stark
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ Stark choices or statements are harsh and unpleasant. 嚴酷的
Companies face a stark choice if they want to stay competitive. 各公司要想保持競爭力就要面臨一個嚴酷的選擇。
2. starklyADV 嚴酷地
That issue is presented starkly and brutally by Bob Graham and David Cairns. 那個問題被鮑勃·格雷厄姆和戴維·凱恩斯冷酷無情地提了出來。
3. ADJ If two things are in stark contrast to one another, they are very different from each other in a way that is very obvious. (對比) 鮮明的
...secret cooperation between London and Washington that was in stark contrast to official policy. …倫敦和華盛頓之間的與官方政策明顯相悖的秘密合作。
4. starklyADV 鮮明地
Angus's child-like paintings contrast starkly with his adult subject matter in these portraits. 安格斯孩子般的繪畫和他這些肖像畫里的成人主題對比鮮明。
5. ADJ Something that is stark is very plain in appearance. 普通的
...the stark white, characterless fireplace in the drawing room. …起居室里平淡無奇的白色壁爐。
6. starklyADV 普通地
The room was starkly furnished. 那房間布置得很普通。
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stark /stɑ?k/ (starker,starkest)
劍橋詞典
- empty , simple , or obvious , especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary
裸露的；簡單的；明顯的；（尤指）毫無修飾的，粗陋的；嚴重的；極端的
It was a stark room with a bed and chair as the only furniture . 這個房間很簡陋，僅有的家具就是一張床和一把椅子。
The stark reality is that we are operating at a huge loss . 嚴酷的事實是我們的經(jīng)營虧損非常嚴重。
In the suburbs the spacious houses stand in stark (= extreme ) contrast to the slums of the city's poor . 郊區(qū)寬敞的大房子和城里的貧民窟形成了鮮明的對比。
同義詞
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