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dusky

英 [ˈdʌski]

美 [ˈdʌski]

adj.  昏暗的; 暗淡的; (颜色)暗的,柔和的

比较级:duskier 

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BNC.21939 / COCA.18555

同义词辨析

darkblackdimduskymurky【导航词义:黑,暗】

darkadj. 黑的,暗的
〔辨析〕
普通用词,主要指由于光线不足或缺乏照明而变得黑暗,使人看不见眼前物体,用于比喻时则指阴险的、邪恶的。
〔例证〕
The room is too dark to paint a picture in.
这房间光线太暗,不能在这儿画画。
Don't always focus on the dark side of things.
不要总是关注事物的阴暗面。
blackadj. 黑色的
〔辨析〕
主要指颜色是黑色的,有时也指某处因光线不足而黑暗的。
〔例证〕
He likes to wear a black jacket.
他喜欢穿黑色夹克。
He found a black cave.
他发现了一个黑漆漆的山洞。
dimadj. 微暗的,模糊的
〔辨析〕
强调由于黑暗或光线微弱而无法看清物体的;也可指记忆不清晰的。
〔例证〕
You'd better not read in that dim room.
你最好不要在那个昏暗的房间里看书。
He has a dim memory of his childhood.
他对童年的记忆有些模糊不清了。
duskyadj. 昏暗的,暗淡的,蒙的
〔辨析〕
强调光线不足或微弱的;也指黎明或傍晚时周围环境灰蒙蒙的。
〔例证〕
He sat in a dusky corner.
他坐在昏暗的角落里。
It was a dusky winter day when he returned home after a long journey.
那是一个灰蒙蒙的冬日,经过一番长途跋涉,他终于回到家了。
murkyadj. 黑暗的,阴暗的,模糊的
〔辨析〕
主要指由于烟、雾等而难以看清的,引申则指含糊难懂的。
〔例证〕
I couldn't make out the house number in the murky light.
在昏暗的光线下我看不清房子的门牌号。
The secretary only put forward a murky suggestion.
秘书仅提出了一个模糊的建议。

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 昏暗的;暗淡的;(颜色)暗的,柔和的
      not very bright; dark or soft in colour
      1. the dusky light inside the cave
        洞中昏暗的光线
      2. dusky pink
        暗粉红色

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 昏暗的;黑黝黝的
      Duskymeans rather dark.
      1. Heavy gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks...
        沉甸甸的金耳环在她黝黑的面颊的衬托下熠熠发光。
      2. He was walking down the road one dusky Friday evening.
        在一个漆黑的周五夜晚他沿路走着。
    • COMB in COLOUR (颜色等)微暗的,暗淡的,柔和的,不明亮的
      Aduskycolour is soft rather than bright.
      1. ...dusky pink carpet.
        暗粉红色的地毯

    双语例句

    • A dusky tumult would flap its wings from one house to another.
      一阵破晓时的喧闹将从一家飞到另一家。
    • A of the celestial dusky in the winter.
      冬天的天空灰蒙蒙的一片。
    • They urged the horses to a canter and thundered along the dusky road in fine style.
      他们催着马一溜小跑,神气十足地在昏暗的路上蹄声隆隆而去。
    • Her dusky red cheek and tight curls gave her an air of gaiety that seemed unsuitable in a child who should still have been in black for her parents.
      她黑里透红的小脸蛋和浓密的卷发使她显得活泼快乐,看上去与一个刚死了爹娘,身上还穿孝服的孩子应该有的表情很不相称。
    • Active lizard having a network of dusky dark markings; of semiarid areas from Oregon and Idaho to Baja California.
      身上有网格状深色斑点的活跃的蜥蜴;产于从俄勒冈和爱达荷到加利福尼亚巴加的半干旱地区。
    • Lavenders, dusky pinks, and blues stained the gauzy clouds.
      淡紫色、暗淡的粉色以及蓝色渲染着似纱般的云。
    • Her dusky mouth was parted slightly to show tiny white teeth.
      她那暗色的嘴微微启开,露出洁白的小牙齿。
    • I assumed this dusky state was a result of fatigue.
      我以为这种昏沉沉的状态是疲劳所致。
    • Heavy gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks
      沉甸甸的金耳环在她黝黑的面颊的衬托下熠熠发光。
    • Dusky Sound to follow and discover the different groups of dolphins.
      跟踪和探索不同种群的海豚。