[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](选择、陈述等)严峻的,令人不快的Stark choices or statements are harsh and unpleasant.
UK companies face a stark choice if they want to stay competitive...
英国公司如果想要保持竞争力就不得不面对严峻的选择。
In his celebration speech, he issued a stark warning to Washington and other Western capitals.
在他的庆祝演说中,他向华盛顿和其他西方国家提出了严正警告。
starkly
That issue is presented starkly and brutally by Bob Graham and David Cairns...
那个问题是由鲍勃·格雷厄姆和戴维·凯恩斯严正无情地提出的。
The point is a starkly simple one.
意思非常简单明了。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](对比)鲜明的 If two things are in stark contrast to one another, they are very different from each other in a way that is very obvious.
...secret cooperation between London and Washington that was in stark contrast to official policy.
与官方的政策形成鲜明对比的伦敦和华盛顿之间的秘密合作
starkly
Angus's childlike paintings contrast starkly with his adult subject matter in these portraits...
在这些画像中,安格斯孩子气的画风和他那成人化的题材形成了鲜明的对比。
The outlook now is starkly different.
现在的看法已经完全不同了。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]光秃的;简易的;荒凉的 Something that is stark is very plain in appearance.
...the stark white, characterless fireplace in the drawing room.
客厅里简易的、毫无特色的白色壁炉
starkly
The desert was luminous, starkly beautiful...
沙漠里泛着光,有一种荒凉之美。
The room was starkly furnished.
房间陈设简陋。
Oxford
stark/stɑːk; NAmEstɑːrk/
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starkstarkerstarkestadjective(stark·er,stark·est)1( often disapproving) looking severe and without any colour or decoration 了无修饰的;荒凉的;粗陋的◆I think white would be too stark for the bedroom.我觉得卧室里用白色未免太素了。◆The hills stood stark against the winter sky.在冬日的天空下,小山了无生气。2unpleasant; real, and impossible to avoid 严酷的;赤裸裸的;真实而无法回避的SYN
bleak
◆The author paints a stark picture of life in a prison camp.作者描绘出一幅冷酷而真实的战俘营生活画面。◆a stark choice残酷的抉择◆The remains of the building stand as a stark reminder of the fire.房子的断壁残垣是那场大火无情的见证。◆He now faces the stark realityof life in prison. 他现在要面对狱中生活的严酷现实了。☞synonyms at
plain
3very different to sth in a way that is easy to see (指区别)明显的,鲜明的SYN
clear
◆stark differences鲜明的区别◆Social divisions in the city are stark.城市里各社会阶层有明确的分野。◆The good weather was in stark contrast tothe storms of previous weeks. 这时的好天气和前几个星期的暴风雨形成鲜明的对比。4[only before noun ]complete and total 完全的;十足的SYN
utter
◆The children watched in stark terror.孩子们极端恐惧地看着。▶stark·ly/stɑːkli; NAmEstɑːrkli/adverb◆The interior is starkly simple.室内粗陋简朴。◆The lighthouse stood out starkly against the dark sky.在黑暗的天空映衬下,灯塔巍然兀立。◆We are starkly aware of the risks.我们完全清楚所面临的种种风险。stark·ness/stɑːknəs; NAmEstɑːrknəs/noun[uncountable ]adverb~ nakedcompletely naked 一丝不挂;赤裸IDIOMsee
1very plain in appearance, with little or no colour or decoration: In the cold dawn light, the castle looked stark and forbidding. the stark beauty of New Mexico2unpleasantly clear and impossible to avoidSYN harsh: The movie shows the stark realities of life in the ghetto. The extreme poverty of the local people is in stark contrast to the wealth of the tourists. We are faced with a stark choice. a stark reminder of life under Communist rule—starkly adverb—starkness noun [uncountable]
stark1 adjective
stark2 adverb
starkstark2 adverb
Examples
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1stark naked not wearing any clothes at all: Ben was standing there stark naked.2stark raving mad/bonkers (also stark staring mad British English) completely crazy: He’s gone stark raving mad.
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