a dark horse

含义

someone with unexpected talents or interests they rarely mention

有不为人知的才能或爱好的人.

例句

1. 1Aisha is a dark horse; none of us knew she could play the violin.
2. 2Our quiet neighbour turned out to be a dark horse with several published novels.
3. 3What a dark horse you are, keeping your fluent Japanese a secret from us all!
4. 4That unexpected chess trophy revealed Ben as a dark horse; he'd never mentioned playing before.
5. 5I'd call our receptionist a dark horse: her pottery exhibition surprised everyone who knew her only at work.

语法

可数；通常以单数形式用在 be 或 turn out to be 之后。dark horse 前用 a。

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