empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary

It was a stark room with a bed and chair as the only furniture. 这个房间很简陋，仅有的家具就是一张床和一把椅子。

The stark reality is that we are operating at a huge loss. 严酷的事实是我们的经营亏损非常严重。

In the suburbs the spacious houses stand in stark (= extreme) contrast to the slums of the city's poor. 郊区宽敞的大房子和城里的贫民窟形成了鲜明的对比。

Synonyms: austereplain (WITH NOTHING ADDED)severe (PLAIN)

completely or extremely

The children were splashing in the river, stark naked. 孩子们一丝不挂地在河里嬉水。

If I didn't exercise, I think I'd go raving mad (UK also stark staring mad) from sitting at a desk all day. 如果不做运动的话，我想整天坐在办公桌面前会让我完全发疯的。