pitch

[pitʃ]

n.球场, 程度, 音调, 推销, 投掷,街头商贩摊位,沥青, 树脂, 松脂
v.投, 颠簸, 搭帐篷, 定调, 推销, 用沥青覆盖

vt.

1. 搭(帐篷); 扎(营)

The boys pitched a tent by the river.

男孩子们在河边搭起了帐蓬。

2. 把……定得, 把……定在[O]

The prices of these cars are pitched extremely competitively.

这些汽车的售价定得极有竞争性。

3. 【音】为……定音高; 为……定调[O]

The song is pitched too high for my voice.

这首歌的起音太高了, 我唱不上去。

4. 带着特定感情说(或写)[O]

He pitched his story in a sentimental strain.

他把故事写得带有伤感情调。

5. 投, 掷, 扔

She pitched the ball as far as she could.

她尽力把球投得远一些。

6. 使向前(或向下)跌倒, 使向外摔出[O]

The carriage overturned and the passengers were pitched out.

车子翻了, 乘客们被摔了出来。

7. 【美】【俚】竭力推销

The salesman stood at the door, pitching his products.

推销员站在门口, 极力推销他的产品。

8. 【主英】【俚】讲述

vi.

1. 搭帐篷; 安营

They pitched up for the night.

他们扎营过夜。

2. 投掷

He nearly always pitches too far.

他几乎总是投得太远。

3. 向前跌; 猛然摔倒; 向外摔出[Q]

The fisherman lost his balance and pitched into the sea.

渔夫失去了平衡, 一头栽进海里。

4. (地面, 道路等)倾斜[Q]

The roof of the house pitched at a 45°angle.

屋顶倾斜四十五度。

5. (船只等)前后颠簸, 摇晃

Our ship pitched about in the storm.

我们的船在暴风雨中颠簸。

n.

1. 投; 投球[C]

2. 【语】【音】音高[C]

Her voice dropped to a lower pitch.

她的声调低了下来。

3. 程度; 高度; 强度[U][S1][(+of)]

The children were in a high pitch of excitement.

孩子们高度兴奋。

4. (船等)前后颠簸[U][the S]

5. (屋顶等的)倾斜度, 坡度[U][the S]

The roof has a steep pitch.

屋顶很陡。

6. 【口】叫卖, 推销[C]

7. 【美】【俚】情况, 现状[the S]

词形变化

动词过去式: pitched | 动词过去分词: pitched | 动词现在分词: pitching | 动词第三人称单数: pitches |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.vi.投; 掷

throw  fling  hurl  toss  sling  cast  heave

vi.摇晃

sway  fall  topple  flounder  stagger  rock  roll  reel  lurch  

反义:

vt.投; 掷

catch  

英英释义

名词 pitch:

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

(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter

同义词：delivery

a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)

promotion by means of an argument and demonstration

同义词：sales talk, sales pitch

degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

同义词：rake, slant

any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

同义词：tar

a high approach shot in golf

同义词：pitch shot

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

同义词：auction pitch

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

同义词：lurch, pitching

the action or manner of throwing something

动词 pitch:

throw or toss with a light motion

同义词：flip, toss, sky

move abruptly

同义词：lurch, shift

fall or plunge forward

set to a certain pitch

sell or offer for sale from place to place

同义词：peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend

be at an angle

同义词：slope, incline

heel over

同义词：cant, cant over, tilt, slant

erect and fasten

同义词：set up

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

同义词：deliver

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

lead (a card) and establish the trump suit

set the level or character of

同义词：gear

短语词组

pitch in

1. 动手做, 使劲做

After the Christmas dinner, we all pitched in to clean up the house.

圣诞晚餐后, 我们全都动手帮助清理房子。

They all pitched in and finished the work within two hours.

他们全部努力地做, 两小时内就把工作完成了。

2. 协力, 做出贡献

We all pitched in to buy Uncle George a birthday present.

我们大家出钱给乔治叔叔买生日礼物。

pitch into

1. 投入

They pitched into action to save the wounded.

他们积极投入抢救伤员的工作。

2. 猛烈攻击

He became furious and pitched into that fellow with fists.

他大怒起来, 挥拳殴打那家伙。

pitch on/upon

1. (偶然) 选中

You were lucky to be pitched on.

你被选中, 真是幸运。

queer sb.'s pitch

1. 破坏某人的计划

It will really queer our pitch if it rains tomorrow.

