pitch
n[U]
1 black substance made from coal tar, turpentine or petroleum which is sticky and semi-liquid when hot, and hard when cold, and is used to fill in cracks or spaces, eg between the planks of a floor or of a ship's deck, to make roofs waterproof, etc 瀝青.
2 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) black as ink/pitch => black.
pitch v
1 [Tn] erect and fix in place (a tent or camp), esp for a short time 搭(帳篷), 扎(營(yíng))(尤指臨時(shí))
They pitched camp on the moor for the night. 他們?cè)诟哒拥卮顜づ襁^(guò)夜. Cf 參看 strike2 11.
2 [Tn.pr, Cn.a]
(a) (in music) set in a certain pitch3(3a) or key (音樂(lè))定調(diào)
The song is pitched too low for me. 這歌起調(diào)太低, 我唱不了.
pitch sth in a higher key 把某樂(lè)曲的調(diào)子定高一些
a high-/low-pitched voice 高[低]嗓音
(fig 比喻) pitch one's hopes high 把希望定得很高.
(b) (fig 比喻) express (sth) in a particular style or at a particular level 以某形式、 風(fēng)格或水平表達(dá)(某事物)
The programme was pitched at just the right level. 大綱所定水平恰到好處.
an explanation pitched at a simple level so that a child could understand it 使用淺顯的解釋以便於兒童理解
pitch sth a bit high/strong, ie exaggerate 表達(dá)某事略過(guò)甚其詞.
3 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
(cause sb/sth to) fall heavily, esp forwards or outwards (使某人[某物])重重倒下(尤指向前或向外)
He pitched (forward) on his head. 他(向前)一頭栽倒.
The car hit the child and she pitched over backwards. 汽車(chē)把那孩子撞了, 她重重向後倒下.
The carriage overturned and the passengers (were) pitched out. 馬車(chē)翻了, 車(chē)上的人都(被)摔出來(lái)了.
4 [I, Ip] (of a ship or an aircraft) move up and down on the water or in the air (指船或飛行器)顛簸
The ship pitched and rolled and many passengers were sick. 那輪船顛簸搖晃, 很多乘客頭暈惡心. Cf 參看 roll2 6.
5 [Tn, Tn.pr]
throw (sb/sth) in the specified direction; toss 將(某人[某物])向某方向投、 擲、 扔或拋
Let's pitch out the troublemakers. 把這些搗亂分子趕出去.
pitch a stone into the river 向河中扔石頭
People just pitch their rubbish over the wall. 人們徑直把垃圾扔過(guò)墻去.
6
(a) [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn.p]
(in cricket) (cause the ball to) strike the ground near or around the wicket (板球戲中)(使投出的球)在三柱門(mén)附近觸地
The ball was pitched short. 投的球是短球.
pitch the ball up a bit 把球投高一點(diǎn).
(b) [I, Tn] (in baseball) throw (the ball) to the batter (棒球戲中)將(球)投給擊球員.
7 [Tn] (infml 口) tell (a story) or give (an excuse) 講(故事); 使用(藉口)
They pitched a yarn about finding the jewels. 他們編了一個(gè)找到寶石的故事.
8 (phr v) pitch in; pitch into sth (infml 口)
(a) start working energetically 使勁地干起來(lái)
They all pitched in and soon finished the job. 大家七手八腳, 工作很快就完成了.
They pitched into the work immediately. 他們立刻干了起來(lái).
(b) eat (sth) with a good appetite 大吃(某物)
We had prepared supper for the team and they all pitched in. 我們給隊(duì)員準(zhǔn)備了晚餐, 他們?nèi)即蟪云饋?lái).
They pitched into the meal. 他們大吃了一頓. pitch into sb (infml 口) attack sb violently猛烈攻擊某人. pitch in (with sth) offer help or support主動(dòng)幫助或支持
They pitched in with contributions of money. 他們主動(dòng)捐款支援此事.
pitch n
1 [C] (sport 體)
(a) (in cricket) part of the ground between the wickets (板球的)球場(chǎng). =>illus at cricket 見(jiàn)cricket插圖.
(b) (in football, hockey,etc) area of ground marked out for a game; sports ground or field ...
hatchvt.& vi. 孵化;孵出,破殼而出;
vt. 秘密策劃,(尤指)密謀;使(小鳥(niǎo)、小魚(yú)、小蟲(chóng)等)孵出;
n. (船甲板或飛機(jī)底部裝貨物的)艙口;開(kāi)口;(飛機(jī)或宇宙飛船的)艙門(mén);(尤指廚房和餐廳之間供傳遞食物的)兩室之間的小窗口;