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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ink·y /ˈɪŋki/ adjective  1 literaryAL very dark – used especially in poetry 漆黑的〔尤用于诗歌〕 I stared out into the inky blackness of the night. 我凝视着外面漆黑的夜色。2 DIRTYmarked with ink 沾有墨水的 inky fingers 沾有墨水的手指
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inky
inky /ˈɪŋki/ adjective
1. literary very dark – used especially in poetry:
    I stared out into the inky blackness of the night.
2. marked with ink:
    inky fingers


inkyBrE /ˈɪŋki/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɪŋki/ 🔊 adjectiveblack like ink 墨黑的;漆黑的the inky blackness of the cellar地窖里的一片漆黑made dirty with ink 沾有墨水的;被墨水弄脏的inky fingers沾满墨水的手指