Dictionary entry
pitch blackness
noun
漆黑；一片漆黑
pitch blackness
- 1.
total absence of light
In use
The power cut left the whole house in pitch blackness.
She felt her way along the wall through the pitch blackness of the tunnel.
We couldn't see anything in the pitch blackness outside the cabin.
in pitch blackness
常与介词 in 连用，表示处于完全黑暗的环境中。
He could see nothing in pitch blackness.
在一片漆黑中他什么也看不见。
pitch blackness of [noun]
用 of 结构描述具体事物的漆黑程度。
The pitch blackness of the cave was terrifying.
洞穴的漆黑令人恐惧。
stare/gaze into pitch blackness
与动词 stare/gaze 搭配，表示凝视黑暗。
She stared into the pitch blackness of the night.
她凝视着夜晚的漆黑一团。
Common mistakes
I walked through a pitch blackness forest.I walked through a pitch-black forest.
“pitch blackness”是名词，不可直接修饰名词；应使用形容词“pitch-black”。
He was afraid of pitch black.He was afraid of the pitch blackness.
“pitch black”是形容词短语，此处需要名词短语“pitch blackness”，且通常需要冠词。
Connections
Confusing words
- pitch-black
- 漆黑的 · 作为形容词使用，而 pitch blackness 是名词
- pitch dark
- 漆黑 · 常作形容词短语，不能用作名词
- blackness
- 黑暗 · 程度较弱，不强调完全无光
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