- 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（运动员的）运动时间, 上场时间：
off the pitch he has a reputation as an easy-going character.
人所共知, 场下他是个脾气随和的人。
- Cricket the strip of ground between the two sets of stumps【板球】（两门柱之间的）球场。
- 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：
the guitars were strung and tuned to pitch.
这些吉他都已被调到标准音高。参见CONCERT PITCH.
- 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。
- 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。
- Baseball a delivery of the ball by the pitcher【棒球】投球。
- （亦作pitch of the ball）Cricket the spot where the ball bounces when bowled【板球】弹跳点。
- （亦作pitch shot）Golf a high approach shot on to the green【高尔夫】下旋高球。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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）前后颠簸, 纵摇。
- 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）。
- 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以特定的难度表达：
he should pitch his talk at a suitable level for the age group.
他应该使他的谈话难度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 at banks.
该机器的销售市场被定位于银行。
- 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重重地跌倒（尤指前跌, 前冲）：
she pitched forward into blackness.
她一头栽进了黑暗之中。
- 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.
你经常投球太近。
- 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）击落在特定点上。
- no obj. make a bid to obtain a contract or other business投标：
they were pitching for an 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.
他们把这个故事推销给各种杂志和报纸。
- 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）。
- 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）前后颠簸, 摇晃, 振动：
the little steamer pressed on, pitching gently.
小汽船前后微微摇晃着奋力向前。
- (of a vehicle) move with a vigorous jogging motion（车）猛烈颠簸着行驶：
a Land Rover came pitching round the hillside.
一辆路虎从山边一路颠簸着地开过来。
- 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. (pitched) 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。
- with obj. pave (a road) with stones用石头铺（路）。
- with obj.(in brewing) add yeast to (wort) to induce fermentation（酿酒用语）给（麦芽汁）加酵母。
make a pitch
- make a bid to obtain a contract or other business投标。
pitch someone/thing against
- informal pit someone or something against〈非正式〉使争斗, 使竞争。
pitch in
- 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
- 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
- informal turn up; arrive〈非正式〉出现; 到达。
pitch something up （或pitch up）
- Cricket bowl a ball so that it bounces near the batsman【板球】投上旋球。
- 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。