throw, cast, fling, heave, hurl, pitch, toss

名詞 pitch:

1. the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
2. (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
   同義詞：delivery
3. a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)
4. promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
   同義詞：sales talk, sales pitch
5. degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
   同義詞：rake, slant
6. any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
   同義詞：tar
7. a high approach shot in golf
   同義詞：pitch shot
8. an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
   同義詞：auction pitch
9. abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
   同義詞：lurch, pitching
10. the action or manner of throwing something

動(dòng)詞 pitch:

1. throw or toss with a light motion
   同義詞：flip, toss, sky
2. move abruptly
   同義詞：lurch, shift
3. fall or plunge forward
4. set to a certain pitch
5. sell or offer for sale from place to place
   同義詞：peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend
6. be at an angle
   同義詞：slope, incline
7. heel over
   同義詞：cant, cant over, tilt, slant
8. erect and fasten
   同義詞：set up
9. throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
   同義詞：deliver
10. hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
11. lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
12. set the level or character of
    同義詞：gear

1. Let's pitch out the troublemakers.
   把這些搗亂分子趕出去。
2. The ship pitched in the storm.
   船在風(fēng)暴中顛簸。
3. We planned to pitch our camps in the mountains.
   我們計(jì)劃在山里扎營(yíng)。
4. Touch pitch, and you will be defiled.
   近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

pitch

n.（名詞）
Any of various thick, dark, sticky substances obtained from the distillation residue of coal tar, wood tar, or petroleum and used for waterproofing, roofing, caulking, and paving.
瀝青，人造瀝青：某種厚厚的、黑而粘的物質(zhì)，由炭焦、木焦或石油的剩余物中提煉出來，用于防水、蓋屋頂、填縫和鋪路
Any of various natural bitumens, such as mineral pitch or asphalt.
樹脂，自然瀝青：某種自然的瀝青，如礦石瀝青或樹脂
A resin derived from the sap of various coniferous trees, as the pines.
松脂，樹脂：某種松脂，自某些針葉樹（如松樹）上提取
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
pitched,pitch.ing,pitch.es
To smear or cover with or as if with pitch.
用瀝青涂，用瀝青覆蓋

來源：
Middle English pich
中古英語(yǔ) pich
from Old English pic
源自 古英語(yǔ) pic
and from Anglo-Norman piche
并源自 英法語(yǔ) piche
both from Latin pix pic-
都源自 拉丁語(yǔ) pix pic-

pitch
pitch 2

v.（動(dòng)詞）
pitched,pitch.ing,pitch.es
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）

To throw, usually with careful aim.See Synonyms at throw
投，投擲，拋：投擲，常指在小心地瞄準(zhǔn)后參見 throw
To discard by throwing:
丟，拋開，丟棄：
例句：
pitched the can out the window.
往窗外拋出一個(gè)罐子

Baseball
【棒球】
To throw (the ball) from the mound to the batter.
投球：將球從投球區(qū)土墩投給擊球手
To play (a game) as pitcher.
（在球賽中）擔(dān)任投手
To assign as pitcher.
指派…為投手
To erect or establish; set up:
樹起，搭起，建立：
例句：
pitched a tent; pitch camp.
搭帳蓬；扎營(yíng)

To set firmly; implant; embed:
深埋：牢牢地設(shè)立；植入；扎進(jìn)：
例句：
pitched stakes in the ground.
在地上打樁

To set at a specified downward slant:
設(shè)以特定的向下傾斜的角度：
例句：
pitched the roof at a steep angle.
將屋頂搭成陡斜式

To set at a particular level, degree, or quality:
定下某標(biāo)準(zhǔn)：確定在某個(gè)特殊的水平、程度或性質(zhì)：
例句：
pitched her expectations too high.
將她的志向定得太高

Music To set the pitch or key of.
【音樂】 為…定音
To adapt so as to be applicable; direct:
修正以適用；指向：
例句：
pitched his speech to the teenagers in the audience.
他的發(fā)言是給觀眾中的青少年聽的

Informal To attempt to promote or sell, often in a high-pressure manner:
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 促銷：企圖推銷或銷售，常以高壓的方式：
例句：
.showed up on local TV to pitch their views.(Business Week)
.在當(dāng)?shù)仉娨暸_(tái)大做廣告，推行他們的觀點(diǎn).(商務(wù)周刊)

Sports To hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with backspin so that it does not roll very far after striking the ground.
【體育運(yùn)動(dòng)】 打出旋高球：將（高爾夫球）擊成下旋高球，以致于球觸地后不會(huì)滾得很遠(yuǎn)
Games To lead (a card), thus establishing the trump suit.
【游戲】 以王牌取勝：打出確定勝局的王牌
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To throw or toss something, such as a ball, horseshoe, or bale.
拋，扔，投：投或拋出某物，如球、馬蹄鐵或大包
Baseball To play in the position of pitcher.
【棒球】 當(dāng)投手：在投手的位置上
To plunge headlong:
向前跌或沖：頭向前摔出：
例句：
He pitched over the railing.
他摔出欄桿外

