darkling
(ad.)在暗中(a.)黑暗的,令人可怕的
Dark·ling, p. pr. & a.
1. Becoming dark or gloomy; frowing.
His honest brows darkling as he looked towards me. --Thackeray.
2. Dark; gloomy. “The darkling precipice.”
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Dark·ling adv. In the dark. [Poetic]
So, out went the candle, and we were left darkling. --Shak.
As the wakeful bird
Sings darkling. --Milton.
darkling
adj 1: uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure; "a darkling
glance"; "secret operatives and darkling
conspiracies"-Archibald MacLeish
2: (poetic) occurring in the dark or night; "a darkling
journey"