darkness

noun

1. 黑暗；阴暗；漆黑
   the state of being dark, without any light
   1. After a few minutes our eyes got used to the darkness.
      几分钟后我们的眼睛就适应了黑暗。
   2. The house was plunged into total darkness when the electricity was cut off.
      停电后，整座房子陷入一片黑暗。
   3. The sun went down and darkness fell (= it became night) .
      夕阳西下，夜幕降临。
   4. There is an extra hour of darkness on winter mornings.
      冬天的早晨天亮晚一个小时。
   5. Parking is not allowed during the hours of darkness .
      夜间禁止停放车辆。
   6. Her face was in darkness .
      她的脸处于暗处。
   7. They managed to escape under cover of darkness .
      他们设法在夜色掩护下逃跑了。
2. 墨色；暗色；深色
   the quality or state of being dark in colour
   1. It depends on the darkness of your skin.
      这取决于你肤色的深浅。
3. 邪恶；罪恶
   evil
   1. the forces of darkness
      邪恶势力

1. ADJ-GRADED 黑暗的;昏暗的;天黑的
   When it is dark, 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。
2. N-SING 黑暗;昏暗;暗处
   The dark is 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。
3. ADJ-GRADED 黑色的;深色的;暗色的
   If you describe something as dark, 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。
4. COMB in COLOUR (颜色)深的，暗的
   When you use dark to 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。
5. ADJ-GRADED (头发、眼睛或肤色)棕色的，黑色的
   If someone has dark hair, 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。
6. 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 as dark, 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。
7. ADJ-GRADED (时期）黑暗的，恐怖的，悲惨的
   A dark period 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。
8. ADJ-GRADED (地方)神秘的，隐秘的
   A dark place 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
9. ADJ-GRADED (想法）忧郁的，悲观的
   Dark thoughts 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。
10. ADJ-GRADED (眼神或话语）阴险的，邪恶的，不祥的
    Dark looks 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
11. ADJ-GRADED （指与严肃或令人不快的事物相关的)黑色的
    If you describe something as dark, 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。
12. See also: pitch-dark
13. PHRASE 天黑后
    If you do something after 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。
14. PHRASE 天黑前
    If you do something before 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。
15. PHRASE （对…）一无所知，毫不知情
    If you are in the dark about something, 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。
16. PHRASE 瞎猜;盲干
    If you describe something someone says or does as a shot in the dark or a 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。
17. leap in the dark → see: leap

1. He hurried into the hall, banging his shin against a chair in the darkness.
   他匆匆步入大厅，黑暗中小腿撞到了一把椅子上。
2. The second game of the series had ended in a 3-3 tie after ten innings when the game was called on account of darkness
   系列赛第二场在十局过后，双方战成3比3平，此时由于天黑，比赛取消。
3. They move under cover of darkness.
   他们在黑暗的掩护下行进。
4. Darkness has now descended and the moon and stars shine hazily in the clear sky.
   夜幕现在已经降临，晴朗的天空里月影婆娑，星光朦胧。
5. They watched the familiar mountains fade into the darkness.
   他们看着熟悉的群山渐渐隐没到黑夜当中。
6. The lights mysteriously failed, and we stumbled around in complete darkness
   灯不知怎么地不亮了，我们在一片黑暗中跌跌撞撞地走着。
7. As darkness fell outside, they sat down to eat at long tables.
   屋外夜幕降临，他们坐到长桌旁开始吃饭。
8. The night lantern glowed softly in the darkness
   晚上点亮的灯笼在黑暗中发出柔和的光。
9. At that instant the museum was plunged into total darkness
   就在那时，博物馆陷入了一片漆黑。
10. The youths dispersed and melted into the darkness
    年轻人散开了，消失在夜幕之中。
11. His features merged with the darkness
    他的面容消失在黑暗之中。
12. The baby was filled with alarm at the darkness and the noise.
    在黑暗和嘈杂的声音中，婴儿饱受惊吓。
13. A spotlight pierced the darkness
    聚光灯穿透了黑暗。
14. 8,000 homes were plunged into darkness as electricity cables crashed down
    由于电缆损毁，8,000户家庭顿时落入一片黑暗之中。
15. The darkness saved me from being riddled with bullets.
    身处黑暗中让我不至于被子弹打得浑身是洞。
16. There was only one sliver of light in the darkness.
    黑暗中只有一点零星的光亮。
17. Any straggler that fell behind or got lost in the darkness was easy prey for the enemy.
    任何在黑暗中落伍或走失的掉队者都很容易成为敌人的攻击目标。
18. He lay in the darkness, pretending to sleep.
    他躺在黑暗中，假装睡觉。
19. John had been sitting, unobserved, in the darkness.
    约翰一直坐在黑暗中，没有被人察觉。
20. We saw two more wild cats creeping towards us in the darkness
    我们看见又有两只野猫在黑暗中悄悄向我们靠近。
21. The land is enveloped in a curtain of darkness.
    夜幕笼罩着大地。
22. It was more difficult to make our way up the mountain in pitch darkness.
    昏天黑地的，山路更不好走。
23. The old society was an abyss of darkness.
    旧社会暗无天日。
24. Night fell, but the outline of the factory buildings was still discernible.; The factory buildings were silhouetted against the growing darkness.
    夜幕降临了，但厂房还能看见个轮廓。
25. Lights flash up in the darkness.
    灯光在黑暗中闪耀。
26. The car's headlights pierced the gloom of darkness.
    汽车的前灯刺破了阴森森的黑夜。
27. Night falls.; Darkness falls.
    夜色降临。
28. Those are days of darkness, when many of them spent most of their lives enduring all kinds of hardships.
    他们不少人就是在这种暗无天日的岁月中，饱尝辛酸地度过了大半生。
29. At the crucial moment, he showed great foresight and turned back the powers of darkness.
    在关键时刻，他高瞻远瞩，力挽狂澜。
30. Fireflies glow in the darkness.
    萤火虫在黑暗中发光。

noun

1. a swarthy complexion

   Synonym:    duskinessswarthiness

2. having a dark or somber color

3. an unenlightened state
   1. he was in the dark concerning their intentions
   2. his lectures dispelled the darkness

   Synonym:    dark

4. an unilluminated area
   1. he moved off into the darkness

   Synonym:    darkshadow

5. absence of light or illumination

   Synonym:    dark

6. absence of moral or spiritual values
   1. the powers of darkness

   Synonym:    iniquitywickednessdark