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dusky

/duhs-kee/US // ˈdʌs ki //UK // (ˈdʌskɪ) //

昏暗,昏暗的,灰暗的,昏昏沉沉

Related Words

funereal殡葬,葬礼,墓地,殡仪馆bleak黯淡的,惨淡的,黯淡无光,惨淡brunette黑发女郎,黑头发,黑头发的,黑人cheerless无精打采的,无精打采,郁郁寡欢,郁郁寡欢的cloudy阴天,多云,阴,多云天气dark黑,黑黑的,暗色,暗desolate荒凉,凄凉,荒凉的,荒芜dim暗淡,昏暗,昏暗的,暗淡无光dismal惨淡,凄惨的,惨淡的,凄惨dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的gloomy阴郁的,阴郁,阴沉,阴沉的joyless无欢而散,不快乐,无欢喜,无欢obscure模糊不清,不明显,不明显的,无名小卒overcast阴天,阴霾,阴雨天,阴雨sable貂蝉,貂皮,紫貂,黑貂shadowy有阴影的,有阴暗面的,有阴暗面,有阴影shady阴暗,阴暗面,阴暗的,阴面swarthy黝黑的,黝黑,黝黑的人,黝黑的皮肤tenebrous坚韧的,韧带,韧皮,坚韧不拔twilight暮色,暮光之城,昏暗,黄昏

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    dusk·i·er, dusk·i·est.

    • : somewhat dark; having little light; dim; shadowy.
    • : Older Use: Chiefly Literary. having dark skin.
    • : of a dark color.
    • : gloomy; sad.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.dark-hued; murky
Synonyms
funereal殡葬,葬礼,墓地,殡仪馆adusk锛屾垜鍥而不舍,锛屾垜鍥而不捨,锛屾垜鍥而不舍的bistered已注册,已注册的,已注册过的bleak黯淡的,惨淡的,黯淡无光,惨淡brunette黑发女郎,黑头发,黑头发的,黑人caliginous钙化的,钙质的,钙质,斑斓的cheerless无精打采的,无精打采,郁郁寡欢,郁郁寡欢的cloudy阴天,多云,阴,多云天气crepuscular蹑手蹑脚,蹑手蹑脚的,蹑手蹑脚的人,暮光之城dark黑,黑黑的,暗色,暗dark-complexioned黑脸的,黑脸,黑脸蛋,肤色黝黑darkish暗色的,暗色系,暗色系的,暗色调的desolate荒凉,凄凉,荒凉的,荒芜dim暗淡,昏暗,昏暗的,暗淡无光dismal惨淡,凄惨的,惨淡的,凄惨dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的gloomy阴郁的,阴郁,阴沉,阴沉的joyless无欢而散,不快乐,无欢喜,无欢lightless无光,无光的,无灯,无光线obscure模糊不清,不明显,不明显的,无名小卒overcast阴天,阴霾,阴雨天,阴雨sable貂蝉,貂皮,紫貂,黑貂shadowy有阴影的,有阴暗面的,有阴暗面,有阴影shady阴暗,阴暗面,阴暗的,阴面swart疣体,疣状物,疣状体,疣状突起swarthy黝黑的,黝黑,黝黑的人,黝黑的皮肤tenebrous坚韧的,韧带,韧皮,坚韧不拔twilight暮色,暮光之城,昏暗,黄昏twilit虚弱的,虚弱的人,虚弱无力,虚弱unilluminated不发光的,不发光,无照明,未被照亮的veiled隐蔽的,面纱,隐蔽,昧着良心

Examples

  • He sometimes paints depictions of mountains, sunlight and even humans atop the dusky, ravaged surfaces.

  • The role of gravy was played by a dusky curry sweetened with onions and carrots.

  • The palette was gentle and pretty, focusing on rose pinks, lavenders, dusky mauve, mint, faun and pale lemon.

  • Unless by dusky hordes, you mean Wall Street banksters and well-tanned pols such as Speaker John Boehner.

  • Lawrence mingled with the crowd, and as he read he felt a bulky envelope thrust in his hand and caught a glimpse of a dusky arm.

  • Once more she peered into the glass, shook out her skirts, then sought a door in a far and dusky corner.

  • It had come on to rain, and the raw dampness mingled itself with the dusky uproar of the Strand.

  • When Tom Brown awoke, late in the day, he found Mafuta sitting at his feet with a broad grin on his dusky countenance.

  • His banks were teeming with happy dusky figures and the smiling irrigated land was bright with fertility.

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