# # M W R BS Sflfc i6 Jfit 7 HJ© „ o The house was plunged into total darkness when the electricity was cut
off.W&Js, S®J^7 PS A—TtUBi o 0 Thesunwent down and darkness fell (= it became
night). A PH If T, ^ ^ I# ItS 0 0 There is an extra hour of darkness on
winter mornings. o Parking
is not allowed during the hours of darkness.
0 Her
face was in darkness. M Jj Bff # „
0 They managed to escape under cover of darkness.
|I7o 2 the quality or state
of being dark in colour Mfe; Hffe; iSfe: It depends on the darkness of your skin, M 7 # life fe W SI 0
3 {literary) evil M ; E3&: the forces of darkness fflM
m
dark-room /'daikruim;
-rum; NAmE 'dairk-/ noun a room that can be
made completely dark, where you can take film out of a camera and develop
photographs
( ) Bf7,
.dark
‘star noun (astronomy 7) an object in space
similar to a star, that produces no light or very little light Bis (f dar ling /'dailirj; NAmE 'dairlirj/ noun, adj. m noun 1 (informal) a way of addressing
sb that you love 7J7: What’s the matter, darling? fe&ufr, % Hlft? 2 a person who
is very friendly and kind 0,kJ]1x.
#A:
You are a
darling, Hugo. MU, #S#p 3 the ~ of
sb/sth a
person who is especially liked and very popular i§r 3S M (ft A; %) L: She is the darling of the newspapers and
can do no wrong. p]
fr- A# A,
m adj. [only
before noun] (informal) much loved; very attractive, special, etc. # g W; pfMtfj) i# A$J: My darling daughter. TcfTAA AfJL 0 ‘Darling Henry,’ the letter began. “7^7*']” , ft## AM#
Ail* darn /da:n; NAmE da:rn/ verb, noun, adj., adv. m verb to repair a hole in a piece of clothing by
sewing stitches across the hole # ; M#; [VN] to dam socks ##7 [also V] ITTm 'darn it! {informal, especially NAmE) used as a mild swear
word to show that you are angry or annoyed about sth, to avoid saying ‘damn’ J7
Jfe, MHX, nmm mm: % damn MX): Dam it! I’ve lost my keys! S Jg % , I’ll be
darned! (informal, especially NAmE) used to show that you
are surprised about sth ( )
S$H®'5!J, S
m noun a place on a piece of clothing that has
been repaired by darning
m adj. (also
darned) (informal) used as a mild swear
word, to emphasize sth ( M7&T Why
don’t you switch the darn thing off and listen to me! fE
m adv. (also darned) (informal) used as a mild swear
word, instead of saying damn, to
mean ‘extremely’ or Very5 ##
( if damn MX ) : You had a
darn good try. # M — M H # M M T 0 0 It’s darn cold tonight.
darned /dcund; NAmEda:rnd/ adj., adv. = darn: That’s
a darned good idea! MjtJi► darned-est
adj.
