"black as pitch" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 黑得像瀝青一樣

Definition

用來形容事物非常黑或全然黑暗，就像瀝青的顏色一樣。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多見於書面或文學語境，用來強調極度黑暗。類似表達有“黑如墨”。不形容人，僅用於物品或場景。

Examples

The room was black as pitch when we turned off the lights.

我們關燈後，房間裡**黑得像瀝青一樣**。

Outside, the night was black as pitch.

外頭的夜晚**黑得像瀝青一樣**。

The cave was so dark it seemed black as pitch inside.

洞穴內部**黑得像瀝青一樣**。

When the storm hit, the sky turned black as pitch in minutes.

暴風雨來臨時，天空在幾分鐘內就**黑得像瀝青一樣**。

"It was honestly black as pitch—I couldn't see my own hand," she whispered.

「真的**黑得像瀝青一樣**，我連自己的手都看不到。」她小聲說。

By midnight, the forest was black as pitch and completely silent.

到了午夜，森林裡**黑得像瀝青一樣**，一片靜悄悄。