a. hidden. obscure暗藏的，隐藏的。
△L.L.L.5.2.19:“What’s your dark meaning. mouse.”小耗子.你暗藏的意思是什么？
Phrases:
dark and vicious place:i.e.the adulterous bed. theact of adultery黑暗的堕落之处，（指）通奸的床，通奸行为，
△Lr.5.3.174 (173): “The dark and vicious placewhere thee he got ( = begot) Cost him his eyes.”(he: Gloucester)父亲在他的黑暗的堕落之处生下了你.为此他丧失了他的一双眼睛。
dark house and a whip:i.e. the common treatmentof lunatics in the sixteenth century England黑屋和鞭子(16世纪英国对待疯子的办法)。
△As.3.2.426 (400):“Love is merely a madness. and I tell you,deserves aswell a dark house and a whip as madmen do；”爱情不过是一种疯病，我告诉你.该和疯子一样关在黑屋子里，用鞭子抽
dark
ad. in the dark摸黑。
△As.3.5.38: “I see nomore in you Than without candle may go dark tobed，”i.e.You are not so brilliant that you can go tobed by your own light 我看你的长相也不过是不点蜡烛还得摸黑上床。(按：意即你并不是长得那样光彩照人.不点蜡烛也能黑夜生辉。)
dark[dɑ:k]
adj.黑暗的，阴暗的，黑色的，阴郁的，神秘的n.黑暗，无知，模糊
◇a shot (leap) in the dark轻举妄动
darken the door闯入
in the dark秘密地，不知道
keep sth. dark隐瞒
out of dark目标重现
‖ dark accent强音部分
dark adaptation暗适应
Dark Ages黑暗时代
dark area暗区
dark blue深蓝
dark blue flag深蓝色旗
dark box暗箱
dark brown咖啡色
dark business 暖昧勾当
dark colour暗色
dark comedy黑色喜剧，黑色幽默
dark exchange黑市外汇
dark flight冒险飞行
dark green墨绿
dark grey深灰色
dark ground暗背景
dark horse冷门，实力难测的赛马
dark house疯人院
dark light暗光
dark lighting黑闪电效应
dark red深红色
dark room暗室
dark room camera暗室式照相机
dark room drill暗房练习
dark room fitting暗室灯具
dark room lamp暗室灯
dark side无球侧
dark side of a situation阴暗面
dark slide遮光（滑）板
dark stage暗摄影场，暗摄影棚
dark yellow深黄色
darken v.使黑暗，变黑
darken cousel使更加混乱
darken ship实行灯火管制的舰船
dark-green adj. 暗绿，暗绿的
darkle v. 变暗
darkly adv. darkish adj. 稍暗的
darkness n.darktone暗调