分钟后我们的眼睛就适应了黑暗。◊ 77ie house was plunged, into total darkness when the electricity was cut 〇#停电后，整座房子陷入一片黑暗。◊ r/?e sun went down
cmd darfcness/eH (= it became night).夕阳西下， 夜幕降临。〇 There is an
extra hour of darkness on vvmter mornings.冬天的早晨夫亮晚一个小扣。oPartoig is not aHowed during the hours o/darfcness.夜间禁止停 放车辆。◊ Her /ace was m darkness.她的脸也于暗处。
0 They managed, to escape under cover of
darkness. 他们设法在夜色掩护下逃遍了。2 the quality or state of .being dark in
colour 墨色；暗色；深fe: It depends on the darfcness 〇/ your sfcfn.这取决丰你肤色药深浅。
3(//?<?«»7)6\^1邪恶:；罪恶：the/orces 〇/_darkness
诉恶 势力
dark-room /'da:kru:m; -rum; NAmE 'dairk-/ noun a room that can be made
completely dark, where you can take film out of a camera and develop
photographs
i沣洗胶片的）暗室，暗房
dark 'star noun {astronomy 5c) an object in space
similar to a star, that produces no light or very little ligh丨暗單（太空中类似星体但不发光的物体
darling /'dailirj;
A//\/??f'dairlirj/ noun, adj. n noun 1 [informal) a way of addressing sb
that you love 亲爱的；金贝：What’s the matter,
darting?怎么啦，亲 爱的？ 2 a
person who is very friendly and kind 亲切友
好鈿人：7ou are a ctorHng，Hugo.雨果，你真好。3 the 〜of sb/sth a person who
is especially liked and very popular 备受宠爱的人；宠儿：She is the darZing 〇/ the newspapers and can do no wrong.她是新闻界的大红人，
不可能做错事的。
a adj. [only before noun] {informal) much loved; very
attractive, spec诅I，etc.备受喜爱沾；可爱的;迷人的： My darting daughter.我硌宝.贝女儿。◊
‘Darting fferuy/ the letter began. “亲爱的亨利”，信的丨开头这样写道。
darn /darn; NAmEdnirn/ verb, noun,
adj., adv. s verb to repair a hole in a
piece of clothing by sewing StiTCHES across thre hole ■织补；缝补「[VN] to darn socks 补袜子[also V] iram 'darn itl {informal, especially
NAm£)
used as a mild swear word to shoW that you are angry or annoyed about sth, to
avoid saying ‘damn’ 见 鬼，真气人，真糟糕（婉辞，与damn同义）：Dam i‘t/
J’ve tost my /(：明/真见鬼，我的钥匙丢了！ I’H
be 'darned! (informal,
especially
a noun a place on a piece of
clothing that has been repaired by darning 政补处
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adj. (also darned) (informal) used as a mild swear
word, to emphasize sth ( i卩强语气）该死的，讨厌的：Why dor^t you switch the darn thing
off and listen to me! JG 那讨厌的东西关掉，专心听我讲话好不好！
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adv. (also darned) (informal) used as a mild swear
word，instead of saying damn,
to mean ‘extremely* or Very3极其，非常（婉辞，与damn同义丨.：You had a darn good try•你这一试再好不:过了。<y It’s darn cold tonight.今天晚上▲得要命。
darned /da:nd;
NAmEda:rnd/ adj., adv.
= darn： Thatfs a darned good idea/ 这真是绝妙命好主意！ ►■darned‘est adj.
dart /dart;
NAmEda:rt/
noun, verb • noun 1 [C] a small pointed
object, sometimes with feathers to help it fly, that is shot as a weapon or
thrown in the game of darts 標；飞標：a poisoned dart ..有毐的飞镖 2
dafts [U] a game in which darts are thrown at a round board marked with numbers
for scoring. Darts is often played in British pubs.楞標 游戏（常见于英国酒吧里r: a dam match掷镖赛 3 [sing.] a sudden
quick, movement 猛冲；.突进；..飞# H*in
dash： She made a dart/or,邙 e door. ▲朝.门:p 蚱 ■去..。4 [sing.] {literary) a sudden feeling of a
strong emotion 突发的强烈感：Mna /eZt a sudden dart :〇/ panfc•离碥突 M 感到一阵恐慌。5 [C] a
pointed fold that is sewn in a piece of clothing to make it fit better 省缝，缝褶（为使衣服更合身而在衣料上缝进去的部分）
verb 1 [V +adv./prep.] to move suddenly and
quickly in a particular direction 猛冲；_ 突进；_ 飞 :
A dog darted across the road fn介ont 〇/me. —条㈤.凌然在我面前窜过
马路。◊ .Hier eyes
darteS around the room,.toofcing./or Greg.她环视了一下房间，寻找格雷格。2 ~ a glance/
look (at sb〉to look at sb suddenly and
quickly <
朝某人 猛然）看一眼，瞥一眼：[VN, VNN] He darted cm
impa- tient 〖oofc at Vic办.他不耐烦地朝维基瞥了,一眼。◊
一眼。
dart-board /'da:tbo:d;
NAmE 'da:rtbo:rd/ noun a round board used in
the game of darts (掷標_戏的）镖耙
Darwin-ism
/'daiwimzam;
NAmE'dair-/
noun
[U] [biology
Jfe),
the
theory that living things evolve by natural selection, developed by Charles Darwin in the 19th
century达尔文主义，达尔女学说（查尔斯•达尔文序
19世纪创立的学说，认为生物通过自然选择而进化）
►
Darwin-ian /dai'winian;
NAmE da:r-/
adj.
