stark
/stɑ:k; stɑrk/ adj
(-er, -est)
1
(a) desolate and bare; grim; cheerless 荒凉的; 光秃秃的; 空落落的; 阴郁的
stark prison conditions 监狱中一无所有的状况
The landscape was grey and stark. 景色灰暗荒凉.
(b) [usu attrib 通常作定语]
plain and unadorned 朴实的; 无装饰的
the stark facts 毫无遮掩的事实.
2 clearly obvious to the eye or the mind 显而易见的; 明摆著的; 鲜明的
in stark contrast 成鲜明对比.
3 [attrib 作定语]complete; utter; downright 完全的; 十足的
stark madness彻底的疯狂. stark, adv
1 completely; entirely 完全地; 十足地
stark naked/crazy/mad 赤裸裸的[荒唐之极的/彻底疯狂的].
2 (idm 习语) ,stark raving/staring `mad completely mad 完全疯的.