如果明天下雨, 我们的计划就成泡影。

补充

pitchpitch英:[pitʃ] 美:[pɪtʃ]n.1.球场The crowd invaded the pitch at the end of the match.比赛结束时人群涌入球场。2.音调, 音高Her voice has a very high pitch.她说话声调很高。3.程度; 强度; 高度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。4.沥青They used pitch to cover roofs.他们用沥青涂盖屋顶。5.颠簸The pitch of the ship threw the passengers off balance.轮船上下颠簸, 使乘客失去了平衡。6.斜度, 坡度The roof has a sharp pitch.这屋顶很陡。7.商贩摊位, 艺人表演场地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。8.推销商品的话He has a very clever sales pitch.他推销商品的口才很好。vt.1.投, 掷, 扔He was pitching the ball.他正在投球。2.为…定音调This song is pitched too high for my voice.对我的嗓子来说, 这首歌的音定得太高了。3.用人们易懂的方式表述He pitched his speech so that even the children could understand.他带着一种特殊的表情讲话, 以便孩子们能听懂。vt. & vi.1.搭(帐篷), 扎(营)They pitched at the foot of the mountain.他们在山脚下扎营。They pitched a camp in the mountain.他们在山中扎营。2.(使)突然向前倒下His foot caught in a rock and he pitched forwards.他的脚被岩石绊了一下, 身子就朝前倒下。vi.1.颠簸The ship pitched and rolled and many passengers were sick.那轮船颠簸摇晃, 很多乘客头晕恶心。2.向下倾斜The roof of this house pitches sharply.这房子的屋顶倾斜度很大。

