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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - A dark horse candidate gets elected in the election.
一匹黑马在选举中当选了。 - This election has two dark horse candidates in it.
这次选举出现了两匹黑马。 - Jim is a dark horse in the final.
吉姆是决赛中的冷门。 - 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。） - 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。 - 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。 - 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。