pitch¹ ◙ noun 1. [Brit.] an area of ground marked out or used for play in an outdoor team game • [英] （户外集体运动的）场地 used in reference to the time a sports player spends playing as opposed to doing other things • 运动时间 » 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。 [Cricket] the strip of ground between the two sets of stumps • [板球] （两门柱之间的）球场 2. [mass noun] the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone • 音高；音调高低 »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。 a standard degree of highness or lowness used in performance • （表演中的）音调，音高标准。 --› seeconcert pitch »the guitars were strung and tuned to pitch. 这些吉他都已被调到标准高音。 3. [mass noun] the steepness of a slope, especially of a roof • （尤指屋顶的）倾斜度 [count noun] [Climbing] a section of a climb, especially a steep one • [登山] （尤指很陡的）坡段 the height to which a hawk soars before swooping on its prey • （鹰扑向猎物前向上攀飞的）高度 4. [in sing.] the level of intensity of something • 强度，程度 »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。 ( a pitch of )a very high degree of • 极点，顶点 »rousing herself to a pitch of indignation. 她愤怒到了极点。 5. [Baseball] a delivery of the ball by the pitcher • [棒球] 投，掷，扔，抛 (也作 pitch of the ball)[Cricket] the spot where the ball bounces when bowled • [板球] 弹跳点 (也作 pitch shot)[Golf] a high approach shot on to the green • [高尔夫] 下旋高球 6. a form of words used when trying to persuade someone to buy or accept something • 推销行话，推销用语 »he put over a very strong sales pitch. 他的推销用语很有说服力。 7. [Brit.] a place where a street vendor or performer stations themselves or sets up a stall • [英] （路边摊贩的）摊位；（街头艺人的）表演场所 8. [mass noun] a swaying or oscillation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle around a horizontal axis perpendicular to the direction of motion • （船、飞机或车辆的）上下颠簸，纵摇 9. [mass noun] (technical)the distance between successive corresponding points or lines, for example between the teeth of a cogwheel • [技] 螺距；节距 a measure of the angle of the blades of a screw propeller, equal to the distance forward a blade would move in one revolution if it exerted no thrust on the medium • 螺距（螺旋桨桨片角度计量单位，相当于桨片转一圈的距离） the density of typed or printed characters on a line, typically expressed as numbers of characters per inch • 印刷密度，打印密度（通常按每英寸字符数来表达） ◙ verb 1. [with obj. and adverbial] set (one's voice or a piece of music) at a particular pitch • 定调，定音高 »you've pitched the melody very high. 你把旋律调子定得太高了。 express at a particular level of difficulty • 确定难度 »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。 set (a charge) at a particular level • 定价，订立收费标准 »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。 aim (a product) at a particular section of the market • 对（产品）做市场定位 »the machine is being pitched atbanks. 该机器的销售市场被定位于银行。 2. [with obj. and adverbial of direction] throw or fling roughly or casually • （粗暴地或随意地）扔，掷，丢 »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。 [no obj., with adverbial of direction] fall heavily, especially headlong • 冲入，扎入 »she pitched forward into blackness. 她径直冲进了黑暗之中。 3. [with obj.] [Baseball] throw (the ball) for the batter to try and hit • [棒球] （给击球手）投球 [Cricket] (of a bowler) cause (the ball) to strike the ground at a specified point • （板球投手）投定点击地球 »all too often you pitch the ball short. 你经常投短球。 [Golf] hit (the ball) on to the green with a pitch shot • [高尔夫] 击下旋高球 [no obj.] [Cricket & Golf] [板球， 高尔夫] (of the ball) strike the ground in a particular spot • （球）击落在特定场地上 4. [no obj.] make a bid to obtain a contract or other business • 投标 »they were pitching foran account. 他们在投标争夺一个客户。 [with obj.] try to persuade someone to buy or accept (something) • 推销；宣传 »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。 5. [with obj.] set up and fix in a definite position • 扎，搭建，安顿，定下位置 »we pitched camp for the night. 我们搭起帐篷过夜。 [Cricket] fix (the stumps) in the ground and place the bails in preparation for play • [板球] 固定球门（准备比赛） 6. [no obj.] (of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle) rock or oscillate around a lateral axis, so that the front moves up and down • （船，飞机，车辆）颠簸，摇晃，振动 »the little steamer pressed on, pitching gently. 小汽船微微摇晃着奋力向前。 (of a vehicle) move with a vigorous jogging motion • （车）缓慢行驶 »a Land Rover came pitching round the hillside. 一辆兰罗佛从山边缓缓地开过来。 7. [with obj.] cause (a roof) to slope downwards from the ridge • 使倾斜 »the roof was pitched at an angle of 75 degrees. 屋顶倾斜成75°角。 »[as adj.] a pitched roof. 倾斜的屋顶。 [no obj.] slope downwards • 向下倾斜 »the ravine pitches down to the creek. 峡谷向下倾斜直至溪边。 8. [with obj.] pave (a road) with stones • 用石头铺（路） 9. [with obj.] (in brewing) add yeast to (wort) to induce fermentation • （酿酒用语）加酵母
【IDIOMS】
◘ make a pitch 1. make a bid to obtain a contract or other business • 投标
【语源】
1. Middle English (as a verb in the senses 'thrust (something pointed) into the ground' and 'fall headlong'): perhaps related to Old English picung 'stigmata', of unknown ultimate origin. The sense development is obscure
【PHR V】
◘ pitch someone/thing against 1. [informal] pit someone or something against • [非正式] 使争斗，使竞争 ◘ pitch in 1. [informal] vigorously join in to help with a task or activity • [非正式] 起劲地投入（任务，活动） join in a fight or dispute • 加入（斗殴，争端） ◘ pitch into 1. [informal] vigorously tackle or begin to deal with • [非正式] （起劲地）干工作，着手处理 forcefully assault • 猛烈攻击 ◘ pitch up 1. [informal] turn up;arrive • [非正式] 出现；到达 ◘ pitch something up (或 pitch up) 1. [Cricket] bowl a ball so that it bounces near the batsman • [板球] 投上旋球pitch² ◙ noun 1. [mass noun] a sticky resinous black or dark brown substance semi-liquid when hot, hard when cold, obtained by distilling tar or turpentine and used for waterproofing • 沥青 any of various similar substances, such as asphalt or bitumen • 柏油等似沥青的物质 ◙ verb 1. [with obj.] (archaicorW. Indian)cover, coat, or smear with pitch • [古，西印度] 盖上（或涂上）沥青
【语源】
1. Old English pic (noun), pician (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch pek and German Pech; based on Latin pix, pic-