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
- A dark horse candidate gets elected in the election.
一匹黑马在选举中当选了。 - Jim is a dark horse in the final.
吉姆是决赛中的冷门。 - 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 election has two dark horse candidates in it.
这次选举出现了两匹黑马。 - 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。 - I have confidence in him. I know he will be a dark horse in the contest.
（我对他有信心。我知道他在这次的比赛中将是一匹黑马。） - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。