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词汇 pitch-black
释义 pitch black
adjective
(alsopitch-black)uk /ˌpɪtʃ ˈblæk/ us /ˌpɪtʃ ˈblæk/
If it is pitch black, there is no light at all:
I get up at 4am when it's still pitch black outside.
The train entered a pitch-black tunnel.
Synonym
pitch dark
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

with little or no light
darkShe peered down the dark hallway.
darkenedWe arrived late and had to make our way to our seats in a darkened theatre.
dimHe sat in a dim corner of the waiting room.
shadowyI was afraid to walk down the dim, shadowy corridor.
pitch blackIt was pitch black on our street after the power outage.
It went from light to pitch black in a second.
We were given helmets with built-in lamps to explore the pitch-black caves.
For hours, thunder clapped and lightning filled pitch-black skies.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Darkness & becoming dark
blackness
darken
darkened
darkness
dim
dimly
dimness
dingily
dingy
inky
pitchy
plunge someone/something into darkness
semi-darkness
shade
shaded
shadily
shadow
silhouette
silhouetted
twilight

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pitch black
noun[ U ]
(alsopitch-black)uk /ˌpɪtʃ ˈblæk/ us /ˌpɪtʃ ˈblæk/
total darkness, with no light at all:
The boat struck a rock in the pitch black.
In the pitch-black of the evening, people lit candles along the shoreline.
Synonyms
pitch dark
pitch darkness
As she walked down the tree-lined road in the pitch black she managed to suppress her fear of the dark.
The shadowy light of the city streetlights is preferable to pitch black.
His life morphed from a mood of pitch-black to vibrant colours.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Darkness & becoming dark
blackness
darken
darkened
darkness
dim
dimly
dimness
dingily
dingy
inky
pitchy
plunge someone/something into darkness
semi-darkness
shade
shaded
shadily
shadow
silhouette
silhouetted
twilight

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Black, white & grey

pitch-black | American Dictionary


pitch-black
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ˈpɪtʃ ˈblæk/
completely black:
a moonless, pitch-black night

Examples of pitch black


pitch black
The next day, the lake turned pitch-black and stank of vomit.
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The glossy slip which covers them is usually pitch-black after firing.
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The story focuses on a burly mustached man finding refuge against a blizzard in a pitch-black abandoned house.
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Adult males always show pitch-black neck rings and large pink bands on their napes (commonly called nape bands).
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The vehicle spins out-of-control in the pitch-black darkness, rising out of the chimney.
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Another was locked inside a pitch-black closet all night.
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To return what's rightfully theirs, you'll explore creepy sewers, pitch-black caverns, and even a giant's garden in the clouds.
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He displays pitch-black electricity when using his powers.
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It is meant to be a pitch-black, gritty, period horror movie.
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The next day, the lake turned pitch-black and smelt of vomit.
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Soon there were 10-20 life-rings drifting in the calm, pitch-black sea, any one of which could have marked our path through the water.
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The color range varies from a yellowish brown to pitch-black, depending on composition.
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He has impressionable pitch-black hair and a unique sense of fashion, which includes an over-sized shirt and one meter long shoe laces.
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Devotees would be led into the maze of pitch-black tunnels, eventually coming face to face with the sculpture's snarling mouth and upturned eyes.
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While living in pitch-black caverns, their eyes gradually grew shut and deprived them of vision.
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