stark
stark
adjective
stark naked
starkly
adverb
noun
语源
adjective
- severe or bare in appearance or outline
（外表或轮廓）严肃的；光秃秃的
the ridge formed a stark silhouette against the sky.
山脊在天空的衬托下显出光秃秃的轮廓。
■unpleasantly or sharply clear; impossible to avoid
光秃的，空荡荡的；明显的；无掩饰的
his position is in stark contrast to that of Curran.
他的处境与柯伦的形成鲜明对比。
the stark reality of life for deprived minorities.
贫困少数民族明摆着的生活现实。 - [attrib.]complete; sheer
完全的，十足的
he came running back in stark terror.
他极为恐惧地跑回来。
■(rare)completely naked
(罕)一丝不挂的，赤裸的 - (archaic or poetic／literary)stiff, rigid, or incapable of movement
(古 或诗／文)僵直的，僵硬的
a human body lying stiff and stark by the stream.
溪边直挺挺地躺着一具僵硬的人尸。
■physically strong or powerful
健壮的，结实的
the dragoons were stark fellows.
步骑兵都是些身体强壮的小伙子。
stark naked
- completely naked
一丝不挂的
- (informal)completely crazy
(非正式)十足疯狂的；完全疯的
starkly
adverb
- 现实完全不一样
[as submodifier]the reality is starkly different.
noun
语源
- Old English stearc 'unyielding, severe', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch sterk and German stark 'strong'
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