a dark horse 黑马 “ a dark horse ” is one that shows unexpected racing speed and comes in first, even though the experts said he had little chance of winning. 一匹已被专家认为没有获胜希望的马,却在赛马中跑出了出人意料的速度,夺得了第一名,这就叫“黑马”。
黑马 [词典] dark horse; unknown elected nominee; [体] black cavalry; [体] black horse; [电影]Dark Horse; [例句]“黑马”是我常去的附近酒吧。 The Black Horse is my local.