pitch/pɪtʃ/

vt

1. (尤指瞄准后)投，掷，扔，抛

• The boy is pitching stones into the lake. 男孩正往湖里扔石头。

2. 【棒】 把(球)投给击球手

3. 【高尔夫】 把(球)击成下旋高球

4. 【板】 把(球)击地

5. 使(某人或某物)重重倒下

• The big boxes were pitched out of the lorry when the rope broke. 绳索断了，大箱子都被从卡车上甩了下来。

6. 把…定在某水平(或形式、风格、标准等)

• Pitch your lecture at middle-school students' level. 把你的讲座定在中学生能听懂的水平。

• pitch one's hope too high 希望定得过高

7. 【音】 为…定音高；为…定调

• The song is pitched too low for his voice. 这首歌定的音调对他来说太低了。

8. 主美非正式 竭力推销

9. 扎(营)；搭(帐篷)

vi

1. 【棒】 把球投给击球手

2. 【板】高尔夫 (球)落地，击地

3. (某人或某物)重重倒下

• I pitched forward when the bus stopped suddenly. 车突然停下时我重重地向前倒下。

4. (飞机或船)颠簸

• The ship pitched violently in the storm. 暴风雨中船颠簸得厉害。

5. 主美非正式 竭力推销

6. 向下倾斜

• The roof of the house pitches gently. 这所房子的屋顶是个缓坡。

pitch in 非正式

1. 努力干

• We all pitched in and soon finished the work. 我们都很努力地干，工作很快就完成了。

2. 帮助，援助

• I wouldn't have finished the work if he hadn't pitched in. 没有他的帮助我就完不成工作。

3. 大吃起来

• He pitched in as soon as the dishes were served. 菜一上来他就大吃起来。

pitch into 口 猛烈攻击；大骂

• The politicians pitched into each other in the newspapers. 政客们在报纸上猛烈地攻击对方。

pitch up 英口 到，来

• I don't know who will pitch up for the party tonight. 我不知道今晚谁会来参加晚会。