in the dark
1.= with no light黑暗
*Don't leave the child alone in the dark;he'll be afraid.不要把孩子单独留在黑暗中,他会害怕的。
*I hit my head against the door in the dark.黑暗中我的头撞在了门上。
2.= in ignorance不知道;隐瞒
*John was in the dark about the job he was being sent to.约翰对于指派他做的工作一无所知。
*Tax payers don't like being kept in the dark about the government's intentions.纳税人不希望对政府的打算一无所知。
*I am still kept in the dark about the matter.对这事我仍然一无所知。
*It is not necessary to
keep it in the dark.这件事没有必要保密。
in the dark同义词:
know nothing at all; be absolutely ignorant of; be blind to something