transcription, транскрипция: [ stɑ:(r)k ]
( starker, starkest)
1.
Stark choices or statements are harsh and unpleasant.
UK companies face a stark choice if they want to stay competitive...
In his celebration speech, he issued a stark warning to Washington and other Western capitals.
= harsh
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• stark‧ly
The point is a starkly simple one.
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2.
If two things are in stark contrast to one another, they are very different from each other in a way that is very obvious.
...secret cooperation between London and Washington that was in stark contrast to official policy.
ADJ
• stark‧ly
The outlook now is starkly different.
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3.
Something that is stark is very plain in appearance.
...the stark white, characterless fireplace in the drawing room.
ADJ
• stark‧ly
The desert was luminous, starkly beautiful...
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