Dark horse
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黑马, 意外胜出者
a person with secret skills or ideas that when become known, they surprise people
Dialect
British
British
Idiom
例子
Everyone thought that John would be the next CEO, but Susan turned out to be the dark horse - she had some innovative ideas that nobody knew about and ended up getting the job.
每个人都认为约翰会成为下一任CEO，但苏珊原来是匹黑马——她有一些没人知道的创新想法，最终得到了这份工作。
The band 's new album was a dark horse - nobody expected it to be such a huge hit, but it ended up topping the charts.
乐队的新专辑是一匹黑马——没人料到它会如此大热，但最终登上了排行榜榜首。
02
黑马, 未知的马
a racehorse about which little is known
03
黑马, 意外候选人
a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly
