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。
常用词组 stark naked
completely naked 一丝不挂的
stark raving (或 staring) mad
(informal)completely crazy (非正式)十足疯狂的;完全疯的
派生 starkly adverb
现实完全不一样 [as submodifier]the reality is starkly different.
starkness noun 语源
Old English stearc 'unyielding, severe', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch sterk and German stark 'strong'