pitch

[pɪtʃ]
  • 释义
  • n.

    (体育比赛的)场地;程度,顶点;音高;沥青;

  • v.

    抛,扔;向前跌倒;颠簸;把(球)投给击球员;把…定;搭(帐篷);

  • 词义辨析
  • pitch, cast, fling, hurl, throw, toss
  • 这组词共同的意思是“投,掷,抛”,都可指用工具或徒手将物体用力抛出。它们的区别是:
    1.throw是这些词中最普通的词,使用广泛,也不带任何感情色彩。
    2.cast强调“迅速抛出”;fling强调“奋力抛出”;hurl指用力投掷,动作迅猛,强调投掷的距离较“远”;pitch强调“技巧性”,主要用于体育项目;toss则指“轻松、不在意或无目的地乱甩”。
    3.cast和toss所抛出的物品一般较轻,其余各词则可轻可重。
    4.hurl和pitch的方向性、目的性比较明确,其余各词则没有明确的方向性和目的性。
    5.fling指奋力投掷,也可指感情激动时漫无目标地、粗暴地扔东西,具有强烈的感情色彩。
  • pitch, dive, plunge
  • 这组词意思相近,它们的区别在于:plunge指自身主动或在外力作用下的“投入”“陷入”“浸入”某种状态之中,强调“突然”和“用力”; dive常指有意识和有目的地“跳入”“投入”,侧重于动作的熟练和姿态的优雅,引申可指“专心研究”某事; pitch常指无意识、无计划地向前或向下“扔”“投”“抛”,也可指船在暴风雨中“前后摇摆”。
  • throw,cast,fling,heave,hurl,pitch,toss
  • 这些动词均有“抛、投、掷”之意。
    throw普通用词,使用广泛,仅指用力抛掷,不涉及动作方式或感情色彩。
    cast常可与throw互换,指迅速扔出一个重量较轻的物体。
    fling指用力投掷,或因感情激动而粗暴地或漫无目的地扔东西。
    heave指把重物举起后扔出。
    hurl通常指用力投掷,动作迅猛,所投掷的距离也较远。
    pitch指随意地、轻轻地掷或扔,侧重方向性和有明确的目标。
    toss指无什么目的地、轻轻地、随意地掷或扔,所扔掷的东西一般都比较轻。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    He raised his voice to an even higher pitch.

    他把音调抬得更高了。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 2、

    At dusk we pitched camp in the middle of nowhere.

    黄昏时,我们在茫茫荒野中扎营。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 3、

    Tension has reached such a pitch that the armed forces say soldiers may have to use their weapons to defend themselves against local people.

    紧张关系已达白热化程度,武装部队说士兵有可能不得不使用武器保护自己不受当地民众的伤害。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 4、

    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。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 5、

    The timbers of similar houses were painted with pitch.

    类似房屋所用的栋木刷了沥青。

    柯林斯例句
  • 6、

    Prue invited the magazine's editor to lunch and made her pitch.

    普吕邀请该杂志的编辑共进午餐,推销自己的点子。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 7、

    Their conduct both on and off the pitch was excellent.

    他们场上场下都表现出众。

    辞典例句
  • 8、

    The government has pitched High Street interest rates at a new level.

    政府已设定了新的商业利率水平。

    柯林斯例句
  • 9、

    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。

    辞典例句
  • 10、

    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。

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 11、

    Simon pitched the empty bottle into the lake.

    西蒙把空瓶子扔到湖里。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 12、

    Alan staggered sideways, pitched head-first over the low wall and fell into the lake...

    艾伦身子倒向一侧,一头栽过矮墙,跌进了湖里。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 13、

    a frenetic pitch of activity

    活动的狂热极点

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 14、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 15、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 16、

    His voice was pitched high, the words muffled by his crying...

    他的声音很高,嘴里的话因哭泣而含混不清。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 17、

    The movement took him by surprise, and he pitched forward...

    这一动使他冷不防地向前摔倒。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 18、

    The explosion pitched her violently into the air.

    爆炸把她猛烈地抛向空中。

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 19、

    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。

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 20、

    They were being pitched into a new adventure...

    他们正被抛入一场新的冒险。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 21、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 22、

    There was a swimming-pool, cricket pitches, playing fields...

    有一个游泳池、几个板球场和运动场。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 23、

    This could pitch the government into confrontation with the workforce.

    这有可能把政府推向与工人正面交锋的境地。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 24、

    a football/cricket/rugby pitch

    足球 / 板球 / 橄榄球场

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 25、

    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。

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 26、

    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。

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 27、

    an aggressive sales pitch

    强有力的推销行话

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 28、

    the candidate's campaign pitch

    候选人的竞选宣传

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 29、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 30、

    He had pitched his tent in the yard...

    他在院子里搭起了帐篷。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典