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 may be a dark horse of destiny.
这可能就是一匹黑马的宿命。 - He's a bit of a dark horse: he was earning a fortune, but nobody knew.
他可算是藏龙卧虎：赚大钱，但没人知道。 - The dark horse of this world cup is the US.
本届世界杯上的黑马将是美国。 - 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。 - Jack is a dark horse; he never says much and you don't know what he's thinking.
杰克让人捉摸不透，他从来不多说话，你不知道他在想什么。 - Jim is a dark horse in the final.
吉姆是决赛中的冷门。 - He was a real dark horse.
他真是匹黑马。 - 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 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。 - The men's team of Portugal have showed once again that they might really be a dark horse.
葡萄牙男队再次证明了他们可能真是黑马。