The stark contrast between the lush forest and the barren desert was clearly visible from the satellite image.
从卫星图像上可以清楚地看到茂密森林与荒凉沙漠之间的鲜明对比。
A study of hospital patients found that those assigned to rooms painted a soft green recovered from minor surgery and were discharged, on average, several hours earlier than patients in otherwise identical rooms painted stark white.
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Which choice best defines “stark”?
C — Severe and bare; sharply clear.. “stark” means Severe and bare; sharply clear..
Which word means “Severe and bare; sharply clear.”?
D — stark. “stark” means Severe and bare; sharply clear..
stark — Severe and bare; sharply clear.. In Chinese: 鲜明的;严酷的;荒凉的;完全的.
stark is pronounced //stɑːrk//.
The stark contrast between the lush forest and the barren desert was clearly visible from the satellite image. (从卫星图像上可以清楚地看到茂密森林与荒凉沙漠之间的鲜明对比。)
bare, bleak, striking — all close in meaning to stark (Severe and bare; sharply clear.).
ornate, subtle — each the opposite of stark (Severe and bare; sharply clear.).
Yes. stark is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
stark(僵硬/光秃) → 赤裸鲜明 → 鲜明、严酷。