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pitch LEVELpItFnthe degree to which a sound is high or low音调The piano and organ were tuned to the same pitch. [C]钢琴和风琴被定在同一音调上。The noise reached such a pitch (= was so loud) that people living nearby complained. [C]噪音太高了，附近的居民都抱怨了。(fig.) By this time their disagreement had reached such a pitch (= was so bad) that there was no hope of an amicable conclusion. [U]这时候，他们的分歧如此之大不会有个友好的结论。(fig.) It's hard to entertain children and adults, and we need to get the pitch right (= what we do must be at a level to please both groups). [U]使孩子和大人都高兴不容易，我们必需做得皆大欢喜。The children were at fever pitch (= very excited) the day before the party. [U]晚会的前一天孩子们特别兴奋。
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