stark

英 [stɑːk]

美 [stɑːrk]

adj.  了无修饰的; 荒凉的; 粗陋的; 严酷的; 赤裸裸的; 真实而无法回避的; (指区别)明显的，鲜明的
adv.  一丝不挂; 赤裸

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Collins.2 / BNC.7541 / COCA.6659

习惯用语

adv.

(stark) raving mad/bonkers
• 十分疯狂；彻底疯狂
  completely crazy

牛津词典

adj.

• 了无修饰的；荒凉的；粗陋的
  looking severe and without any colour or decoration
  1. I think white would be too stark for the bedroom.
     我觉得卧室里用白色未免太素了。
  2. The hills stood stark against the winter sky.
     在冬日的天空下，小山了无生气。
• 严酷的；赤裸裸的；真实而无法回避的
  unpleasant; real, and impossible to avoid
  1. The author paints a stark picture of life in a prison camp.
     作者描绘出一幅冷酷而真实的战俘营生活画面。
  2. a stark choice
     残酷的选择
  3. The remains of the building stand as a stark reminder of the fire.
     房子的断壁残垣是那场大火无情的见证。
  4. He now faces the stark reality of life in prison.
     他现在要面对狱中生活的严酷现实了。
• （指区别）明显的，鲜明的
  very different to sth in a way that is easy to see
  1. stark differences
     鲜明的区别
  2. Social divisions in the city are stark.
     城市里各社会阶层有明确的分野。
  3. The good weather was in stark contrast to the storms of previous weeks.
     这时的好天气和前几个星期的暴风雨形成鲜明的对比。
• 完全的；十足的
  complete and total
  1. The children watched in stark terror.
     孩子们极端恐惧地看着。

adv.

• 一丝不挂；赤裸
  completely naked

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (选择、陈述等)严峻的，令人不快的
  Starkchoices or statements are harsh and unpleasant.
  1. UK companies face a stark choice if they want to stay competitive...
     英国公司如果想要保持竞争力就不得不面对严峻的选择。
  2. In his celebration speech, he issued a stark warning to Washington and other Western capitals.
     在他的庆祝演说中，他向华盛顿和其他西方国家提出了严正警告。
• ADJ-GRADED (对比)鲜明的
  If two things are instarkcontrast to one another, they are very different from each other in a way that is very obvious.
  1. ...secret cooperation between London and Washington that was in stark contrast to official policy.
     与官方的政策形成鲜明对比的伦敦和华盛顿之间的秘密合作
• ADJ-GRADED 光秃的;简易的;荒凉的
  Something that isstarkis very plain in appearance.
  1. ...the stark white, characterless fireplace in the drawing room.
     客厅里简易的、毫无特色的白色壁炉

英英释义

adj

• providing no shelter or sustenance
  1. bare rocky hills
  2. barren lands
  3. the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes
  4. the desolate surface of the moon
  5. a stark landscape
  Synonym:barebarrenbleakdesolate
• complete or extreme
  1. stark poverty
  2. a stark contrast
• severely simple
  1. a stark interior
  Synonym:austereseverestern

adv

• completely
  1. stark mad
  2. mouth stark open

双语例句

• In the suburbs the spacious houses stand in stark contrast to the slums of the city's poor.
  郊区宽敞的房子与城市中的贫民窟形成了鲜明的对比。
• Violence has broken out in the capital, a stark reminder that the religious tensions are refusing to go away.
  首都爆发了暴力事件，这给了人们一个严酷的提醒——宗教紧张局势还在持续。
• This is in stark contrast to the boom in private car sales.
  这与私人汽车销售的激增形成了鲜明的对照。
• All contestants competed stark naked.
  所有参赛者都一丝不挂地参加比赛。
• This illustrates a stark difference between the US and China.
  对比结果体现出了美国和中国之间的明显差异。
• The contrast between the peace of these temples and the bustle of Macau city could hardly be more stark.
  这些寺庙中的宁静和澳门城市中的喧闹形成鲜明的对比。
• The stark contrast between the haves and have-nots has always existed but in a recession the injustices become more painful
  虽然富人和穷人之间一直差距悬殊，但这种不公在经济萧条期愈加显得令人难以接受。
• He was stark mad.
  他完全疯了。
• Stark concrete walls have been softened by a show of fresh flowers.
  鲜花摆上之后，突兀的混凝土墙便显得柔和起来。
• That is a stark contrast to the reaction to the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
  这与雷曼兄弟倒闭后的情形形成了鲜明对比。