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
- She was indeed the dark horse.
她真不愧是只黑马。 - 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。 - The men's team of Portugal have showed once again that they might really be a dark horse.
葡萄牙男队再次证明了他们可能真是黑马。 - In the field of IT products, just like riding on a dark horse, grows rapidly.
在IT产品的领域中，犹如一匹驰聘黑马，迅速成长起来。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - He was a real dark horse.
他真是匹黑马。 - This year, though, the other party nominated a dark horse out of nowhere.
然而，今年另一个党提名了一个不知从那儿冒出来的人，谁也不认识他。 - 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？