pitch
- v.投;推销;投球;当投手;（使产品或服务）针对，面向;搭（帐篷）;颠簸;抛;触地;确定标准;(使球)定点落地;击出大曲线球;用力扔;重跌;定音高
- n.沥青;球场;(尤指乐音的)音高;投球;(感情、活动等的)程度，力度;（船在水上的）上下颠簸，纵摇;(体育比赛的)场地;倾斜度;(事物的)最高点;街头售货摊点;推销的话
复数： pitches 过去式： pitched 现在分词： pitching 过去分词： pitched 第三人称单数： pitches
pitchnoun
体育运动 for sport
（体育比赛的）场地；球场
an area of ground specially prepared and marked for playing a sports game
a football/cricket/rugby pitch
足球 / 板球 / 橄榄球场
The rugby tour was a disaster both on and off the pitch.
这次橄榄球巡回赛在场上、场下都彻底失败。
程度；强度 degree/strength
（感情、活动等的）程度，力度；（事物的）最高点
the degree or strength of a feeling or activity; the highest point of sth
a frenetic pitch of activity
活动的狂热极点
Speculation has reached such a pitch that a decision will have to be made immediately.
种种猜测甚嚣尘上，以至必须立即作出决定。
声音 of sound
（尤指乐音的）音高
how high or low a sound is, especially a musical note
A basic sense of rhythm and pitch is essential in a music teacher.
基本的韵律感和音高感是音乐教师的必备素质。
销售 to sell sth
推销的话；说教；宣传论点
talk or arguments used by a person trying to sell things or persuade people to do sth
an aggressive sales pitch
强有力的推销行话
the candidate's campaign pitch
候选人的竞选宣传
Each company was given ten minutes to make its pitch .
每个公司有十分钟时间进行推销宣传。
棒球 in baseball
投球；投球方法
an act of throwing the ball; the way in which it is thrown
黑色物质 black substance
沥青；柏油
a black sticky substance made from oil or coal, used on roofs or the wooden boards of a ship to stop water from coming through
街道；市场 in street/market
街头售货摊点；街头艺人表演地点
a place in a street or market where sb sells things, or where a street entertainer usually performs
船；飞机 of ship/aircraft
（船在水上的）上下颠簸，纵摇；（飞机在空中的）俯仰
the movement of a ship up and down in the water or of an aircraft in the air
屋顶 of roof
倾斜度
the degree to which a roof slopes
to make a determined effort to get sth or to persuade sb of sth
to spoil sb's plans or their chances of getting sth
verb
抛 throw
用力扔；投；抛
to throw sb/sth with force
The explosion pitched her violently into the air.
爆炸把她猛烈地抛向空中。
The new government has already been pitched into a crisis.
新政府已被抛入危机之中。
体育运动 in sports
将（球）投给击球员；投球；当投手
to throw the ball to the person who is batting
触地；（使球）定点落地
to hit the ground; to make the ball hit the ground
The ball pitched a yard short.
球差一码落了地。
击出大曲线球；击高球
to hit the ball in a high curve
倒下 fall
重跌；踉跄倒下
to fall heavily in a particular direction
With a cry she pitched forward.
她大叫一声向前跌倒了。
船；飞机 of ship/aircraft
颠簸；上下飘荡
to move up and down on the water or in the air
The sea was rough and the ship pitched and rolled all night.
大海波涛汹涌，船整夜颠簸摇曳。
定标准 set level
确定标准
to set sth at a particular level
They have pitched their prices too high.
他们把价格定得太高了。
The test was pitched at too low a level for the students.
这次考试太低估学生的程度了。
推销 try to sell
（使产品或服务）针对，面向；确定销售对象（或目标市场）
to aim or direct a product or service at a particular group of people
The new software is being pitched at banks.
这种新软件以银行为目标市场。
Orange juice is to be pitched as an athlete's drink.
橙汁将作为运动员饮料进行推销。
推销；争取支持（或生意等）
to try to persuade sb to buy sth, to give you sth or to make a business deal with you
Representatives went to Japan to pitch the company's newest products.
销售代表前往日本推销本公司的最新产品。
We were pitching against a much larger company for the contract.
