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词汇 dark horse
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Definition of dark horse in English:

dark horse

noun
  • A candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds.

    a Gloucester side that could be a dark horse for the title
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The normally media shy Peter Menegazzo has been a dark horse in the cattle industry, but now he's the industry's most powerful player.
    • You certainly hide your bushels under your lights, you dark horses!
    • You should never judge a man by his instrument, because those classical musicians are dark horses.
    • The dark horse in this constituency is Cllr Finian McGrath, a school principal, who has worked with Dublin Central veteran independent, Tony Gregory.
    • Having attracted a familiarity rating of just over two per cent, it's fair to say that in the eyes of the NSW electorate, Morris Iemma is a dark horse.
    • But by no means does Moe view her students as dark horses.

Origin

Early 19th century: originally racing slang.

Definition of dark horse in US English:

dark horse

nounˈdärk ˈˌhôrs
  • A candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds.

    as modifier a dark-horse candidate
    Example sentencesExamples
    • You should never judge a man by his instrument, because those classical musicians are dark horses.
    • The dark horse in this constituency is Cllr Finian McGrath, a school principal, who has worked with Dublin Central veteran independent, Tony Gregory.
    • The normally media shy Peter Menegazzo has been a dark horse in the cattle industry, but now he's the industry's most powerful player.
    • You certainly hide your bushels under your lights, you dark horses!
    • But by no means does Moe view her students as dark horses.
    • Having attracted a familiarity rating of just over two per cent, it's fair to say that in the eyes of the NSW electorate, Morris Iemma is a dark horse.

Origin

Early 19th century: originally racing slang.

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