看绝望的主妇学高频短语: Be in the dark

Be in the dark: in secret, in concealment; Not knowing something that other people do; ignorant, unaware, or not informed about something; If you are in the dark about something, you know nothing about it;  This metaphor often appears in the locution keep someone in the dark, meaning “deliberately keep someone uninformed,” as in They kept me in the dark about their plans.

中文释义：Be in the dark 第一层意思是在黑暗中（一般情况的黑暗或一时的黑暗）。 (be) in the dark (about) 用于引申义表示“对……一无所知或被蒙在鼓里”。被蒙在鼓里的话，周围肯定是很黑的，所以用in the dark来表示强调别人都知道，就我不知道。例句：We’re in the dark just as much as you are.(我们跟你们一样被蒙在鼓里。)