Definition of "dark" in 英语

adjective

1. Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.

   • The room was too dark for reading.

2. Transmitting, reflecting, or receiving inadequate light to render timely discernment or comprehension

3. (of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.

   • My sister’s hair is darker than mine.
   • Her skin grew dark with a suntan.

4. Ambiguously or unclearly expressed.

5. Marked by or conducted with secrecy.

   • The dark side of the moon.
   • dark money

6. Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malevolent, malign.

   • a dark villain
   • a dark deed

7. Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.

   • The Great Depression was a dark time.
   • The film was a dark psychological thriller.

8. (of a time period) Lacking progress in science or the arts.

   • The dark ages began after the collapse of the Roman Empire.
   • The Greek Dark Ages began after the Bronze Age collapse.

9. Extremely sad, depressing, or somber, typically due to, or marked by, a tragic or undesirable event.

   • September 11, 2001, the day when four terrorist attacks destroyed the Twin Towers and the Pentagon, is often referred to as America’s dark day.

10. With emphasis placed on the unpleasant and macabre aspects of life; said of a work of fiction, a work of nonfiction presented in narrative form, or a portion of either.

    • The ending of this book is rather dark.
    • This show is full of dark humor.

11. (broadcasting, of a television station) Off the air; not transmitting.

noun

1. A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.

   • Dark surrounds us completely.

2. (uncountable) Ignorance.

   • We kept him in the dark.
   • The lawyer was left in the dark as to why the jury was dismissed.

3. (uncountable) Nightfall.

   • It was after dark before we got to playing baseball.

4. A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc.

verb

1. (intransitive) To grow or become dark, darken.

2. (intransitive) To remain in the dark, lurk, lie hidden or concealed.