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
- Our girls 'football team was a dark horse in the last League Match.
在上次联赛中我们的女子足球对爆了冷门。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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'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。 - Don't think you'll beat him easily, he may be a dark horse.
不要以为你会轻而易举地胜过他，他可能是出人意料的高手。 - 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。 - 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。 - Whatever the outcome of the election, he is still a dark horse.
无论选举结果如何？，他仍然是一匹黑马。 - "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”。