"black as pitch" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 漆黑一片
• 像柏油一样黑

Definition

用于形容物体非常黑或全然漆黑，就像柏油的颜色一样。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于书面语或文学中，强调极度黑暗。类似表达有“漆黑如墨”。通常不用于指人，只形容物体或环境。

Examples

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

我们关灯后，房间里**漆黑一片**。

Outside, the night was black as pitch.

外面夜色**漆黑一片**。

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

洞穴里黑得像**漆黑一片**。

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

暴风雨来临时，天空几分钟内就**漆黑一片**。

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

“真的**漆黑一片**，我连自己的手都看不见。”她低声说。

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

到了午夜，森林里**漆黑一片**，一片寂静。