dark shadows 的音标为 /dɑːk ˈʃædəʊz/,核心含义是“暗影”或“深色阴影”,既可指物理世界中光线被遮挡形成的阴影,也可比喻抽象的负面事物,如恐惧、危机或隐秘的问题。
常见搭配包括:
cast dark shadows(投下阴影):The lamp on the dresser cast dark shadows on the ceiling.(梳妆台上的台灯在天花板上投下黑影)
in the dark shadow of(在…的阴影下):East of the boundary, mountain peaks cast dark shadows to the north.(边界东侧的山峰在北侧投下阴影)
loom dark shadows(阴影逼近):Dark shadows are looming, particularly the spectre of deflation.(阴影步步逼近,尤其是通货紧缩的威胁)
窗外移过几个黑影,有人在外边徘徊,偷听他们的谈话。(Dark shadows moved across the window as some eavesdroppers strolled to and fro outside.)
世界有阴影,但亮光在对比下显得更强。(There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.)
他领着她们走进黑咕隆咚的阴影里,又走到苍白的月光下。(On and on he led them, into dark shadows and out into pale moonlight.)
摩天大楼高耸入云,却又深陷黑暗。(Immense skyscrapers reach high into the atmosphere, and stretch down deep into the dark shadows.)
奶奶眼中,我只是亮背景下的一个黑影。(To Grandma I am a dark shadow against a somewhat lighter background.)
阴森的光线和黑影让他感到不安。(The dire light and dark shadows foxed him.)
她以为是小偷,跳下床朝黑影爬去。(Thinking it might be a thief, she crept towards a dark shadow.)
清理阴影,让笑容更灿烂。(Clear up dark shadows to reveal more smiles.)
月亮的阴影面隐约可见桂树。(If you look carefully at the dark shadows on the full moon, you may see the cassia tree.)
电视剧《黑影》(Dark Shadows)于1966-1971年播出,共1225集。("Dark Shadows", which ran from 1966 to 1971, has an archive of more than 1,225 episodes.)
无论是物理场景中的光影对比,还是心理层面的隐喻,dark shadows 都承载着“隐蔽、未知或压抑”的意象。你是否曾在文学或影视中遇到过用它营造悬疑氛围的例子?