例句

1. Avalanches tend to strike on slopes at intermediate elevations, with pitches between 28 and 45 degrees.雪崩往往在倾斜度为28至45度、中等海拔高度的斜坡上发生。 2. Most of the time the anxiety was at a low pitch.大部分时间里都不怎么焦虑。 3. It has reached such a pitch of success.这已经达到了如此成功的巅峰。 4. Speculation surrounding the sector is running at a high pitch.有关这个部门的各种推测将正喧嚣而上。 5. Tension in the area has reached a dangerously high pitch.这个地区的紧张状态已经达到了极其危险的程度。 6. The crisis over the leadership of the Conservative Party has now reached a new pitch of intensity.保守党的领导层危机现在已经达到了新的紧张程度。 7. Expectations were running at fever pitch.人们正抱以热切的期望。 8. The two gables were of unequal height and pitch.两面山墙的高度和斜度都不相同。 9. They had timber-boarded roofs with a pitch of not less than 45°.他们让木板屋顶斜度不小于45度。 10. You may get one or two 17-tooth chain sprockets and/or a 32 pitch gear.你可以用一两个17齿链轮及/或一个32径节齿轮。 11. They were thrown sideways by the pitch of the boat.他们被船的颠簸抛到了一边。 12. variable pitch for propellers螺旋桨可变螺距 13. The campaign has highlighted differences in seat pitch between competing airlines.宣传活动突出了相互竞争的航空公司之间在座椅纵距上的差异。 14. He raised his voice to an even higher pitch.他把嗓音提得更高了。 15. a guitar tuned up to a higher pitch一把调到较高音调的吉他 16. a full-sized cricket pitch标准板球场 17. I've got a regular pitch just off Tottenham Court Road in front of an office block.我在离托特纳姆考特路不远的办公楼前面有一个固定的摊位。 18. The salesman launched into a long pitch about the advantages of time-share apartments.销售员开始没完没了地推销分时享用公寓的优点。 19. The president made a pitch for former Republican Rep. Jim Talent in his bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Jean Carnahan.总统为前共和党众议员吉姆•塔伦特帮腔, 助其将民主党参议员琼•卡纳汉拉下台。 20. My son made a pitch for Walter George, a 19th-century British runner.我儿子向人们宣传一位19世纪的英国赛跑选手沃尔特•乔治。 21. The lonely golf ace made a pitch for telly girl Jane Lewis yesterday.这位寂寞空虚的王牌高尔夫球手昨天企图引诱电视女郎简•刘易斯。 22. The President was making another pitch for his economic program.总统又在游说他的经济计划。 23. He was making his pitch for more marketing revenue.他正在试图说服人们可以获得更大的营销收入。 24. He was the best player on the pitch.他是运动场上最好的球员。 25. Their conduct both on and off the pitch was excellent.他们场内外表现都很优秀。 26. a football pitch足球场 27. The timbers of similar houses were painted with pitch.类似房屋所用的木材刷了沥青。 28. They used pitch from the pines to caulk the leaks in their boats.他们用松节油填补船上的漏缝。 29. I'll agree not to say anything, and warn the others not to queer your pitch on one condition.我同意什么也不说, 而且还会警告其他人不要破坏你的计划, 不过得有一个条件。 30. She pitched the ball as far as she could.她将球扔得尽可能远。 31. When the boat was hit, I was pitched into the water.当船被撞时, 我被抛到了水里。 32. Simon pitched the empty bottle into the lake.西蒙将空瓶子扔进了湖中。 33. At dusk we pitched camp in the middle of nowhere.黄昏时, 我们在偏远的地方扎营。 34. We pitched our tent near the beach.我们在沙滩附近搭起了帐篷。 35. He carried on pitching his fork into the hay.他继续把叉子插进干草里。 36. If you advertise privately, you may pitch the price too low.你要是私下做广告, 可能会将价格定得过低。 37. Interest rates have been pitched at too high a level.利率已经定得过高了。 38. The training will be pitched at a particular level of knowledge and skill.培训将设定在特定的知识和技能水平上。 39. Her lectures are pitched too high for most students to understand.她的讲座定位过高, 大多数学生都听不懂。 40. The latest Cadillac is clearly pitched at a younger market.新款凯迪拉克明显是定位于年轻人市场。 41. a film pitched at the domestic market一部定位于国内市场的电影 42. The person who comes to us with a long tale of occult attack may simply be 'pitching a yarn'.那个给我们讲了一个长篇超自然攻击传说的人也许只是在“编造荒诞无稽的故事”。 43. They did not pitch a single ball on the stumps.他们一个击中门柱的球都没有投出。 44. Her voice was well pitched and brisk.她的音调很准而且清新活泼。 45. The new clarinet is pitched in C.新的单簧管定在C调上。 46. You win the ace of spades and run your three top clubs, pitching a spade from hand.你得到黑桃A和三张最大的梅花同花顺子, 从一手牌中打出黑桃作王牌。 47. We passed long, hot afternoons pitching a baseball.我们投棒球玩打发了一个个漫长而炎热的下午。 48. You don't buy a Jaguar in order to be pitched about and pinned back in your seat.你买一辆捷豹车肯定不会是为了来回颠簸, 然后又在座位上动弹不得。 49. The floor pitched down slightly.地板有点向下倾斜。 50. The movement took him by surprise, and he pitched forward.这一动使他猝不及防, 向前摔倒。 51. Alan pitched head-first over the low wall and fell into the lake.艾伦一头栽倒在矮墙上, 掉进了湖里。 52. 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。 53. The ball pitched innocuously on the bare ground.球毫无悬念地落到了空地上。 54. a cruise missile that pitched onto his land偏航到他的地域的一颗巡航导弹 55. When the tailplane failed the aircraft would have pitched nose-down into a bunt.