dark 最普通用词，指缺乏自然光线或人工照明，使某物漆黑无光或光线十分微弱。
dim 指光线不足或视力较差，不能清晰地看见物体。
black 侧重颜色是黑色的，有时也指无光的黑暗。
gloomy 指光线不足或部分光线受阻而出现的阴暗。
obscure 指因光线不充足而使物体灰暗不清，失去光泽或若隐若现。作借喻时指因复杂、深奥或含糊而难于理解。
vague 通常作借喻用，形容抽象事物。
grey 与dark意思相近，但侧重阴暗单调的意味。
参考例句
1. to black the actor's face 用黑油彩把演员的脸涂黑
2. The man in black is my father. 那个穿黑衣服的人是我父亲。
3. My bag is not black but red. 我的书包不是黑的而是红的。
英英解释
n.
1. the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to wh
2. total absence of light
3. British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and l
4. popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)
5. a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
6. (board games) the darker pieces
7. black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning) v.
1. make or become black
2. being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of al
3. of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin
4. marked by anger or resentment or hostility
5. stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
6. offering little or no hope
7. (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
8. (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
9. extremely dark
10. harshly ironic or sinister
11. (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading
12. distributed or sold illicitly
13. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
14. (of coffee) without cream or sugar
15. dressed in black
16. soiled with dirt or soot
