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dark horse

英 [dɑːk hɔːs]

美 [dɑːrk hɔːrs]

n.  黑马(最近刚取得或将要取得成功的新人)

柯林斯词典

  • N-COUNT 黑马(最近刚取得或将要取得成功的新人)
    If you describe someone as adark horse, you mean that people know very little about them, although they may have recently had success or may be about to have success.
    1. Until recently A. S. Byatt was a dark horse, known only by those steeped in literature.
      一直到前不久,A.S.拜厄特都还是只为潜心研究文学的人所知晓的一匹黑马。

英英释义

noun

  • a racehorse about which little is known
    1. a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly

      双语例句

      • He's a bit of a dark horse: he was earning a fortune, but nobody knew.
        他可算是藏龙卧虎:赚大钱,但没人知道。
      • PG Andersson starts the rally as Ford's dark horse for success.
        作为福特本赛季的黑马,PG安德森也将参加本站比赛。
      • Watch her. She may be a dark horse in the competition.
        (注意她哦。她可能是竞赛中的一匹黑马。)
      • This year, though, the other party nominated a dark horse out of nowhere.
        然而,今年另一个党提名了一个不知从那儿冒出来的人,谁也不认识他。
      • He was a real dark horse.
        他真是匹黑马。
      • I think Thailand were the "Dark Horse" of this year's World Grand Prix preliminaries.
        我觉得泰国是前几轮比赛的黑马。
      • This method is the dark horse of the methods in this class.
        这个方法就是这个类中的“黑马”方法。
      • You're candidate is the dark horse in this election.
        你们的候选人是这次选举中的一匹黑马。
      • In2002 Word Cup, South Korea football team was really a dark horse.
        在2002年世界杯上,韩国队是一只黑马。
      • Don't think you'll beat him easily, he may be a dark horse.
        不要以为你会轻而易举地胜过他,他可能是出人意料的高手。