平尾失灵后, 飞机就会偏航成头朝下猛撞。 56. If I don't have a broken bone, I am pitching.要是没有骨折, 我还在当投手。 57. pitching snow filled all the windows.层层积雪堆满了窗户。 58. At the age of seventy-one, Viertel's still in there pitching.菲特尔71岁了, 仍然满腔热情。 59. pitched paper柏油纸 60. They pitched camp by the river.他们在河边扎营。 61. Some people just pitch their rubbish over the wall.有人径直把垃圾扔过墙去。 62. boys pitching pennies扔硬币的男孩子们 63. The program was pitched at just the right level.大纲所定水平恰到好处。 64. The song is pitched too high for my voice.对我的嗓子来说，这首歌的音定得太高了。 65. The carpenters pitched the roof steeply.木匠把屋顶造得过于陡斜。 66. The general's speech was pitched as a call to arms.将军的讲话是一个要大家拿起武器的号召。 67. They pitched a story about finding the jewels.他们编造了一个找到宝石的故事。 68. The boat overturned and the passengers were pitched out.船翻了，乘客被摔了出来。 69. John pitched a fast ball to him and he stroke it out.约翰给他掷了一个快球，而他把球打出去了。 70. pitching a new line of refrigerators大力推销一种新型电冰箱 71. to pitch the ball up a bit把球投高了一点 72. We pitched on the other side of the hill.我们在山的那边扎营。 73. The first settlers pitched here.第一批移民在这里定居下来。 74. He is a nice pitcher that really knows how to pitch.他是一位很会抛球的棒球投手。 75. The man lost his balance and pitch down the cliff.这个人失去平衡，从悬崖上摔下去了。 76. The roof of the house pitches sharply.这所房子的屋顶倾斜得厉害。 77. Our ship pitched about in the storm.我们的船在风浪中颠簸摇晃。 78. The missile pitched and missed the target.导弹偏航，没有击中目标。 79. His foot caught in a rock and he pitched forward.他的脚拌在石头上，他向前趔趄了几步。 80. He pitched for ten years before retiring.退役前他当了十年投手。 81. The dog come pitching foward them through the high grass.穿过深深的草丛，狗向他们窜跑过来。 82. They have pitched upon the most suitable man for the job.他们已选好最适当的人来做那项工作。 83. off the pitch he has a reputation as an easy-going character .人所共知，不训练时他是个平易近人的人。 84. a car engine seems to change pitch downwards as the vehicle passes you.车从你身边驶过的时候，引擎声音似乎会下降。 85. the guitars were strung and tuned to pitch.这些吉他都已被调到标准高音。 86. he brought the machine to a high pitch of development.他使该机器有了一个很大程度的发展。 87. rousing herself to a pitch of indignation.她愤怒到了极点。 88. he put over a very strong sales pitch.他的推销用语很有说服力。 89. you've pitched the melody very high.你把旋律调子定得太高了。 90. he should pitch his talk at a suitable level for the age group.他应该将他的谈话难度确定在一个适合于该年龄组的水平。 91. if they pitch fares too high they could drive away passengers.如果他们把车费定得太高，有可能会赶走乘客。 92. the machine is being pitched atbanks.该机器的销售市场被定位于银行。 93. he crumpled the page up and pitched it into the fireplace.他将这一页纸揉成一团，扔进了壁炉。 94. she pitched forward into blackness.她径直冲进了黑暗之中。 95. all too often you pitch the ball short.你经常投短球。 96. they werepitching foran account.他们在投标争夺一个客户。 97. they pitched the story to various magazines and newspapers.他们把这篇小说推销给各种杂志和报纸。 98. we pitched camp for the night.我们搭起帐篷过夜。 99. the little steamer pressed on, pitching gently.小汽船微微摇晃着奋力向前。 100. a Land Rover came pitching round the hillside.一辆兰罗佛从山边缓缓地开过来。 101. the roof was pitched at an angle of 75 degrees.屋顶倾斜成75°角。 102. [as adj.]a pitched roof.倾斜的屋顶。 103. the ravine pitches down to the creek.峡谷向下倾斜直至溪边。 104. a football/hockey/cricket pitch足球场；曲棍球场；板球场 105. The children's excitement almost reached fever pitch.孩子们兴奋得近乎疯狂。 106. a sales pitch叫卖语 107. to make a pitch for sth叫卖某物 108. The talk was pitched at people with far more experience than me.这个讲座是为经验比我丰富得多的人而设的。 109. Doug pitched his can into the bushes.道格把罐子扔进灌木丛里。 110. They pitched their tents in the valley.他们在山谷中扎营。 111. This new breakfast cereal is being pitched at kids.这种新的谷类早点正向孩子们大力推销。 112. Everybody pitched in to clear up the flood damage.大家齐心协力，清理洪水造成的破坏。 113. instruments with different pitches音高不同的乐器 114. Her voice has a high pitch.她的嗓音高。 115. The pitch of the engine suddenly changed from a low to a high squeal.发动机的声音突然由低沉变得又尖又高。 116. He noticed the change of pitch in the sound of the engine.他注意到发动机声音高低的变化。 117. You were a little off pitch [=too high or too low] on that last note.唱最后那个音时你有点走调。 118. His singing was perfectly on pitch.他唱歌音调很准。 119. His third pitch was a fastball down the middle of the plate.他的第三投是个快球，沿投手板中间飞过。 120. The batter was hit by an inside pitch. [=a ball that is thrown close to the batter]击球手被一记内角球击中。 121. She fouled off the first pitch.她第一个击球出界了。 122. The salesman started making/delivering his pitch as soon as he saw us looking at the car.销售员看见我们在瞧这辆车，就马上推销起来。 123. an advertising pitch广告推销语 124. Tensions between the two groups have risen to a high/feverish pitch. [=have become very intense]这两群人的关系已经变得十分紧张。 