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.
  1. 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。

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

• 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。
• Watch her. She may be a dark horse in the competition.
  （注意她哦。她可能是竞赛中的一匹黑马。）
• 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。
• This may be a dark horse of destiny.
  这可能就是一匹黑马的宿命。
• He was a real dark horse.
  他真是匹黑马。
• This election has two dark horse candidates in it.
  这次选举出现了两匹黑马。
• 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。
• 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。
• I'm going to vote for him even though he's a dark horse.
  尽管他是一匹“黑马”，我准备投他的票。
• 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。）