darkness

darkness /'dɑ:knis/
  • danh từ
    • bóng tối, cảnh tối tăm
    • màu sạm, màu đen sạm
    • tình trạng mơ hồ, tình trạng không rõ ràng, tình trạng không minh bạch
    • sự dốt nát, sự ngu dốt; sự không hay biết gì
    • sự bí mật, sự kín đáo
    • sự đen tối, sự ám muội; sự nham hiểm, sự cay độc
      • deeds of darkness: hành động đen tối độc ác
    • prince of darkness
      • (xem) prince

Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): dark, darkness, darken, dark, darkened, darkening, darkly

Xem thêm: dark, dark, shadow, iniquity, wickedness, dark, dark, duskiness, swarthiness



darkness

Từ điển Collocation

darkness noun

ADJ. complete, pitch, total The building was in pitch darkness. | deep, inky the inky darkness of the tunnel | gathering It was becoming impossible to see the map in the gathering darkness.

VERB + DARKNESS be plunged into The electricity failed and the house was plunged into darkness. | lie in, stand in The valley lay in darkness.

DARKNESS + VERB come, close in, descend, fall We arrived at the village just as darkness fell. | lift waiting for the darkness to lift

PREP. in (the) ~ The building was in darkness. Her eyes seemed to glow in the darkness. | into the ~ The car disappeared into the darkness. | out of the ~ A figure appeared out of the darkness.

PHRASES the hours of darkness The bombing took place during the hours of darkness. | under cover of darkness They moved about under cover of darkness.

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • absence of light or illumination; dark
  • an unilluminated area; dark, shadow

    he moved off into the darkness

  • absence of moral or spiritual values; iniquity, wickedness, dark

    the powers of darkness

  • an unenlightened state; dark

    he was in the dark concerning their intentions

    his lectures dispelled the darkness

  • having a dark or somber color
  • a swarthy complexion; duskiness, swarthiness

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary


ant.: light