125. They brought the audience to such a pitch of excitement that you could no longer hear the music.他们使观众情绪如此激动，甚至音乐声已淹没其中。 126. All the houses have roofs with steep pitches to prevent the buildup of snow.所有房子的屋顶都是大坡度，以防积雪。 127. "The water was choppy that day, and the continual pitch of the boat made everyone seasick."那天波涛汹涌，船身不断上下颠簸，使得大家都晕船了。 128. Flaps on the airplane's wings are used to control pitch.机翼上的副翼是用来控制飞机俯仰的。 129. Fans ran onto the pitch at the end of the match.比赛结束时球迷们跑入球场。 130. a rugby/cricket pitch英式橄榄球/板球球场 131. Passersby on the street pitched coins into her open guitar case as she played.当她弹奏时，大街上的路人往她的空吉他盒里扔硬币。 132. They were pitching horseshoes.他们在玩蹄铁套柱游戏。 133. She pitched the empty box into the garbage.她把空盒子扔进垃圾堆里。 134. (American football) The quarterback pitched the ball underhanded to the halfback.四分卫低手传球给半卫。 135. He pitched me a curveball.他投给我一记曲线球。 136. a perfectly pitched ball [=a pitch that is thrown perfectly]完美的投球 137. The batter was hit by a pitched ball. [=by a pitch]击球手被投球打中。 138. Will you pitch to me so I can practice my swing?你能投球给我，让我练习挥击吗？ 139. They've worked on improving their pitching and hitting since last season.从上个赛季以来他们一直努力提高投球和击球能力。 140. He hurt his pitching arm/shoulder/hand. [=the arm/shoulder/hand that he uses to pitch baseballs]他弄伤了用来投球的手臂/肩膀/手。 141. the team's pitching coach/staff球队的投球教练/人员 142. She pitched the first three innings.头三局她担任投手。 143. "In his last game of the year, he pitched a no-hitter/shutout against the school's rival team."在他的年度最后一场与校内对手的比赛中，他当投手，没让对手得分。 144. He pitched in the major leagues for several years.他在大联盟当了几年投手。 145. She pitched well/great yesterday.昨天她投得很好/很棒。 146. She can now be seen pitching [=plugging] cleaning products on television.如今她现身电视为清洁用品大做广告。 147. It's one of the many products their company pitches.这是他们公司做广告的众多产品之一。 148. commercials pitching toys to children向孩子们推销玩具的广告 149. The drug has been pitched as a treatment for many ailments.广告宣传这种药能治许多小病。 150. I've been thinking about pitching the idea to my boss.我一直在考虑向我的老板推销这个点子。 151. She pitched the story to her editor.她向编辑推荐这个故事。 152. They pitched the TV show to several different networks before they found one that wanted to produce it.他们向好几家电视网推销这个电视节目，最终找到了一家愿意制作的。 153. He sometimes pitches his voice lower to make himself sound older.他有时压低嗓音说话以便显得老成些。 154. differently pitched sounds高低不同的声音 155. a tune pitched in the key of C*C调的曲子 156. differently pitched instruments定调不同的乐器 157. They pitched the test at a fifth-grade reading level.他们针对五年级学生的阅读水平设计这次考试。 158. The lesson was originally pitched to younger students. [=it was designed/intended for younger students]这一课原本是为更低一级学生设计的。 159. Try not to pitch your hopes/ambitions too high.别把希望/志向定得太高。 160. The road pitches steeply down the side of the mountain.这条路沿着山的一侧陡峭而下。 161. He lost his balance and pitched forward onto the ground.他失去平衡，前倾倒地。 162. The boat was pitching up and down in the rough waters.船在波涛汹涌的水中上下颠簸。 163. The nose of the airplane suddenly pitched downward.飞机机头突然向下俯冲。 164. She pitched onto the green from a patch of tall grass.她从深草区击高球，把球打到球穴区。 165. a pitching wedge [=a type of golf club used for pitching]楔形铁头球杆 166. She pitched the ball up on to the green.她击出高球把球打到球穴区。 167. Her shot landed short of the green and pitched into a bunker.她打出的这一球未到达球穴区，弹进了沙坑。 168. We decided to pitch our tents there for the night.我们决定在那儿支起帐篷过夜。 169. We pitched camp by the river.我们在河边扎营。 170. He pitched [=threw] a fit when she said she was going to be late again.当她说她将再次迟到时他大发雷霆。 171. My three-year-old pitched one of her temper tantrums when we tried to leave the party early.我三岁大的女儿在我们试图提早离开聚会时大发脾气。 172. "Everyone has to pitch in [=chip in, contribute] if we're going to finish this project on time."如果我们要按时完成这个项目，每个人都必须参与进来。 173. They all pitched in to help.他们都伸出援助之手。 174. People in the town have been pitching in to pay the family's medical bills.镇上的人一直在出资帮这一家人支付医药费。 175. I pitched in [=contributed] a couple of bucks to help pay for his birthday cake.我出了一些钱给他买生日蛋糕。 176. He said his mother would pitch into him when he got home.他说等他回家时他母亲会狠狠地骂他。 177. Several hundred fans pitched up [=showed up] at the hotel to welcome the team.几百名粉丝在酒店外面迎接球队的到来。 178. ships sealed/coated with pitch覆盖了沥青涂层的船 179. The night sky was as black/dark as pitch. [=extremely black/dark]夜空漆黑一团。 180. pine pitch松脂