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darkness             dark·ness              /        ˈdɑːknəs                ;          NAmE                ˈdɑːrknəs                /                              noun                            [uncountable        ]                    1              the state of being dark, without any light          黑暗；阴暗；漆黑                            ◆        After a few minutes our eyes got used to the darkness.        几分钟后我们的眼睛就适应了黑暗。                    ◆        The house was plunged into          total darknesswhen the electricity was cut off.                停电后，整座房子陷入一片黑暗。                    ◆        The sun went down and          darkness fell          (= it became night).                夕阳西下，夜幕降临。                    ◆        There is an extra hour of darkness on winter mornings.        冬天的早晨天亮晚一个小时。                    ◆        Parking is not allowed during the          hours of darkness.                夜间禁止停放车辆。                    ◆        Her face was          in darkness.                她的脸处于暗处。                    ◆        They managed to escape          under cover of darkness.                他们设法在夜色掩护下逃跑了。                    2              the quality or state of being dark in colour          墨色；暗色；深色                            ◆        It depends on the darkness of your skin.        这取决于你肤色的深浅。                    3              (          literary)                evil          邪恶；罪恶                            ◆        the forces of darkness        邪恶势力                    darkness      darknesses                  dark·ness              /        ˈdɑːknəs                ;          NAmE                ˈdɑːrknəs                /             darkness[ˈdɑ:knəs]n266514334732957219359951100NOUN4278236847Spoken:176424249黑暗(100%)n.黑暗；模糊；无知；阴郁

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t66Pk8i74cE7fib4MrIjF2Y4WnpFAmXHuhqXYUOeohq8hZxBujCSz5U0peVvjHrhDIyB6RHsI59D9/Hi/moejAAbpO2lFtUTnZkh7LehjEtY3s3h+j3YRnV9N93kviRvWHgYvaMPVNFbP3dfsSmRQ33iRkt+iJZ2QumU5RB8f3AvPmGffHtUcC2DUN2isYLCB7GNyOiLyvvBN+sGNdwS8XigwDljQBktiJZZlTfbZmI= darknessdark‧ness /ˈdɑːknəs $ ˈdɑːrk-/ ●●● W3 noun [uncountable]  Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1when there is no light:  the long hours of darkness during winterin darkness The lamp suddenly went out, leaving us in darkness.total/pitch/complete darkness The room was in total darkness. We lit our campfire as darkness fell (=it became night). He stared out the window at the gathering darkness (=the night slowly coming).2evil or the devil:  His smooth manner covered a heart of darkness.the forces/powers of darkness (=the devil or evil people)3the dark quality of a colour:  the darkness of the lensesCOLLOCATIONSadjectivescomplete/total darkness· It was late and all the houses in the village were in total darkness.pitch darkness (=complete darkness)· We ended up coming down the mountain in pitch darkness.deep/thick darkness literary:· All around her was the deep darkness of a winter night.gathering/growing darkness literary (=night that is slowly coming)· The garden was almost invisible now in the gathering darkness.verbsdarkness falls/comes (also darkness descends literary)· As darkness fell, rescue workers had to give up the search.darkness closes in literary (=it becomes darker outside)· The rain turned to snow and darkness closed in.be plunged into darkness (=be suddenly in darkness because the lights go out)· Suddenly the electricity went off and we were plunged into darkness.phrasesthe hours of darkness (=the night)· Desert animals come out during the hours of darkness when its cool.under cover of darkness (=when darkness makes you less likely to be seen)· The attack was planned to take place under cover of darkness.

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Oxford	dark·ness / ˈdɑːknəs ; NAmE ˈdɑːrknəs / noun [uncountable ] 1 the state of being dark, without any light 黑暗；阴暗；漆黑 ◆ After a few minutes our eyes got used to the darkness. 几分钟后我们的眼睛就适应了黑暗。 ◆ The house was plunged into total darknesswhen the electricity was cut off. 停电后，整座房子陷入一片黑暗。 ◆ The sun went down and darkness fell (= it became night). 夕阳西下，夜幕降临。 ◆ There is an extra hour of darkness on winter mornings. 冬天的早晨天亮晚一个小时。 ◆ Parking is not allowed during the hours of darkness. 夜间禁止停放车辆。 ◆ Her face was in darkness. 她的脸处于暗处。 ◆ They managed to escape under cover of darkness. 他们设法在夜色掩护下逃跑了。 2 the quality or state of being dark in colour 墨色；暗色；深色 ◆ It depends on the darkness of your skin. 这取决于你肤色的深浅。 3 ( literary) evil 邪恶；罪恶 ◆ the forces of darkness 邪恶势力 darkness darknesses dark·ness / ˈdɑːknəs ; NAmE ˈdɑːrknəs /
LDC	darknessdark‧ness /ˈdɑːknəs $ ˈdɑːrk-/ ●●● W3 noun [uncountable] Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1when there is no light: the long hours of darkness during winterin darkness The lamp suddenly went out, leaving us in darkness.total/pitch/complete darkness The room was in total darkness. We lit our campfire as darkness fell (=it became night). He stared out the window at the gathering darkness (=the night slowly coming).2evil or the devil: His smooth manner covered a heart of darkness.the forces/powers of darkness (=the devil or evil people)3the dark quality of a colour: the darkness of the lensesCOLLOCATIONSadjectivescomplete/total darkness· It was late and all the houses in the village were in total darkness.pitch darkness (=complete darkness)· We ended up coming down the mountain in pitch darkness.deep/thick darkness literary:· All around her was the deep darkness of a winter night.gathering/growing darkness literary (=night that is slowly coming)· The garden was almost invisible now in the gathering darkness.verbsdarkness falls/comes (also darkness descends literary)· As darkness fell, rescue workers had to give up the search.darkness closes in literary (=it becomes darker outside)· The rain turned to snow and darkness closed in.be plunged into darkness (=be suddenly in darkness because the lights go out)· Suddenly the electricity went off and we were plunged into darkness.phrasesthe hours of darkness (=the night)· Desert animals come out during the hours of darkness when its cool.under cover of darkness (=when darkness makes you less likely to be seen)· The attack was planned to take place under cover of darkness.
WDF	darkness [ˈdɑ:knəs] n2665 14334 732 9572 1935 995 1100 NOUN4278 236847 Spoken: 176424249 黑暗(100%) n.黑暗；模糊；无知；阴郁

Darkness Hours Literary The Night ˈdɑːknəs Noun Plunged

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