pitchy
pitchy — 形容詞
- pitchypositive
- pitchiercomparative
- pitchiestsuperlative
1. containing or coated with pitch, a gooey black material that people in earlier t
含瀝青的
含有或覆蓋瀝青的
containing or coated with pitch, a gooey black material that people in earlier times spread on ships and buildings to seal them against water
The old pier had a pitchy smell, reminding João of his grandfather's boat shed.
舊碼頭散發出一股瀝青味，讓 João 想起祖父的船棚。
collocation: pitchy smell
Workers spread a pitchy layer across the wooden roof to keep out the winter rain.
工人在木屋頂上鋪了一層含瀝青的塗層，以阻擋冬天的雨水。
The fishing boat was sealed with a sticky pitchy coating.
這艘漁船塗了一層黏稠的含瀝青塗料。
collocation: pitchy coating
Tariq wiped the pitchy residue off his hands with a rag soaked in turpentine.
Tariq 用浸泡過松節油的抹布擦掉手上的瀝青殘留物。
- pitchy smell
- pitchy substance
- pitchy coating
- pitchy layer
- tarry
more specific — refers to tar itself rather than the general substance pitch
- bituminous
formal and technical; describes natural substances like coal or asphalt that contain bitumen
- resinous
describes a sticky plant-based substance rather than the mineral-based pitch
用法筆記
This sense is very rare in modern everyday English and appears mainly in historical or technical descriptions of old building and shipbuilding materials.
2. completely black; so dark that nothing can be seen at all
漆黑的
完全黑暗、看不見東西的
completely black; so dark that nothing can be seen at all
The kitchen went pitchy after the power cut, so Emily lit a candle.
停電後廚房一片漆黑，Emily 點了一根蠟燭。
Adina stared into the pitchy darkness of the forest but could only hear the wind.
Adina 凝視著森林中漆黑的夜色，但只能聽見風聲。
collocation: pitchy darkness
The stray cat's fur was a pitchy black that seemed to swallow the lamplight.
那隻流浪貓的毛是漆黑的，似乎能吞噬燈光。
collocation: pitchy black
The alley was so pitchy that Tariq had to feel his way along the wall.
那條巷子一片漆黑，Tariq 只能沿著牆壁摸索前進。
- pitchy darkness
- pitchy black
- pitchy night
- pitchy sky
- pitchy shadow
- pitch-black
much more common in everyday speech; pitchy is slightly more literary
- jet-black
describes a shiny, deep black; often used for hair or gemstones
- inky
suggests a liquid blackness; common in descriptions of night or water
- coal-black
more informal; compares the color to coal
用法筆記
Often appears in the fixed phrases 'pitchy darkness' and 'pitchy black' to emphasize total absence of light. This is the most common living sense of the word.
常見錯誤
3. singing or playing notes at the wrong level of highness or lowness, so that the
走音的
唱歌或演奏時音準不準的
singing or playing notes at the wrong level of highness or lowness, so that the sound is not pleasant or correct
The choir sounded pitchy during the second verse, so the teacher made them start over.
合唱團在第二段時唱走音了，老師讓他們從頭再來一遍。
Rafael's voice turned pitchy whenever he tried to reach the highest notes of the song.
Rafael 每次試著唱到歌曲最高音時，聲音就會走音。
collocation: pitchy voice
The violinist gave a pitchy performance; people in the front row covered their ears.
那位小提琴手的演奏頻頻走音，前排的觀眾紛紛摀住耳朵。
collocation: pitchy performance
Eri knew her singing was pitchy, but she could not hear the difference herself.
Eri 知道自己的歌聲走音了，但她自己聽不出差別。
- pitchy voice
- pitchy singing
- pitchy performance
- pitchy note
- sound pitchy
- off-key
more common in everyday speech; pitchy is slightly more informal and often suggests a wavering quality
- out-of-tune
broader — can describe both voices and instruments equally
- discordant
stronger and more formal; describes sounds that clash harshly
- flat
specifically means slightly below the correct pitch
- on-key
singing or playing at the correct pitch
- in-tune
the standard opposite of out-of-tune
- harmonious
broader — describes sounds that go together pleasantly
用法筆記
Common in descriptions of amateur or unrehearsed singing. Can also describe an instrument that is out of tune, though 'out of tune' is more frequent for instruments.
常見錯誤
同根字
- pitch名詞B1
- pitch-black形容詞B2
- pitch-dark形容詞B2
- pitchiness名詞C2