"pitch black" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 漆黑一片
• 极其黑暗

Definition

完全没有光，非常黑暗；彻底黑色。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

总是非正式用法，用来形容极端黑暗，而不仅仅是'黑'。常用于描述完全看不见的地方。多搭配'night'、'room'、'outside'。不用来描述物体颜色。

Examples

It was pitch black in the cave.

洞里是**漆黑一片**。

The house was pitch black during the power cut.

停电时房子里**漆黑一片**。

Outside, it was pitch black after midnight.

半夜过后外面**漆黑一片**。

I couldn't see my hand in front of my face — it was pitch black!

我连自己的手都看不见——真的**漆黑一片**！

When the lights went out, the entire street turned pitch black in seconds.

灯灭后，整条街一瞬间就**漆黑一片**了。

Camping out here is no joke—it's pitch black once the sun goes down.

在这里露营可不是开玩笑——太阳下山后就是**漆黑一片**。