pitch

[英] [pitʃ] [美] [pɪtʃ] 生词本

n.

vt.

vi.

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1. N-COUNT (足球、板球、曲棍球等运动的)球场 A pitch is an area of ground that is marked out and used for playing a game such as football, cricket, or hockey. 
  • There was a swimming-pool, cricket pitches, playing fields...

    有一个游泳池、几个板球场和运动场。

  • Their conduct both on and off the pitch was excellent.

    他们场上场下都表现出众。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 field
2. VERB (通常指仔细瞄准后用力)投,掷,扔,抛 If you pitch something somewhere, you throw it with quite a lot of force, usually aiming it carefully. 
  • Simon pitched the empty bottle into the lake.

    西蒙把空瓶子扔到湖里。

3. VERB (猛地)向前跌倒 To pitch somewhere means to fall forwards suddenly and with a lot of force. 
  • The movement took him by surprise, and he pitched forward...

    这一动使他冷不防地向前摔倒。

  • Alan staggered sideways, pitched head-first over the low wall and fell into the lake...

    艾伦身子倒向一侧,一头栽过矮墙,跌进了湖里。

  • I was pitched into the water and swam ashore.

    我被甩到水里后向岸边游去。

4. VERB 迫使…进入(新的境地) If someone is pitched into a new situation, they are suddenly forced into it. 
  • They were being pitched into a new adventure...

    他们正被抛入一场新的冒险。

  • This could pitch the government into confrontation with the workforce.

    这有可能把政府推向与工人正面交锋的境地。

5. VERB (棒球或跑柱式棒球运动中)把(球)投给击球员 In the game of baseball or rounders, when you pitch the ball, you throw it to the batter for them to hit it. 
  • We passed long, hot afternoons pitching a baseball.

    我们通过投棒球玩打发了一个个漫长、炎热的下午。

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  • His pitching was a legend among major league hitters.

    他的投球在大联盟的击球员中是个传奇。

6. N-UNCOUNT See also: perfect pitch; 音高 The pitch of a sound is how high or low it is. 
  • He raised his voice to an even higher pitch.

    他把音调抬得更高了。

7. VERB See also: high-pitched; low-pitched; 为…定音高;为…定调 If a sound is pitched at a particular level, it is produced at the level indicated. 
  • His cry is pitched at a level that makes it impossible to ignore...

    他的哭喊声之大让人没法不理睬。

  • His voice was pitched high, the words muffled by his crying...

    他的声音很高,嘴里的话因哭泣而含混不清。

  • Her voice was well pitched and brisk.

    她的声音响亮活泼。

8. VERB 把…定(在特定的水平、难易程度等上) If something is pitched at a particular level or degree of difficulty, it is set at that level. 
  • I think the material is pitched at too high a level for our purposes...

    我想相对于我们的意图来说,内容定得过难了。

  • The government has pitched High Street interest rates at a new level.

    政府已设定了新的商业利率水平。

9. N-SING See also: fever pitch; 程度;强度;极点;顶点 If something such as a feeling or a situation rises to a high pitch, it rises to a high level. 
  • I feel very sorry for the competitors who have all worked themselves up to a very high pitch for this first day...

    我为第一天就已耗费相当大体力的参赛者感到非常惋惜。

  • Tension has reached such a pitch that the armed forces say soldiers may have to use their weapons to defend themselves against local people.

    紧张关系已达白热化程度,武装部队说士兵有可能不得不使用武器保护自己不受当地民众的伤害。

10. VERB 搭(帐篷);扎(营) If you pitch your tent, or pitch camp, you put up your tent in a place where you are going to stay. 
  • He had pitched his tent in the yard...

    他在院子里搭起了帐篷。

  • At dusk we pitched camp in the middle of nowhere.

    黄昏时分,我们在茫茫荒野中扎了营。

11. VERB (船只在海浪中)上下颠簸,纵摇 If a boat pitches, it moves violently up and down with the movement of the waves when the sea is rough. 
  • The ship is pitching and rolling in what looks like about fifteen foot seas.

    这只船在看起来约有15英尺高的海浪中上下左右颠簸。

12. N-UNCOUNT See also: pitch-black; 沥青;柏油 Pitch is a black substance that is sticky when it is hot and very hard when it is dry. Pitch is used on the bottoms of boats and on the roofs of houses to prevent water getting in. 
  • The timbers of similar houses were painted with pitch.

