| 词汇 | dark-horse |
| 释义 | dark horse noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˌdɑːk ˈhɔːs/ us /ˌdɑːrk ˈhɔːrs/ dark horsenoun[C usually singular] (SECRET)UK a person who keeps their interests and ideas secret, especially someone who has a surprising ability or skill: 不爱张扬的人；（尤指）深藏不露的人，内秀的人 Anna's such a dark horse - I had no idea she'd published a novel.安娜可真是深藏不露——我一点儿都不知道她已经出版了一本小说。 Secrecy and privacy anonymity anonymization anonymize anonymous anonymously cryptography data protection dead men tell no talesidiom dissimulate dissimulation official secret on the quietidiom privacy privacy settings private under the tableidiom under wrapsidiom undisclosed unrevealed unsourced dark horsenoun[C usually singular] (WINNER)US a horse or a politician who wins a race or competition although no one expected them to黑马（在赛马或竞选中出人意料的获胜者） Horse racing Arab Arabian campaign claimer claiming race flat racing furlong gee-gee hurdle racecourse racehorse racetrack raceway ringer runner runners and ridersidiom stable stakes race starter tote board You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Winners & losers dark horse | American Dictionarydark horse noun[ C ] infmlus/ˈdɑrk ˌhɔrs/ a person who is not expected to succeed in or unexpectedly wins an election, race, or other competition: a dark horse in the primaries Examples of dark horsedark horse It may be that, not for the first time, this darkhorse entered at the last moment will win the race. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Trade analysts even called the film as the darkhorse of the first quarter of 2008. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He then recounts how once he was suffering from writer's block when a knight on a darkhorse appeared, leaning on his spear, and supplied the missing lines for him. They are the darkhorse in the public transport debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In common parlance, he is the darkhorse; and he, too, ought to be here to answer some of these very pertinent questions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sorry that he is not here, but he is a bit of a darkhorse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This left an opening for a darkhorse candidate to emerge. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He caught the attention of party leaders in 1958, and was asked to run for governor as a darkhorse candidate. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. I consider myself a darkhorse in the industry. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. I'd say we'll have a sound, reasonable team, and rating it a darkhorse or less is being realistic at this time. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. I look at the darkhorse as the person that you do nt always expect to see coming out on top. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Backroom deals by party bosses were normal and often resulted in compromise nominees that became known as darkhorse candidates. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Suggestions for introducing a darkhorse candidate began to take place. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Saeedikia was also one of the darkhorse candidates. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This enables him to be the darkhorse in some matches, coming back from the brink of defeat to win the game. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of dark horse These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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