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 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。 - 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。 - This may be a dark horse of destiny.
这可能就是一匹黑马的宿命。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。