pitch darkness
noun[U]
uk/ˌpɪtʃ ˈdɑːk.nəs/us/ˌpɪtʃ ˈdɑːrk.nəs/(alsopitch blackness,uk/ˌpɪtʃ ˈblæk.nəs/us/ˌpɪtʃ ˈblæk.nəs/)extremedarkness:
漆黑，Suddenly thelightswent out, and thehousewasleftinpitch-darkness.突然间，灯灭了，屋子里只剩下一片漆黑。
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pitch-dark
- With thewholecityinpitchdarkness, no oneknewwhat washappening.
- Theyspentmostnightstrudgingupmountainsinpitchdarkness.
- I should have been inpitchdarkness, were it not that through thetopmostleavestheretwinkled, here and there, aglimmerofmoonshine.
- Therescuevesselwas the Alaskan Rose, which had beensailingjust sevenmilesaway whencatastrophestruckitssisterboatin therollingpitch-blackness of theopenocean.
Darkness & becoming dark
- blackness
- darken
- darkened
- darkly
- darkness
- deepen
- dim
- dimly
- dimness
- dingily
- draw
- matt
- moonless
- shaded
- shadow
- shadowy
- sombreness
- subdued
- twilight
- umbra
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