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
- This year, though, the other party nominated a dark horse out of nowhere.
然而,今年另一个党提名了一个不知从那儿冒出来的人,谁也不认识他。 - Whatever the outcome of the election, he is still a dark horse.
无论选举结果如何?,他仍然是一匹黑马。 - 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? - A dark horse candidate gets elected in the election.
一匹黑马在选举中当选了。 - He is regarded as a dark horse in the year-end election.
他在今年年底的选举中被认为是匹黑马。 - In capital markets further mature period, the dark horse will be more visible.
在资本市场进一步成熟的时期,更多的黑马将会显现出来。 - 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。 - This may be a dark horse of destiny.
这可能就是一匹黑马的宿命。 - He was a real dark horse.
他真是匹黑马。 - She was indeed the dark horse.
她真不愧是只黑马。