DARK1 dark and with little or no light2 to become dark3 darknessRELATED WORDSoppositeLIGHTdark colour 深、暗的颜色COLOUR1 dark and with little or no light 暗的，只有一点点光或没有光dark /dɑːʳk/ [adjective]if a place isdark, there is little or no light 暗的；黑暗的；阴暗的 Thick curtains covered the windows and the room was very dark. 厚厚的窗帘遮住了窗，房间很暗。 I shrank back into the darkest corner of the room, and prayed that the soldiers would not see me. 我后退躲进房间最阴暗的角落里，祈求这些士兵不会看到我。 No, you can't play outside, it's too dark. 不行，你不能出去玩，外面太黑了。 It was a dark night and he was afraid they might get lost if they went across the fields. 那是个漆黑的夜晚，他担心如果他们穿越田野也许会迷路的。 Anyone who disobeyed him ran the risk of getting beaten up in a dark alley, or even killed. 谁敢不听命于他，就有在黑暗的小巷里被痛揍一顿甚至被杀死的危险。pitch dark/pitch black /ˌpɪtʃ ˈdɑːʳk◂, ˌpɪtʃ ˈblæk◂/ [adjective not usually before noun]completely dark, so that nothing can be seen 漆黑的 It's pitch dark in there. I can't see a thing. 那里一片漆黑，我什么都看不见。 Inside the cellar it was pitch black. 地窖里伸手不见五指的。gloomy /ˈgluːmi/ [adjective]agloomy place or room is not at all bright or cheerful - use this especially in stories or written descriptions 阴沉的，昏暗的〔尤用于故事或书面描写〕 The bar was gloomy and smelled of stale cigar smoke. 酒吧里昏暗阴沉，有股浑浊的雪茄味。 I never liked visiting Dr Allen in his gloomy old study. 我向来不喜欢到艾伦博士那阴暗的旧书房里去。dingy /ˈdɪndʒi/ [adjective]a room, street, or place that isdingy is fairly dark and usually dirty and in bad condition 〔房间、街道或场地〕昏暗肮脏的 He ate lunch in a dingy little cafe next to the station. 他在火车站隔壁一家昏暗肮脏的小餐馆里吃了午饭。 The room was damp and dingy. 这房间又湿又暗。darkened /ˈdɑːʳkənd/ [adjective only before noun]adarkened room or building is darker than usual, especially because its lights have been turned off or there are no lights 〔房间或建筑〕黑暗的〔尤因关了灯或没有灯〕 The prisoner lay in a darkened room. 囚犯躺在一间黑暗的房间里。 The production opens with a darkened stage, and the sound of a woman singing softly. 这出戏开场时是昏黑的舞台，一个女声在柔声轻唱。dimly-lit /ˌdɪmli ˈlɪt◂/ [adjective]an area or building that isdimly- lit is fairly dark because the lights there are not very bright 〔地区或建筑〕灯光黯淡的 a long, dimly-lit corridor 一条灯光昏暗的长走廊 Madame Gloriana led the way into a dimly lit back room. 格罗丽亚娜夫人带路走进一间灯光昏暗的密室里。unlit /ˌʌnˈlɪt◂/ [adjective]an area, building, or room that isunlit is dark because there are no lights on there 〔地区、建筑或房间〕未被照亮的，暗无灯光的 The path was unlit, and she needed a torch to find her way. 路上暗无灯光，她需要一只手电筒才能看清方向。 Behind the gasoline pumps the unlit garage stood like a huge black shadow. 汽油泵后面暗无灯光的车库像一个巨大的黑影。2 to become dark 变得黑暗it gets dark /ɪt ˌgets ˈdɑːʳk/whenit gets dark, the sky becomes dark, usually because it is night 天黑了 It was getting dark, and we were worried that we wouldn't make it back to the village before nightfall. 天色变暗了，我们担心黑夜到来之前赶不回村庄。 When we were camping we used to go to sleep as soon as it got dark. 以前我们野营时总是天一黑就睡觉。 It's getting very dark out there -- there's going to be a storm. 外面天很黑了—暴风雨就要来了。the light fades /ðə ˌlaɪt ˈfeɪdz/if natural lightfades, it gradually becomes weaker, because night is coming 〔因天晚了〕光线变暗 The light slowly began to fade and the trees became mere shadows. 