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| 1 | T to make a speech , explanation , job etc suitable for people who are a particular age , level of ability etc 使（演讲、解释、工作等）适合（特定年龄、能力水平等的人） |
| He pitched the level just right. 他把水准定得刚刚好。 |
| pitch sth at/towards/for sb Her book is pitched at teenagers. 她的书是针对青少年的。 |
| a task pitched at the weaker members of the group 一项针对该团体中较弱的成员的任务 |
| | 1a | to design something so that you can sell it to a particular group of people 给…定位；（为特定群体）设计（某物） | | pitch sth at/towards These new homes will be pitched at the upper end of the market. 这些新房子的定位是高端市场。 | |
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| 2 | T to make a sound at a particular level 为…定调；为…定音高 |
| pitch sth high/low Her voice was pitched confidentially low. 她悄悄地降低了音调。 |
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| 3 | T to throw something using a lot of force （用力）投，掷，扔，抛 |
| He picked up a stone and pitched it. 他捡起一块石头扔了出去。 |
| pitch sth into/over/across etc sth Jan pitched her books over the fence and climbed over after them. 简把书扔过围栏，随后人也跟着翻了过去。 |
| | 3a | I/T to throw the ball to a batter in the game of baseball （在棒球比赛中）投(球) | |
| | 3b | T pitch sb down/into/forward etcif an animal or moving object pitches someone somewhere , it throws them there suddenly （动物或移动的物体突然）甩，摔，抛 | | The horse reared and pitched its rider to the ground. 那匹马用后腿直立起来，把骑马者摔到了地上。 | |
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| 4 | I +into/down/forward etc to fall suddenly in a particular direction （朝特定方向）跌落，坠落 |
| He tripped and pitched head first into the water. 他绊了一下，一头栽进水里。 |
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| 5 | T to try to sell something by saying how good it is 推销 |
| pitch sth to sb He had tried to pitch the series to all the major television networks. 他曾试图把那部连续剧推销给所有的大型电视网。 |
| | 5a | to try to persuade someone to give you work , a business deal etc 争取（工作、交易等） | | +for Our company is pitching for the support contract. 我们公司正在争取那份援助合同。 | |
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| 6 | I if a ship or aircraft pitches, it moves up and down suddenly （船、飞机）上下颠簸 |
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| 7 | T in golf , to hit a ball high and with backspin , so that it does not roll very far when it lands （高尔夫球运动中）把（球）击成下旋高球 |
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| 8 | I if a ball pitches in golf or cricket , it hits the ground （高尔夫球或板球运动中）球着地 |
| PHRASES |
| - | pitch sb a line/yarn AMERICAN informal
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| to tell someone something that is not true . |
| 对某人说谎；欺骗某人 |
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| - | pitch a tent/pitch camp
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| to make a tent or camp ready to use |
| 支帐篷/扎营 |
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| - | ˈpitch aˌgainst |
| PHRASAL VB often passive INFORMAL |
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| | pitch sb against sb: to make someone fight or compete against someone else 使…打斗；使…相互竞争 | He was pitched against Kennedy in the battle for the party leadership. 在党的领导人之争中，他被推出与肯尼迪竞争。 | |
| - | ˌpitch ˈin |
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| 1 | to join with other people in doing a job 参与 | If we all pitch in, we can finish today. 如果我们大家齐上阵，今天就可以完成。 | |
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| 2 | to give your opinion , ideas etc during a conversation （在谈话中）发表看法，阐述观点 | +with My brother pitched in with an offer to lend us some money. 我弟弟提出借给我们一些钱。 | |
| - | ˌpitch ˈinto |
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| 1 | pitch sb into sth: to put someone in a new situation , especially when they were not expecting it 置（某人）于（新形势中，尤指出乎意料的情形中） | The incident had pitched him into the national headlines. 该事件使他意外地成了全国的头条新闻人物。 | |
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| 2 | pitch into sb: to start attacking or criticizing someone 攻击（某人）；批评（某人） |
| - | ˌpitch ˈout |
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| | pitch sb out: to force someone to leave a place , organization etc 驱逐；强迫…离开（某地、组织等） | He was pitched out of office last year after a series of blunders. 他去年犯了一系列大错之后，被逐出了办公室。 | |
| - | ˌpitch ˈup |
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| | to arrive , especially late or in an unusual way 到达（尤指迟到或以某种不同寻常的方式抵达） |
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