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.- 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。
- Until recently A. S. Byatt was a dark horse, known only by those steeped in literature.
英英释义
noun
- a racehorse about which little is known
- a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly
双语例句
- I'm going to vote for him even though he's a dark horse.
尽管他是一匹“黑马”,我准备投他的票。 - Who will be the dark horse of this year's World Cup football match?
谁将会是今年世界杯足球赛中的黑马? - 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。 - 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。 - "a dark horse" is one that shows unexpected racing speed and comes in first, even though the experts said he had little chance of winning.
一匹已被专家认为没有获胜希望的马,却在赛马中跑出了出人意料的速度,夺得了第一名,这就叫“黑马”。 - Jim is a dark horse in the final.
吉姆是决赛中的冷门。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。) - 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。