| 释义 |
dark BrE /dɑːk/
NAmE /dɑːrk/► SEE ALLa dark horsein the dark (about sth)keep it/sth dark (from sb)a shot/stab in the darka leap in the darkwhistle in the dark
●a dark ˈhorse (BrE) a person who does not tell other people much about their life, and who surprises other people by having interesting qualities 黑马；深藏不露的人◆You’re a dark horse! I had no idea you could play the piano so well.
你可真是真人不露相！没想到你钢琴弹得这么好。 ORIGIN This phrase comes from horse racing. A dark horse was a horse that nobody knew much about and later came to mean somebody who wins a race unexpectedly. 这个短语源于赛马。黑马原先是没有名气的马，后来指爆冷赢得比赛的人。●in the ˈdark (about sth)knowing nothing about sth （对某事）全然不知◆Workers were kept in the dark about the plans to sell the company.
对于出售公司的计划工人们还被蒙在鼓里。◆She arrived at the meeting as much in the dark as everyone else.
她到会时与其他人一样毫不知情。●keep it/sth ˈdark (from sb) (BrE, informal) keep sth secret 对…保密；隐瞒；隐藏◆I’ve got a new job, but keep it dark, won’t you?
我找到了一份新工作，不过请替我保密好吗？●a shot/stab in the ˈdarka guess; sth you do without knowing what the result will be 瞎猜；盲动；盲干◆The figure he came up with was really just a shot in the dark.
他得出的数字实际上只是瞎猜的。●a leap in the ˈdarkan action or a risk that you take without knowing anything about the activity or what the result will be 冒险举动；后果不可预料的行动◆The government is being accused of taking a leap in the dark as it prepares to radically change the education system.人们指责政府准备对教育制度进行重大变革是冒险行为。●whistle in the ˈdarktry not to show that you are afraid, are in danger, etc. 借吹口哨壮胆；故作镇静◆He seems confident we’ll get the money we need, but I think he’s just whistling in the dark.对于我们会筹到所需钱款的事，他看上去信心十足，但我觉得他不过是故作镇静罢了。 |