pitch-black; dark and gloomy
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
pitch-black; dark and gloomy (especially describing the sky)
Used to describe a deep, oppressive darkness, often before a storm or at night. It conveys a sense of heaviness.
Tiān天
hū忽
rán然
hēi黑
chén沉
chén沉
de的
，
kě可
néng能
yào要
xià下
dà大
yǔ雨
le了
。
The sky suddenly turned pitch-black; it might pour down rain soon.
Hēi黑
chén沉
chén沉
de的
hǎi海
miàn面
shàng上
kàn看
bù不
dào到
yī一
diǎn点
dēng灯
guāng光
。
Not a single light could be seen on the dark, gloomy sea.
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Sēn森
lín林
lǐ里
hēi黑
chén沉
chén沉
de的
，
ràng让
rén人
yǒu有
xiē些
hài害
pà怕
。
It was pitch-black in the forest, making people feel a bit scared.