： Darwinian
ideas法寧爹思想
dash /daej1/ noun, verb
u noun
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STH DONE QUICKLY匆忙做琴的事 1 [sing.] a 〜(for sth) an act of going somewhere suddenly and/or quickly S 冲；突进；急奔：When the doors opened,
there was a mad dash/or seats.门一开，人们便威狂地朝座位奔去。
◊
a 60-mi〖e dash to sa/eiy急奔60英里到达安全的地方◊ He jumped
off the bus and made a dash for the nearest bar.他鉍下公共汽车，直奔近处的酒吧。◊We waited/or the
police to leave and. then made a dash for it (= left quickly in
order to escape).我们等瞀察离If雇便迅速逃 走。2 [sing.]
an act of doing sth quickly because you do not have
enough time 匆忙；匆促；.仓；隹：a last-minute dash to buy presents最后一点知间备辟釦实礼品
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SMALL AMOUNT 7> M 3 [C, usually sing.] ~ (of sth) a small
amount of sth that is added to sth else 少量，.少许乂添 加物} : Add a dash o/Zemon juice•邡少量柠檬tf。◊ rhe rug adds a dash
o/coZour to the room•小地金为肩；间 增添了一点色彩。一compare splash /?.(3)
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SYMBOL 'v 4 [C] the mark (—) used to separate parts of a sentence,
often instead of a colon or in pairs instead of brackets/patentheses 破折号一compare
HYPHEN
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RACE 赛跑[C,.
usually si.ng.] («/?ec/fl//y a race in
which
the people taking part run very fast over a short distanee 短跑 cnm
sprint ： the 200-meter, dash 百米 赛跑
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WAY OF BEHAVING 行h为举止,6 [U] (〇W-/flS〜〇/7«/， approving) a way of behaving that combines style, enthusiasm and
confidence 气魄；活力；冲劲；■锐气
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PART OF CAR 淥车部件 7 [C] (/>?/〇圆〇 = DASHBOARD —see also pebble-dash
IRCT
cut a 'dash (6r£) to look attractive in a particular set of
clothes, especially in a way that makes other people notice you (.穿上桌套衣 服舍;）风度翩翩，菩丨X注目：报cut quite a dash in his um/orm.他穿着这身制服显得特帅。
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GO QU丨CKLY.丨'冲 1 [V，usually to go some-
where very quickly ;|、奔；義驰；猛冲 CCT71 rush
：
f must dasA.h leave
quickly), I’m Zate.我得赶紧走来
'.不及了。. ◊ S/ie dashed ojQFto fceep an appomtment.她:i、
知匆知赶去政约。◊ He dashed aZong the pZat/orm and jumped on the
train.他沿站台猛跑，纵身跳上火车。
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JHROW/BEAT 投^辦；山.打 2 [+flc(v./pre/?.] to
throw sth or
make
sth fall violently onto a hard surface; to beat a纟ainst a surface 猛掷；猛击；猛撞：[VKi] rhe boat was dashed repeatediy
against rocks•小紐一次又二次撞在
岩石上。◊ [V] The waves were dashing
against the harbour wall.秦浪撞击着港湾的坝堤。
IHTO1 dash sb’s _ hopfcs
to
destroy sb’s hopes by making what they were hoping for impossible 使某人/的希望化
为泡影（或破灭 t dash (it)r I dash it all! (oW-/fls///onM， Br£) used to show that you are annoyed about
sth ( 示厌烦）真见鬼，真糟糕，真混账mnro dash sth^voff .to write or draw sth
very quickly 企促写出草草画成：
J
dashed 〇开a note to my brother.我;k急忙忙给舍弟秦写 了:个字条。 .
dash-board /'daeXboid; NAmE -boird/ (also fa-scia) (also dash especially in