我们在与一家比我们大得多的公司竞争这项合同。
声音；音乐 sound/music
定音高
to produce a sound or piece of music at a particular level
You pitched that note a little flat.
你把那个音符定得有点低了。
The song was pitched too low for my voice.
这首歌起调太低，不适合我的嗓音。
帐篷 tent
搭（帐篷）；扎（营）
to set up a tent or a camp for a short time
We could pitch our tent in that field.
我们可以临时把帐篷搭在那块地上。
They pitched camp for the night near the river.
他们靠河边扎营过夜。
to tell sb a story or make an excuse that is not true
投入；参与；支援
to join in and help with an activity, by doing some of the work or by giving money, advice, etc.
Everyone pitched in with the work.
每个人都投入了这项工作。
Local companies pitched in with building materials and labour.
当地的公司支援了建筑材料和劳动力。
参与；出力；出份子
to give a particular amount of money in order to help with sth
We all pitched in $10 to buy her a gift.
我们每人出10元钱给她买礼物。
攻击；批判；批评
to attack or criticize sb
She started pitching into me as soon as I arrived.
我刚一到她就劈头盖脸地批评起我来。
蓬勃开展；大干
to start an activity with enthusiasm
I rolled up my sleeves and pitched into cleaning the kitchen.
我卷起袖子，大搞厨房卫生。
到达（尤指迟到或不约而至）
to arrive somewhere, especially late or without planning
You can't just pitch up and expect to get in without a ticket.
你可不能说来就来，还想无票入场。
All these words mean to send sth from your hand through the air.以上各词均含扔、投、掷、抛之义。
to send sth from your hand or hands through the air指投、掷、抛、扔：
Some kids were throwing stones at the window.
有些孩子在朝窗户扔石头。
She threw the ball and he caught it.
她把球抛出来，他接住了。
to throw sth lightly or carelessly指轻轻或漫不经心地扔、抛、掷：
She tossed her jacket onto the bed.
她把她的短上衣丢到床上。
to throw sth violently in a particular direction指猛扔、猛投、猛摔：
Rioters hurled a brick through the car's windscreen.
暴徒把一块砖猛地扔向汽车，砸破了挡风玻璃。
to throw sb/sth somewhere with a lot of force, especially because you are angry or in a hurry尤指生气地或急匆匆地用力扔、掷、抛、丢：
She flung the letter down onto the table.
她把信摔在桌子上。
( especially BrE informal ) to throw sth carelessly指随便扔、抛：
I chucked him the keys.
我把钥匙扔给了他。
( informal ) to throw sth so that it goes high through the air指往空中高扔、高抛、高掷：
They were lobbing stones over the wall.
他们在朝墙那边扔石头。
(in cricket) to throw the ball to the batsman（板球）指把球投给击球员
(in baseball) to throw the ball to the batter（棒球）指把球投给击球员
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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N-UNCOUNT 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。
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VERB 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。
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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。
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N-SING 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。
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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。
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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。
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N-UNCOUNT 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。
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PHRASE 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。
noun
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- the action or manner of throwing something
- his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor
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- (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
- Synonym: delivery
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- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- the pitching and tossing was quite exciting
- Synonym: lurch pitching
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- an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
- Synonym: auction pitch
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- a high approach shot in golf
- Synonym: pitch shot
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- the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
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- degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
- the roof had a steep pitch
- Synonym: rake slant
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- promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
- Synonym: sales talk sales pitch
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- 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
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- any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
- Synonym: tar
verb
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- set the level or character of
- She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience
- Synonym: gear
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- set to a certain pitch
- He pitched his voice very low
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- lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
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- hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
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- throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
- The pitcher delivered the ball
- Synonym: deliver
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- throw or toss with a light motion
- flip me the beachball
- toss me newspaper
- Synonym: flip toss sky
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- erect and fasten
- pitch a tent
- Synonym: set up
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- move abruptly
- The ship suddenly lurched to the left
- Synonym: lurch shift
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- heel over
- The tower is tilting
- The ceiling is slanting
- Synonym: cant cant over tilt slant
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- fall or plunge forward
- She pitched over the railing of the balcony
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- be at an angle
- The terrain sloped down
- Synonym: slope incline
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- sell or offer for sale from place to place
- Synonym: peddle monger huckster hawk vend
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All too often you pitch the ball short .
