pitch-black
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌpitch-ˈblack adjective DARKcompletely black or dark 乌黑的；漆黑的 The lights were off and it was pitch-black. 灯灭了，一片漆黑。 —pitch-black noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
pitch-black• It was pitch-black and still oppressively hot.• At first she found the pitch-black darkness of the Motabeng night terrifying.• He drove over, parked the car on a pitch-black Kelly Street.• Lucky had run away from them on a pitch-black night in August.• It was pitch-black outside.• In October, put the plant in a pitch-black room for 14 hours a day.• When we draw up in a pitch-black stonewalled alley I wonder about his reaction.• Normally the snow looks light against the pitch-black trees, but today even the snow was almost black.• The curious little craft, with its extraordinary crew, slowly edged its way across the pitch-black waters.ˌpitch-ˈblack adjectiveChineseSyllable
completely black or dark Corpus
pitch-black
ˌpitch-ˈblack
adjective
completely black or dark:
The lights were off and it was pitch-black.
—pitch-black noun [uncountable]
▪ dark if a place is dark, there is little or no light: The room was very dark. | No, you can’t play outside, it’s too dark. | It was a dark night with clouds covering the moon.
▪dimly-lit a dimly-lit building or place is fairly dark because the lights there are not very bright: a dimly-lit restaurant | The church was dimly lit.
▪dim a dim light is fairly dark: The camera can take good pictures even in dim lighting. | The evening sky grew dim.
▪darkened a darkened room or building is darker than usual, especially because its lights have been turned off or the curtains have been drawn: The prisoner lay in a darkened room. | The play starts with a darkened stage, and the sound of a woman singing softly.
▪gloomy a gloomy place or room is not at all bright or cheerful: The bar was gloomy and smelled of stale cigar smoke.
▪murky dark and difficult to see through – used especially about water: the murky waters of the lake | I could hardly see him in the murky light of the bar.
▪pitch-dark/pitch-black completely dark, so that nothing can be seen: It was pitch-dark inside the shed.
▪shady a shady place is cooler and darker than the area around it, because the light of the sun cannot reach it: It was nice and shady under the trees. | They found a shady spot for a picnic.
ˌpitch-ˈblack
adjectivecompletely black or dark:
—pitch-black noun [uncountable]
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throw to send sth from your hand or hands through the air 指投、掷、抛、扔 ：◆ Some kids were throwing stones at the window. 有些孩子在朝窗户扔石头。 ◆ She threw the ball and he caught it. 她把球抛出来，他接住了。 toss to throw sth lightly or carelessly 指轻轻或漫不经心地扔、抛、掷 ：◆ She tossed her jacket onto the bed. 她把她的短上衣丢到床上。 hurl to throw sth violently in a particular direction 指猛扔、猛投、猛摔 ：◆ Rioters hurled a brick through the car's windscreen. 暴徒把一块砖猛地扔向汽车，砸破了挡风玻璃。 fling to throw sb/sth somewhere with a lot of force, especially because you are angry or in a hurry 尤指生气地或急匆匆地用力扔、掷、抛、丢 ：◆ She flung the letter down onto the table. 她把信摔在桌子上。 chuck ( to throw sth carelesslyespecially
BrE 指随便扔、抛 ：◆ I chucked him the keys. 我把钥匙扔给了他。 lob ( to throw sth so that it goes high through the air指往空中高扔、高抛、高掷 ：◆ They were lobbing stones over the wall. 他们在朝墙那边扔石头。 bowl (in cricket) to throw the ball to the batsman （板球）指把球投给击球员 pitch (in baseball) to throw the ball to the batter （棒球）指把球投给击球员
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