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& ft, fa # 3fco o note at modal IT5T77I don’t you dare! (informal) used to tell sb
strongly not to do sth ( it A£ft
‘I’ll
tell her about it.’ ‘Don’t you dare!’, v pf ijf
M Q ” “ # !
” o Don’t you
dare say anything to
anybody. iM#A3fc.faf3:faAit&j&fUlo
how
'dare you, etc. used to show that you are angry about sth that sb has
done ( How
dare you talk to me like that?
fa^t5[:if;#faftiji[ii!i ? 0 How dare she imply that I was lying? iH ? I dare say (also I daresay especially in BrE) used when you are
saying that sth is probable fti®; fit rJ
ft; AM: I dare
say you know about it already. #AM iiiMTo
mnoun [usually sing.]
something dangerous, difficult or embarrassing that you try to persuade sb to
do, to see if they will do it : (Sr£) He climbed onto the
roof for a dare. # ‘kMM#
& _t T M M „ 0 {NAmE) She learned to fly on a
dare.
dare-devil /'deadevl; NAmE 'derd-/.noun a person who enjoys
doing dangerous things, in a way that other people may think is stupid
t#Al&?)A; A faAs 1AJH: a reckless daredevil ►dare-
devil adj. [only before noun] :
Don’t try any
daredevil stunts.
dar-ing /'dearirj; NAmE 'der-/ adj., noun
m adj. brave; willing to do
dangerous or unusual things; involving danger or taking risks f§ it fa; tfc A H
fa: a daring walk
in space 0 There are
plenty of activities at the resort for the less daring. J$ fa E#Aif£fS^#f&AA3fcAi'MA5E(ft0 0 The gallery was known for putting on daring
exhibitions.
W^A>frfa AIIIiMM^A^£ o o a daring strapless dress in
black silk AlIlfijttfall^AfTjf^A^ij ► daringly adv.
« noun [U] courage and the
willingness to take risks A II; J§ M; II#: the skill and daring of the
mountain climbers gdj#fa#tBfP|Bi;
dark On /daik; NAmE da:rk/ adj., noun
»adj. (dark-er, dark est)
►
WITH LITTLE LIGHT 1 with no or very little
light, especially because
it is night H Bf fa; # Bf fa; PI Bh
fa: cl dark room/street/forest HBf faftfa; # Bf fa it; H Wl Ifr fa Jfc O What time does it get dark in
summer? JEAff AN^AH? 0 It was dark outside and I couldn’t see
much. #{©1111, ft#Afi 0 GEBmght
►
COLOURS 2 not
light; closer in shade to black than
to white (f fefa; Bf
fa fa: dark
blue/green/red, etc. jf HgfjA W£Lf*iM o Darker colours ar? more
practical and don’t show stains. , ]g¥lh PIU3
light, pale 3 having a colour
that is close to black ]£ AM'fefa: a dark suit if fefalf Ig 0 dark-coloured wood if A ff O The dark clouds in the sky meant
that a storm was coming. AST’fa^AMAIIMMBP# Allfio
►
HAIR/SKIN/EYES / A : i&fl* HI flii 4 brown or black in
colour ff & fa ; % H fa ; H fa: Sue has long dark hair. |:|f-^-Kftfto o Even if you have dark skin, you
still need protection from the sun. EP##i£|£8ill, flfrlcif
BSc 5 (of a person A) having dark hair, eyes, etc. fTif ( sUIlf# ) fa: a dark handsome
stranger—#H^A^^PSAA EQSfair
►
MYSTERIOUS # # 6 mysterious; hidden
and not known about # fa.; |$t # fa ; & f£ fa :
There are no
dark secrets in our family.
►
EVIL MM 7 evil or frightening
fPUfa; RlP&fa; faM fa: There was a darker side to his
nature.
IfaAttA API P£ fa — ffi o o the dark forces of the imagination iQ M A
fa®^A
►
WITHOUT HOPE A # lit 8 unpleasant and
without any hope that sth good will happen fftfPfa; Aft fa; AS fa: the darkest days of Fascism iA E %fr In A M M Bf fa 0 f o The film is a dark vision of the
future.
