADED (眼神或话语）阴险的，邪恶的，不祥的
  Darklooks or remarks make you think that the person giving them wants to harm you or that something horrible is going to happen.
  1. Garin shot him a dark glance, as if in warning.
     加林恶狠狠地瞪了他一眼，似乎是在警告。
  2. ...dark threats.
     恶毒的威胁
• ADJ-GRADED （指与严肃或令人不快的事物相关的)黑色的
  If you describe something asdark, you mean that it is related to things that are serious or unpleasant, rather than light-hearted.
  1. Their dark humor never failed to astound him...
     他们的黑色幽默总能让他咋舌。
  2. Nina took a kind of dark pleasure in being the focus of the tension between her father and her brother.
     对成了父亲和哥哥紧张关系的焦点，尼娜有点幸灾乐祸。
• See also:pitch-dark
• PHRASE 天黑后
  If you do somethingafter dark, you do it when the sun has set and night has begun.
  1. They avoid going out alone after dark.
     他们避免在天黑以后独自外出。
• PHRASE 天黑前
  If you do somethingbefore dark, you do it before the sun sets and night begins.
  1. They'll be back well before dark.
     他们会在天黑前早早返回。
• PHRASE （对…）一无所知，毫不知情
  If you arein the dark aboutsomething, you do not know anything about it.
  1. The investigators admit that they are completely in the dark about the killing...
     调查人员承认他们对这起谋杀一无所知。
  2. I managed to keep my parents in the dark about this...
     我设法对父母瞒下了此事。
  3. I'm as much in the dark as you.
     我和你一样毫不知情。
• PHRASE 瞎猜;盲干
  If you describe something someone says or does asa shot in the darkora stab in the dark, you mean they are guessing that what they say is correct or that what they do will be successful.
  1. Every single one of those inspired guesses had been shots in the dark.
     所有那些凭直觉的猜测都是无根据的瞎猜。
• leap in the dark→ see:leap

双语例句

• Darker than butterscotch, but with the same golden tone.
  比奶油糖果更深，有和黄金一样的色泽。
• But is this also true of the darker legacies of National Socialism and Fascism in contemporary Europe?
  但是，在当代欧洲，国家社会主义和法西斯主义的黑暗遗产也是真实的存在吗？
• Dark, dark my light, and darker my desire.
  晦暗，晦暗我的光，更晦暗我的欲望。
• The days draw in and the mornings get darker.
  天黑得越来越早，天亮得越来越晚。
• There was something in the darker recesses of his unconscious that was troubling him.
  在他更为隐秘的潜意识深处，有什么事情困扰着他。
• Semidouble light mauve ruffled star/ darker eye; raspberry fantasy, edge.
  半重瓣折边星形花，亮的淡紫色有深色的眼，覆盆子色的喷点及镶边。
• The gathering storm had made the day even darker than was usual at this hour.
  即将到来的暴风雨使得天空看起来比平时这个时候更昏暗。
• As it grew darker it became colder. It was a gray, chilly day.
  天色晚了，天也变冷了。
• Despite these superficial resemblances, this is a darker work than her earlier novels
  尽管表面上有一些相似之处，但这本著作实际要比她以前的小说悲观。
• The sky looks darker than I remember.
  这天看上去比我前面看上去的更黑了。