天色渐暗，树木成了一株株的暗影。 I want to take some photographs before the light fades. 光线暗下来之前我要拍几张照片。darken /ˈdɑːʳkən/ [intransitive verb]if the skydarkens, it gradually becomes darker than before, often because of bad weather 〔天色〕变暗〔常因天气不好〕 In a few minutes the sky darkened and heavy rain began to fall. 过了几分钟，天色就暗了下来，并开始下起大雨。 We walked along the shore as the sun's last rays winked over the darkening sea, then headed for home. 落日最后的余晖映照在渐暗的海面上时，我们沿海岸散着步，随后就回家去。fall /fɔːl/ [intransitive verb]night/evening/darkness fallsuse this especially in stories to say that the night begins and it becomes dark 夜幕降临 We got back home just as night was falling. 夜幕渐渐降临时我们刚好回到了家。 Darkness fell on the town and the streetlights came on one by one. 夜幕降临了，镇上的路灯一盏一盏地亮了起来。be plunged into darkness /biː ˌplʌndʒd ɪntə ˈdɑːʳkns/ [verb phrase]if a room, building etcis plunged into darkness it is suddenly made dark because all the lights have been turned off 〔房间、建筑等因所有的灯都熄灭〕突然陷入黑暗之中 Suddenly the light went out and the narrow stairs were plunged into darkness. 灯突然熄灭了，狭窄的楼梯陷入一片黑暗之中。 Lightning struck the power lines, plunging half the city into darkness. 雷电击中了电线，半个城市突然陷入了黑暗之中。3 darkness 黑暗darkness /ˈdɑːʳknɪs, ˈdɑːʳknəs/ [uncountable noun]a place or time where there is no light 暗处；黑暗 A voice came from out of the darkness, but she couldn't see anyone. 一个声音从暗处传来，可她看不见任何人。 As my eyes became used to the darkness I could make out a bed in the corner of the room. 当我的眼睛适应了黑暗时，我看到房间的角落里有一张床。 The city was a violent place at that time, and it was not safe to walk the streets during the hours of darkness. 那时候这座城市里充斥着暴力，天黑以后在街上走很不安全。in complete darkness Colour films must be developed in complete darkness. 彩色胶卷一定要在漆黑的地方冲洗。the dark /ðə ˈdɑːʳk/ [singular noun]when there is no light, especially in a room 黑暗〔尤在房间中〕 Children who are afraid of the dark need to be reassured. 对怕黑的小孩子要给予安慰鼓励。in the dark Why are you sitting there in the dark? Put the light on. 你为什么坐在那一片黑暗里？把灯打开。the shadows /ðə ˈʃædəʊz/ [plural noun]the place near a building, trees etc where it is darker than everywhere else because it is hidden from the sun's light 〔建筑物、树等的〕阴影处，背光处 Someone was hiding in the shadows at the end of the garden. 有人躲在花园尽头的阴影处。 Two figures moved out of the shadows into the moonlit street. 两个人影从阴暗处出来，走到月光下的街道上。the half-light /ðə ˈhɑːf laɪtǁ-ˈhæf-/ [singular noun]dull, grey light like the light of the early morning or early evening - use this especially in stories and written descriptions 〔如清晨或傍晚时分的〕半明半暗的光，灰暗的光线〔尤用于故事或书面描写〕 He urged the mule forward through the half-light of the forest. 他赶着骡子穿过光线灰暗的树林。in the half-light It was difficult to see who was standing there in the dim half-light of the hall. 大厅里昏暗不明，很难看清谁站在那里。the gloom /ðə ˈgluːm/ [singular noun]when a place or room does not have enough light to see properly and is not at all cheerful - use this especially in stories and written descriptions 黑暗；幽暗；朦胧〔尤用于故事或书面描写〕 I stepped through the doorway and peered into the gloom. 我走过门道，眼前一片黑暗。 Jon could hear her voice but was unable to see anything in the gloom. 乔恩听得到她的声音，但在幽暗中什么也看不见。