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？ - 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。 - This election has two dark horse candidates in it.
这次选举出现了两匹黑马。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - "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”。