dusky
单词辨析：
普通用词，主要指由于光线不足或缺乏照明而变得黑暗，使人看不见眼前物体，用于比喻时则指阴险的、邪恶的。
The room is too dark to paint a picture in.
这房间光线太暗，不能在这儿画画。
Don't always focus on the dark side of things.
不要总是关注事物的阴暗面。
主要指颜色是黑色的，有时也指某处因光线不足而黑暗的。
He likes to wear a black jacket.
他喜欢穿黑色夹克。
He found a black cave.
他发现了一个黑漆漆的山洞。
强调由于黑暗或光线微弱而无法看清物体的；也可指记忆不清晰的。
You'd better not read in that dim room.
你最好不要在那个昏暗的房间里看书。
He has a dim memory of his childhood.
他对童年的记忆有些模糊不清了。
强调光线不足或微弱的；也指黎明或傍晚时周围环境灰蒙蒙的。
He sat in a dusky corner.
他坐在昏暗的角落里。
It was a dusky winter day when he returned home after a long journey.
那是一个灰蒙蒙的冬日，经过一番长途跋涉，他终于回到家了。
主要指由于烟、雾等而难以看清的，引申则指含糊难懂的。
I couldn't make out the house number in the murky light.
在昏暗的光线下我看不清房子的门牌号。
The secretary only put forward a murky suggestion.
秘书仅提出了一个模糊的建议。
相关例句：
I like to see dusky men sitting about doing nothing.
我喜欢见什么也不做的无所事事的微暗的男人。
The hand may become painful, cold, pale, dusky, or swollen.
手可能会变得疼痛、冷、苍白、灰暗或肿胀。
They urged the horses to a canter and thundered along the dusky road in fine style.
他们催着马一溜小跑，神气十足地在昏暗的路上蹄声隆隆而去。
During the eclipse, the light will be dusky, or even totally dark.
在日食过程中，光线会变暗，甚至会出现天空全黑的景象。
Her dusky mouth was parted slightly to show tiny white teeth.
她那暗色的嘴微微启开，露出洁白的小牙齿。
Her dusky red cheek and tight curls gave her an air of gaiety that seemed unsuitable in a child who should still have been in black for her parents.
她黑里透红的小脸蛋和浓密的卷发使她显得活泼快乐，看上去与一个刚死了爹娘，身上还穿孝服的孩子应该有的表情很不相称。