To stumble around; lurch.
四處徘徊；舉步蹣跚
To buck, as a horse.
跳躍，如馬

Nautical To dip bow and stern alternately.
【航海】 上下顛簸：船頭或船尾輪流扎進(jìn)水
To oscillate about a lateral axis so that the nose lifts or descends in relation to the tail. Used of an aircraft.
上下振動(dòng)：繞航線軸晃動(dòng)，機(jī)頭時(shí)而高于時(shí)而低于機(jī)尾。用于飛機(jī)
To oscillate about a lateral axis that is both perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and horizontal to the earth. Used of a missile or spacecraft.
偏航：繞航線軸晃動(dòng)，或是與緯線垂直或是與地面水平。用于導(dǎo)彈或宇宙飛船
To slope downward:
向下傾斜：
例句：
The hill pitches steeply.
小山陡峭

To set up living quarters; encamp; settle.
搭帳篷，安營(yíng)：設(shè)置宿營(yíng)地；扎營(yíng)；定位
Sports To hit a golf ball in a high arc with backspin so that it does not roll very far after striking the ground.
【體育運(yùn)動(dòng)】 擊下旋高球：擊下旋高球，使球觸地后不會(huì)滾開太遠(yuǎn)
n.（名詞）
The act or an instance of pitching.
投，拋，擲：投擲的動(dòng)作或事實(shí)
Baseball
【棒球】
A throw of the ball by the pitcher to the batter.
拋：球的拋出，被投手擊向擊球手
A ball so thrown.
這樣投出的球
Sports The rectangular area between the wickets in cricket, 22 yards (20. meters) by 0 feet (3. meters).Also called wicket
【體育運(yùn)動(dòng)】 板球場(chǎng)：板球中兩個(gè)三柱門之間的方球場(chǎng)，22碼（20.米）×0英尺(3.米）也作 wicket

Nautical The alternate dip and rise of the bow and stern of a ship.
【航海】 （船舶）顛簸：船頭與船尾交替點(diǎn)水
The alternate lift and descent of the nose and tail of an airplane.
（飛機(jī)）搖晃：飛機(jī)機(jī)頭機(jī)尾交替下沉

A steep downward slope.
陡斜：向下傾斜的陡坡
The degree of such a slope.
斜度：這種斜坡的度數(shù)
Architecture
【建筑學(xué)】
The angle of a roof.
屋頂斜度
The highest point of a structure:
頂點(diǎn)：建筑物的頂點(diǎn)：
例句：
the pitch of an arch.
拱門的至高點(diǎn)

A level or degree, as of intensity:
程度：水平或程度，指強(qiáng)度：
例句：
worked at a feverish pitch.
高度熱情地工作

Acoustics The distinctive quality of a sound, dependent primarily on the frequency of the sound waves produced by its source.
【聲學(xué)】 音質(zhì)：聲音的特性，主要依據(jù)從音源發(fā)出的聲波的頻率
Music The relative position of a tone within a range of musical sounds, as determined by this quality.
【音樂】 音高：在一定音樂聲中，某一音調(diào)相應(yīng)的位置，由音高決定
Music Any of various standards for this quality associating each tone with a particular frequency.
【音樂】 音調(diào)：一種音高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，將每一音調(diào)與其特定的頻率相連

The distance traveled by a machine screw in a single revolution.
螺距：機(jī)器螺旋轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)一次所用的距離
The distance between two corresponding points on adjacent screw threads or gear teeth.
螺距：兩個(gè)相對(duì)應(yīng)的點(diǎn)或相鄰的螺釘之間的距離
The distance between two corresponding points on a helix.
螺旋的間距：螺旋線上兩個(gè)相應(yīng)的點(diǎn)之間的距離
The distance that a propeller would travel in an ideal medium during one complete revolution, measured parallel to the shaft of the propeller.
推進(jìn)器轉(zhuǎn)一圈的距離：飛機(jī)螺旋槳旋轉(zhuǎn)一次的前移距離，以其與螺旋槳相平行的距離衡量
Informal
【非正式用語(yǔ)】
A line of talk designed to persuade:
言詞：用以勸戒某人的談話：
例句：
.[his] pious pitch for . . . austerity. (Boston Globe)
.他的 說服別人苦行的神圣論點(diǎn). (波士頓環(huán)球)

An advertisement.
廣告
Chiefly British The stand of a vender or hawker.
【多用于英國(guó)】 貨攤，攤位：商販的攤位
Games See seven-up
【游戲】 參見 seven-up
Printing The density of characters in a printed line, usually expressed as characters per inch.
【印刷術(shù)】 印刷密度：一個(gè)印刷品中字的密度，常以每英寸多少個(gè)字來表示

<常用詞組>pitch in 【非正式用語(yǔ)】
To set to work vigorously.
使勁干，投入：精力充沛地投入工作
To join forces with others; help or cooperate.
協(xié)力，做貢獻(xiàn)：配合他人；幫助或合作
pitch into 【非正式用語(yǔ)】
To attack verbally or physically; assault.
猛烈攻擊：口頭或武力攻擊；攻擊
pitch on 或
pitch upon 【非正式用語(yǔ)】
To succeed in choosing or achieving, usually quickly:
選出，決定，選定：成功且常是迅速地選定或?qū)崿F(xiàn)：
例句：
pitched on the ideal solution.
做出理想的決定

來源：
Middle English pichen
中古英語(yǔ) pichen
probably from Old English *piccean [causative of] .pocian [to prick]
可能源自 古英語(yǔ) *piccean [] ·pocian的使役動(dòng)詞 [刺]