你投球老是距离不够。
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Excuse me . I 've got a game to pitch here .
抱歉，我还得投球。
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Each company was given ten minutes to make its pitch .
每个公司有十分钟时间进行推销宣传。
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The new government has already been pitched into a crisis .
新政府已被抛入危机之中。
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The test was pitched at too low a level for the students .
这次考试太低估学生的程度了。
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The new software is being pitched at banks .
这种新软件以银行为目标市场。
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Local companies pitched in with building materials and labour .
当地的公司支援了建筑材料和劳动力。
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We were pitching against a much larger company for the contract .
我们在与一家比我们大得多的公司竞争这项合同。
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We could pitch our tent in that field .
我们可以临时把帐篷搭在那块地上。
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Representatives went to Japan to pitch the company 's newest products .
销售代表前往日本推销本公司的最新产品。
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A basic sense of rhythm and pitch is essential in a music teacher .
基本的韵律感和音高感是音乐教师的必备素质。
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The song was pitched too low for my voice .
这首歌起调太低，不适合我的嗓音。
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They have pitched their prices too high .
他们把价格定得太高了。
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You can 't just pitch up and expect to get in without a ticket .
你可不能说来就来，还想无票入场。
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They pitched camp for the night near the river .
他们靠河边扎营过夜。
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She started pitching into me as soon as I arrived .
我刚一到她就劈头盖脸地批评起我来。
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Speculation about his future had reached fever pitch .
关于他的前途的猜测达到了狂想的地步。
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Pitch the tent on level ground .
把帐篷搭建在平地上。
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Everyone pitched in with the work .
每个人都投入了这项工作。
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Speculation has reached such a pitch that a decision will have to be made immediately .
种种猜测甚嚣尘上，以至必须立即作出决定。
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Excitement has been at fever pitch for days .
狂热的兴奋持续了好些日子。
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We scoured the area for somewhere to pitch our tent .
我们四处查看，想找一个搭帐篷的地方。
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They scratched lines in the dirt to mark out a pitch .
他们在地上划出一个球场。
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We all pitched in $ 10 to buy her a gift .
我们每人出10元钱给她买礼物。
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The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police .
示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。
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Orange juice is to be pitched as an athlete 's drink .
橙汁将作为运动员饮料进行推销。
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The rugby tour was a disaster both on and off the pitch .
这次橄榄球巡回赛在场上、场下都彻底失败。
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With a cry she pitched forward .
她大叫一声向前跌倒了。
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The explosion pitched her violently into the air .
爆炸把她猛烈地抛向空中。
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The ball pitched a yard short .
球差一码落了地。
普通用词，指用力抛掷，不涉及动作方式或感情色彩。
Throw the ball to me.
把球扔给我。
He can throw a hundred yards.
他能投100码远。
He threw his last grenade.
他投出了最后那颗手榴弹。
多指迅速扔出一个较轻的物体，如书、球、包等，常可与 throw 换用。
How many times did he cast/throw his net every morning?
他每天早晨撒几次网?
He cast the dice.
他掷出骰子。
Don't forget to cast more wood on the fire.
别忘了往火堆里加木块。
指用力投掷；也可指感情激动时粗鲁而随便地扔东西，此时常伴有某种较强烈的感情色彩。
He flung the coin into the river.
他把硬币扔进河里。
The graduates cheered and flung their trencher caps into the air.
毕业生们欢呼着把学士帽扔向空中。
She flung the papers on the desk and left angrily.
她把文件往桌子上一摔便气冲冲地走了。
通常指仔细瞄准后用力地掷或扔，侧重方向性及明确的目标。
He pitched the wallet into the box.
他把钱包扔进箱子里。
He pitched the name card into the fire.
他把那张名片扔进火里。
尤指随意地扔、掷比较轻的东西，如书、报纸等。
Please toss that book over.
请把那本书扔过来。
His wife tossed him the newspaper.
他妻子把报纸扔给了他。
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