英语词组in the dark是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

in the dark (about someone or something)

Theme: KNOWLEDGE - LACKING

uninformed about someone or something; ignorant about someone or something.

I'm in the dark about who is in charge around here.I can't imagine why they are keeping me in the dark.You won't be in the dark long. I'm in charge.She's in the dark about how this machine works.

in the dark

1. In secret; covertly. They must have signed that contract in the dark because our legal team definitely would have advised them against it.

2. Not knowing something that other people do. Somehow, everyone knew that Alicia had quit school except for me—I was totally in the dark. No, I don't know who's going to get the promotion—now that I'm off the executive board, I'm in the dark about a lot of things.

*in the dark (about someone or something)

Fig. uninformed about someone or something; ignorant about someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; keep someone ~; stay ~.) I'm in the dark about who is in charge around here. I can't imagine why they are keeping me in the dark. She's in the dark about how this machine works.

in the dark

1. In secret, in concealment, as in This agreement was concluded in the dark. [Early 1600s]

2. In a state of ignorance, uninformed, as in I was in the dark about their plans. This metaphor often appears in the locution keep someone in the dark, meaning "deliberately keep someone uninformed," as in They kept me in the dark about their plans. [Late 1600s] For an antonym, see in the know.

in the dark

COMMON If you are in the dark about something, you know nothing about it. We were in the dark completely about the testing that these facilities were doing.

in the ˈdark (about something)

knowing nothing about something: Workers were kept in the dark about the plans to sell the company.She arrived at the meeting as much in the dark as everyone else.

in the dark

1. In secret: high-level decisions made in the dark.

2. In a state of ignorance; uninformed: kept me in the dark about their plans.

词组	in the dark
释义	Idiom in the dark (about someone or something) Theme: KNOWLEDGE - LACKING uninformed about someone or something; ignorant about someone or something. I'm in the dark about who is in charge around here.I can't imagine why they are keeping me in the dark.You won't be in the dark long. I'm in charge.She's in the dark about how this machine works. in the dark 1. In secret; covertly. They must have signed that contract in the dark because our legal team definitely would have advised them against it. 2. Not knowing something that other people do. Somehow, everyone knew that Alicia had quit school except for me—I was totally in the dark. No, I don't know who's going to get the promotion—now that I'm off the executive board, I'm in the dark about a lot of things. in the dark (about someone or something) Fig.* uninformed about someone or something; ignorant about someone or something. (Typically: be ~; keep* someone ~; stay ~.) I'm in the dark about who is in charge around here. I can't imagine why they are keeping me in the dark. She's in the dark about how this machine works. in the dark 1. In secret, in concealment, as in This agreement was concluded in the dark. [Early 1600s] 2. In a state of ignorance, uninformed, as in I was in the dark about their plans. This metaphor often appears in the locution keep someone in the dark, meaning "deliberately keep someone uninformed," as in They kept me in the dark about their plans. [Late 1600s] For an antonym, see in the know. in the dark COMMON If you are in the dark about something, you know nothing about it. We were in the dark completely about the testing that these facilities were doing. in the ˈdark (about something) knowing nothing about something: Workers were kept in the dark about the plans to sell the company.She arrived at the meeting as much in the dark as everyone else. in the dark 1. In secret: high-level decisions made in the dark. 2. In a state of ignorance; uninformed: kept me in the dark about their plans.
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