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
- Watch her. She may be a dark horse in the competition.
（注意她哦。她可能是竞赛中的一匹黑马。） - 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。 - Jim is a dark horse in the final.
吉姆是决赛中的冷门。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。） - 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。 - This election has two dark horse candidates in it.
这次选举出现了两匹黑马。