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单词 pitch-black
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Definition of pitch-black in English:

pitch-black

(also pitch-dark)
adjectivepɪtʃˈblakˈˌpɪtʃ ˈblæk
  • Completely dark.

    the pitch-black night
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He wore pitch-black pants and a black shirt with understated ruffles at the neck and sleeves.
    • It was a stilly pitch-dark morning; neither moon nor star nor light from house or electricity pole was to be seen.
    • Randy was the ‘tall dark and handsome’ type with pitch-black hair and chocolate eyes.
    • The attackers came after me and got slightly more than they bargained for in the pitch-black dark house.
    • It's pitch-dark and I'm bone-tired… but the human can't go to sleep until he takes cares of the animals.
    • He had dark skin and darker eyes, and his pitch-black hair was mopped up in a way that suggested this man cared not for outer appearances.
    • His feathers were dark and sleek, as black as the pitch-dark night without a candle or a moon or a star.
    • The rest of the year, the chamber is pitch-dark.
    • No one could see anything at night because of the pitch-black darkness.
    • Where we stayed there are no buses, no taxis, no trains, and the nearest pub is five miles away along unlighted, pitch-black roads.
    • Davis felt a burst of mirth within him, for he knew the symbol well but could not comprehend how he could see black in a pitch-black environment.
    • That's where all the residents draw water from and lug it up the pitch-dark stairs.
    • He was tall, with long pitch-black hair in a ponytail and dark brown eyes.
    • The subway froze in its tracks, and thousands of people found themselves trapped in stuffy box cars and pitch-dark tunnels.
    • His trips there and back were spent praying for protection, praying he'd make it there safely and back in the pitch-dark night.
    • The tears streamed down, dark as blood, reflected in the pitch-black canopy of sky.
    • With nothing but a pitch-black, moonless night in front of me, my biggest concern was flying away from the water.
    • I hiked furiously, but it was pitch-dark and snowing.
    • There is desultory chitchat on the verandah as evening slides into pitch-dark night.
    • It was a pitch-dark room the size of an average bedroom with a mattress on the floor, no potty, no water, dark - very dark.
    Synonyms
    black, dark, pitch-dark, black as pitch
    inky, pitchy, starless, moonless, unilluminated, unlighted
    jet-black, coal-black, jet, ebony, raven, sooty
    literary sable, Stygian
    rare Cimmerian

Derivatives

  • pitch-blackness

  • noun
    • In the pitch-blackness, every step was uncertain.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Suddenly pitch-blackness fell as the trap door slammed shut.
      • She watched his figure fade into the pitch-blackness of the room.
      • He opened the door to say goodnight to whoever was rehearsing late and was greeted by pitch-blackness.
      • Nathaniel cried, stamping back to where Nicole and Mark were standing in the pitch-blackness.
 
 

Definition of pitch-black in US English:

pitch-black

(also pitch-dark)
adjectiveˈˌpɪtʃ ˈblækˈˌpiCH ˈblak
  • Completely dark; as black as pitch.

    the pitch-black night
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was a stilly pitch-dark morning; neither moon nor star nor light from house or electricity pole was to be seen.
    • He was tall, with long pitch-black hair in a ponytail and dark brown eyes.
    • His feathers were dark and sleek, as black as the pitch-dark night without a candle or a moon or a star.
    • There is desultory chitchat on the verandah as evening slides into pitch-dark night.
    • It was a pitch-dark room the size of an average bedroom with a mattress on the floor, no potty, no water, dark - very dark.
    • Davis felt a burst of mirth within him, for he knew the symbol well but could not comprehend how he could see black in a pitch-black environment.
    • He had dark skin and darker eyes, and his pitch-black hair was mopped up in a way that suggested this man cared not for outer appearances.
    • With nothing but a pitch-black, moonless night in front of me, my biggest concern was flying away from the water.
    • Where we stayed there are no buses, no taxis, no trains, and the nearest pub is five miles away along unlighted, pitch-black roads.
    • That's where all the residents draw water from and lug it up the pitch-dark stairs.
    • No one could see anything at night because of the pitch-black darkness.
    • It's pitch-dark and I'm bone-tired… but the human can't go to sleep until he takes cares of the animals.
    • The attackers came after me and got slightly more than they bargained for in the pitch-black dark house.
    • His trips there and back were spent praying for protection, praying he'd make it there safely and back in the pitch-dark night.
    • Randy was the ‘tall dark and handsome’ type with pitch-black hair and chocolate eyes.
    • He wore pitch-black pants and a black shirt with understated ruffles at the neck and sleeves.
    • The tears streamed down, dark as blood, reflected in the pitch-black canopy of sky.
    • The rest of the year, the chamber is pitch-dark.
    • The subway froze in its tracks, and thousands of people found themselves trapped in stuffy box cars and pitch-dark tunnels.
    • I hiked furiously, but it was pitch-dark and snowing.
    Synonyms
    black, dark, pitch-dark, black as pitch
 
 
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