stark

1. ADJ Stark choices or statements are harsh and unpleasant. 嚴酷的

Companies face a stark choice if they want to stay competitive. 各公司要想保持競爭力就要麪臨一個嚴酷的選擇。

2. starklyADV 嚴酷地

That issue is presented starkly and brutally by Bob Graham and David Cairns. 那個問題被鮑勃·格雷厄姆和戴維·凱恩斯冷酷無情地提了出來。

3. ADJ If two things are in stark contrast to one another, they are very different from each other in a way that is very obvious. (對比) 鮮明的

...secret cooperation between London and Washington that was in stark contrast to official policy. …倫敦和華盛頓之間的與官方政策明顯相悖的秘密郃作。

4. starklyADV 鮮明地

Angus's child-like paintings contrast starkly with his adult subject matter in these portraits. 安格斯孩子般的繪畫和他這些肖像畫裡的成人主題對比鮮明。

5. ADJ Something that is stark is very plain in appearance. 普通的

...the stark white, characterless fireplace in the drawing room. …起居室裡平淡無奇的白色壁爐。

6. starklyADV 普通地

The room was starkly furnished. 那房間佈置得很普通。