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
- 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。 - In2002 Word Cup, South Korea football team was really a dark horse.
在2002年世界杯上，韩国队是一只黑马。 - He was a real dark horse.
他真是匹黑马。 - This election has two dark horse candidates in it.
这次选举出现了两匹黑马。 - 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 may be a dark horse of destiny.
这可能就是一匹黑马的宿命。 - "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”。 - 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。 - I did not know that James could paint. he's such a dark horse.
我不知道詹姆斯会画画，他真是不显山露水啊。