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PHONETICS
if;# A 9 (of
a speech sound if#) produced with the back part of the tongue close to the back
of the mouth. In many accents of English, dark /!/ is
used after a vowel, as in ball. Bf fa EEEI clear
1771771 a dark horse 1 (BrE) a person who does not
tell other people much about their life, and who surprises other people by
having interesting qualities if Wl
AH fa A 2
a
person taking part in a race, etc. who surprises everyone by winning £b
Alc^fajftli#; keep
sth dark [BrE,
informal) to keep sth secret and
not tell people about it ft • • • If ^; PiJi; Pt$$ mnoun
►
NO LIGHT A A 1
the
dark [sing.] the lack of light in a
place, especially because
it is night HBf; Bf #: All the lights went out and we were left in the
dark, ff T, ft HI ffl —: ft H
00 c 0 Are the children afraid of the
dark? 0 animals that can see in the dark
«Bf
►
COLOUR A 2 [U] an amount of sth
that is dark in colour Bf ; PI : patterns of light and dark BI
Bffg fa
.
ITTTTn after/before dark afterA>efore the
sun goes down and it is night / m ; M &^ / ml: Try to
get home before dark. 0 Don’t go out
alone after dark, iiAAo in the dark
(about sth) knowing nothing about sth (
A^O:
Workers were kept in the dark about the plans to sell the company.
lA^MA^B ill H fa if £lj 0 o She
arrived at the meeting as much in the dark as everyone else. #f!| ^faAVA#^A^fl'If
o a
shot/stab in the dark a guess; sth you do without knowing what
the result will be. Hf iff ; W ; If A : The
figure he came up with was really just a shot in the dark. # # ttj
fa^¥^±AJiil#MEo — more at leap n.
the 'dark ages noun [pi.] 1 the Dark Ages the period of European
history between the end of the Roman Empire and the 10th century AD M fit fa ft (
.lOtttffifafaffl ) 2 (often humorous) a period of history or
a time when sth was not developed or modem AAj£faIi5tfa$f: Back in the dark ages of computing, in
about 1980, they started a software company. if if til fa
A^^fafaft ( fa 1980
A ) , Mitt#
‘dark
chocolate (BrE also 'plain chocolate) noun [U] dark brown
chocolate with a slightly bitter taste, made without milk being added H ^ A ;
££ % A
—
compare milk chocolate dark-en /'daikan; NAmE ‘darrk-/ verb 1 to become dark; to
make sth dark ( # ) 3£Bt, [V] The sky began
to darken as the storm
approached. ^MM^llSfaA$^ % H M tTt fa o O [VN] We walked quickly through the darkened
streets. & W 7$ H M jtt fa
ft it o 0 a
darkened room ^ fit T fa la] 2 to
make sb unhappy or angry; to become unhappy or angry ( # ) ft fP, £ H,
A'ft: [VN] It was a tragedy that darkened his later nfe. nm±rmm0 owner
mood darkened at the news. BJf f! , M fa A' 'If fit ifc
o Luke’s face
darkened (= he looked angry), ft A J& 3|S o 1777771 never darken my
’door again {old-fashioned, humorous) used to tell sb never to come to your home
again #A^MHcfaT7#E; I? A if«ft
fa^H
.dark
'glasses noun [pi.]
glasses that have dark- coloured lenses IHI
— see also sunglasses darkie /'daiki; NAmE 'darrki/ noun
{taboo, old-fashioned) a very offensive word for a black person ( H ffc. ) H
A,
M
dark-ling/‘daikliri; NAmE 'dairk-/ adj.
{literary) becoming dark or
connected with the dark iffBffa; fp fit fa; H fit fa: the darkling sky
0#fa A$ dark-lv /'daikli; NAmE 'dairk-/ adv. 1 in a threatening or
unpleasant way $} M jfo:
He hinted
darkly that all was not well.
#S^1#00 M0 2
showing
a dark colour ; 4It#: Her
eyes burned darkly. MfaiIMftfl&Ao .dark 'matter noun [U] {astronomy A) according to some
theories, material which exists in space that does not produce any light Bf %jM { A^ A
A^AfatlM )
dark ness /'daiknas; NAmE 'dairk-/ noun [U] 1 the state of being
dark, without any light HBf; PI Bf;
After a few minutes our eyes got used to the darkness.
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