dart
/da:t; NAmE da:rt/ noun, verb m 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 H; Xifi: a. poisoned dart M # (ft X if! 2 darts [U] a game in which darts
are thrown at a round board marked with numbers for scoring. Darts is often
played in British pubs. if! M ( #JaL7^SM»BS ) : a. darts match Wmm 3 [sing.] a sudden quick
movement $1#; X#
EEEI
dash : She made a dart for the door. Ifeinn A A o 4 [sing.] (literary) a sudden feeling of
a strong emotion X A A) pi 'if : Nina
felt a sudden dart of panic.1 )g B ^ B
f!j — W 35 'KE 0 5 [C] a pointed fold
that is sewn in a piece of
clothing to make it fit better
m, )
■
verb 1
[V + adv./prep.] to move suddenly and
quickly in a particular direction ; ^1; X#: A dog darted across the road in front of
me. —
X $$ o o Her eyes darted around the room, looking
for Greg. MM7~MlllM, 2 ~ a
glance/
(J05
look (at sb) to look at sb suddenly
and quickly ( Ifj^A 81, ff—BS : [VN, VNN] He darted an impatient
look at Vicky, it MM M Jfe * W 7 - 810 0 He darted Vicky an
impatient look. ftfe M If M ^ T
—ISo
dart-board /'da:tbo:d; NAmE 'da:rtbo:rd/ noun a round board used in
the game of darts () Ipfi Darwin ism /'daiwimzam; NAmE 'da:r-/ noun [u] (biology ;&) the theory that
living things evolve by natural selection, developed by Charles Darwin in the 19th
century MMAAX,
19 )
►
Dar win ian /dar'winian;
NAmE da:r-/
adj.:
Darwinian ideas
dash /daeJV noun, verb
■
noun
►
STH DONE QUICKLY AJ'fT. MAu H'J1 [sing.] a ~ (for sth) an act of going somewhere suddenly
and/or quickly S
;
.'i.#: When the doors opened, there was a mad
dash for seats. n~* ff,
0
a 60-mile dash to safety 60 0
He jumped off the bus and made a dash for the nearest
bar. 0 We waited for
the police to leave and
then made a dash for it (= left quickly in order
to escape). ffliM
Ao 2 [sing.] an act of doing sth quickly because you
do not have enough time ^tj'ft; a last-minute
dash to buy presents S/t —A|Lnp
►
SMALL AMOUNT 7> i 3 [C, usually sing.] ~ (of sth) a small
amount of sth that is added to
sth else AM, A A ( M /rt ) : Add a dash of lemon
juice. j]P AMtrff Y+o o The rug adds a dash of
colour to the room. AiftSA^l'H] If ^7 —compare splash n.(3),
►
SYMBOL ffJ j 4 [C] the mark (—) used to
separate parts of a sentence, often instead of a colon or in pairs instead of
brackets/parentheses §£ £Jf — compare
HYPHEN
►
RACE 5 [C, usually sing.] (especially NAmE) a race in which the people taking
part run very fast over a short distance TYT71 sprint: the 100-meter dash WA
mm
►
WAY OF BEHAVING jr A A lb 6 [U]
(<old-fashioned,
approving) a way of behaving that combines
style,
enthusiasm and confidence XBA;
tSA; f'f’Sf]; §£7
►
PART OF CAR A AS#- 7 [C] (informal) = dashboard
—
see also pebble-dash IHT71 cut a dash (BrE) to look attractive in a
particular set of clothes, especially in a way that makes other people notice
you ( M
JR
Mi) : He cut quite a dash in
his
uniform.
■
verb
►
GO QUICKLY A# *1 [V, usually +adv./prep.] to go somewhere very
quickly A ; ffi # H77I rush :
1
must dash (= leave quickly), I’m late. 7
Mil
To o She dashed off to keep an
appointment.
He dashed along the platform and jumped on the train. #?&$&&§£]?&,
►
THROW/BEAT ,1,7 2 [+adv./prep.] to throw sth or
make sth fall violently onto
a hard surface; to beat against a surface Si;
film: [VN] The
boat was
dashed repeatedly against
the rocks. HkM/£
7
7 _h o O [V] The waves were dashing
against the harbour wall.
IfSTOl dash sb’s ' hopes to destroy sb’s hopes by
making what they were hoping for impossible
) dash (it)! | dash it all! (old-fashioned, BrE) used to show that you
are annoyed about sth ( A
Jtflm, SEE BSBBI dash sthr off
to write or draw sth very
quickly
I dashed off a note to
my brother. .%:#]£ft
TAA^o
dash-board /'daejboid; NAmE -boird/ (also fa-scia) (also dash especially in NAmE) noun the part of a car in
front of the driver that has instruments and controls in it ( — picture o page Ri
dash-ed /daejt/ adj. [only before noun] {BrE, old-fashioned,
informal) used as a mild swear
word by some people to