    类似房屋所用的栋木刷了沥青。

13. See also: pitched;  
14. PHRASE See also: sales pitch; 为…作宣传;替…说好话 If someone makes a pitch for something, they try to persuade people to do or buy it. 
  • The President speaks in New York today, making another pitch for his economic program...

    总统今天在纽约发表讲话,再一次为他的经济计划作宣传。

  • Prue invited the magazine's editor to lunch and made her pitch.

    普吕邀请该杂志的编辑共进午餐,推销自己的点子。

相关词组:
pitch for  pitch in 
Noun

1. the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration

2. (baseball) the throwing of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter

3. a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk);

  • "he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors"

4. promotion by means of an argument and demonstration

5. degree of deviation from a horizontal plane;

  • "the roof had a steep pitch"

6. any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

  • synonym: tar

7. a high approach shot in golf

8. an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump

9. abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance);

  • "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"

10. the action or manner of throwing something;

  • "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor"
Verb

1. throw or toss with a light motion;

  • "flip me the beachball"
  • "toss me newspaper"

2. move abruptly;

  • "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"

3. fall or plunge forward;

  • "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"

4. set to a certain pitch;

  • "He pitched his voice very low"

5. sell or offer for sale from place to place

6. be at an angle;

  • "The terrain sloped down"

7. heel over;

  • "The tower is tilting"
  • "The ceiling is slanting"

8. erect and fasten;

  • "pitch a tent"

9. throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball;

  • "The pitcher delivered the ball"

10. hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin

11. lead (a card) and establish the trump suit

12. set the level or character of;

  • "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"

体育

  • 1.场地
  • 2.足球场

公路科技

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  • 1.硬沥青

力学

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  • 1.俯仰

医学

  • 1.①沥青:从焦油和其他物质蒸馏后取得的黑色、有光泽带粘性的残渣;②树脂,松脂;③音高,音调:主要由频率决定的音质和音色

地质学

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  • 1.侧伏
  • 2.又称 :侧伏(rake)

心理学

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  • 1.音高

海洋科学

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  • 1.纵摇

物理学

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  • 1.[投]掷角散射
  • 2.pitch-angle scattering

生理学

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  • 1.音调

石油

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  • 1.纵摇

航海科技

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  • 1.螺距

计算机

  • 1.(字符)间距[P]
1. After all the briefing sessions at head office,our sales team is at concert pitch.
在总公司开过各种情况介绍会后,我们全体销售人员都跃跃欲试,准备大干一场。

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2. Both presidential candidates have promised to make a pitch for better roads and schools.
两位总统候选人都许诺一定会改善交通和教育。

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3. Disagreement reached such a pitch that we thought a fight would break out.
意见分歧达到我们以为会争吵起来的程度。

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4. He has a pitch on the High Street where he sells souvenirs.
他在大街上有个卖纪念品的摆摊处。

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5. He has a very clever sales pitch.
他推销商品的口才很好。

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6. Her voice has a very high pitch.
她说话声调很高。

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7. I cannot sing at so high a pitch.
我唱不了这么高的调子。

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8. It was more difficult to make our way up the mountain in pitch darkness.
昏天黑地的,山路更不好走。

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9. Pitch bleeds freely from break in the bark.
树脂从树皮的裂口自然地流出来。

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10. Please pitch the tune in a lower key.
请把调门儿定低点儿。

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11. Please pitch your waste paper in here.
请把废纸丢进里面。

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12. The crowd invaded the pitch at the end of the match.
比赛结束时人群涌入球场。

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13. The examiners can pitch on any student to answer questions.
主考人可以指定任何一个学生来回答问题。

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14. The football rolled towards the edge of the pitch, but he managed to keep it in play.
足球向草地边缘滚去,他好不容易才把它没变成死球。

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15. The pitch is too small to play football on.
球场太小了,无法踢足球。

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16. The pitch of the ship threw the passengers off balance.
轮船上下颠簸,使乘客失去了平衡。

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17. The roof has a sharp pitch.
这屋顶很陡。

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18. They keyed a piano up to concert pitch.
他们把钢琴的音调升高到音乐会的高音标准。

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19. They that touch pitch will be defiled.
近墨者黑。

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20. They used pitch to cover roofs.
他们用沥青涂盖屋顶。

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