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in total darkness
The room was in total darkness.
房间里一片漆黑。
完全黑暗；漆黑
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完全黑暗；漆黑
total darkness
The room was in total darkness.
房间里一片漆黑。
相关中文义项：完全黑暗；漆黑
total absence of light
When the power went out, the whole house was in total darkness.
停电时，整座房子一片漆黑。
Total darkness in the forest made it impossible to see the path.
森林里一片漆黑，根本看不见路。
She could not stand total darkness, so she always slept with a small light on.
她无法忍受完全的黑暗，所以总是开着小灯睡觉。
The room was in total darkness.
房间里一片漆黑。
动词常为表示降临、笼罩等意义的词。
Total darkness fell upon the forest.
完全的黑暗降临在森林上。
He was afraid of the total darkness of the cave.
他害怕洞穴的完全黑暗。
Not this
He was afraid of total dark.
Use this
He was afraid of total darkness.
“dark”是形容词，而这里需要名词形式“darkness”来表示“黑暗”的状态。
Not this
He saw total black outside.
Use this
He saw total darkness outside.
“black”作为名词常指黑色或黑色的物体，而“darkness”才表示“黑暗”这一抽象状态，更符合语境。
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