pitch
noun
Pronunciation
- BrE: /pɪtʃ/
- NAmE: /pɪtʃ/
Explanation
for sport 体育运动
B2 (British English)
(also field North American English, British English)
[countable] an area of ground specially prepared and marked for playing a sports game
- a football pitch 足球场
- a cricket/rugby/hockey pitch 板球/橄榄球/曲棍球场
- an artificial pitch 人造沥青
- After the game fans invaded the pitch. 比赛结束后，球迷们涌入球场。
- The rugby tour was a disaster both on and off the pitch (= they lost their matches and the players behaved badly while on tour, getting bad news reports). 这次橄榄球巡回赛在场上、场下都彻底失败。
Extra Examples
- He was the best player on the pitch today. 他是今天场上表现最好的选手。
- Negotiations about his transfer are continuing off the pitch. 关于他转会的谈判仍在球场外继续进行。
- The pitch was invaded by angry fans. 愤怒的球迷涌入球场。
- The players have just come off the pitch. 选手们刚从球场下来。
- The game ended in chaos with fans invading the pitch. 球迷冲进赛场，球赛在一片混乱中结束。
Topics Sports: ball and racket sports B2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
- adjective
- all-weather
- grass
- synthetic
- …
- verb + pitch
- invade
- run onto
- pitch + noun
- invasion
- preposition
- off the pitch
- on a/the pitch
of sound 声音
[singular, uncountable] how high or low a sound is, especially a musical note（尤指乐音的）音高
- 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。
see also perfect pitch
- BrE: /ˌpɜːfɪkt ˈpɪtʃ/
- NAmE: /ˌpɜːrfɪkt ˈpɪtʃ/
[uncountable] (music 音乐)
the ability to identify or sing a musical note correctly without the help of an instrument 绝对音高，绝对音感（指不须借助乐器准确识别或唱出音符的能力）
- Having perfect pitch means that I can hear a note and tell you that it's a G, or a B flat or whatever. 拥有完美的音高意味着我能听到一个音符，并告诉你它是 G 音，或者是 B 音，或者别的什么。
Extra Examples
- The pitch of the drum can be raised by tightening the skin. 可以通过绷紧鼓皮来提高鼓的音高。
- Her voice fell in pitch as she grew older. 她的音高随年龄的增长而下降。
- The instrument is not tuned to the correct pitch. 乐器的音高没有调准。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
- adjective
- high
- low
- correct
- …
- verb + pitch
- fall in
- rise in
- change
- …
- phrases
- have perfect pitch
degree/strength 程度；强度
[singular, uncountable] the degree or strength of a feeling or activity; the highest point of something（感情、活动等的）程度，力度；（事物的）最高点
- a frenetic pitch of activity 活动的狂热极点
- Speculation has reached such a pitch that a decision will have to be made immediately. 种种猜测甚嚣尘上，以致必须立即作出决定。
- to reach a high pitch of excitement 达到极其兴奋的程度
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
- adjective
- fever
- high
- verb + pitch
- reach
- rise to
- preposition
- pitch of
see also fever pitch
- BrE: /ˈfiːvə pɪtʃ/
- NAmE: /ˈfiːvər pɪtʃ/
[uncountable, singular] a very high level of excitement or activity 高度兴奋；极为激动；狂热
- Speculation about his future had reached fever pitch. 关于他的前途的猜测达到了狂想的地步。
- Excitement rose to fever pitch the day before the game. 比赛的前一天人们兴奋到了极点。
- The crowd had been roused to fever pitch by the drama of the game. 这场比赛的戏剧性场面已经把人群激起了狂热。
- a fever pitch of nervous excitement 极度的焦躁不安。
- at fever pitch Excitement has been at fever pitch for days 狂热的兴奋持续了好些日子。
to sell something 销售
[countable, usually singular] talk or arguments used by a person trying to sell things or persuade people to do something 推销的话；说教；宣传论点
- an aggressive sales pitch 强有力的推销行话
- the candidate’s campaign pitch 候选人的竞选宣传
- Each company was given ten minutes to make its pitch. 每个公司有十分钟时间做推销宣传。
Extra Examples
- Farley was about to make a pitch to a big client. 法利即将对一个大客户进行推销。
- His pitch to the business community was based on common sense. 他对商界的推销是以常识为基础的。
- Marcelo will be making his pitch to a small number of potential clients. 马塞洛将向少数的潜在客户进行推销。
- The executives listened open-mouthed as she seamlessly delivered a pitch for their business. 她滔滔不绝地推销业务，让高管们听得目瞪口呆。
- a strong pitch delivered by advertising executives 广告主管发表的强有力的推销言辞
Topics Opinion and argument C2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
- adjective
- sales
- good
- strong
- …
- verb + pitch
- deliver
- do
- give
- …
- pitch + noun
- meeting
- preposition
- pitch for
- pitch to
in baseball 棒球
[countable] an act of throwing the ball; the way in which it is thrown 投球；投球方法
Synonyms throw
toss | hurl | fling | chuck | lob | bowl | pitch
These words all mean to send something from your hand through the air.
throw to send something from your hand or hands through the air:
- Some kids were throwing stones at the window. 有些孩子在朝窗户扔石头。
- She threw the ball and he caught it. 她把球抛出来，他接住了。
toss to throw something lightly or carelessly:
- She tossed her jacket onto the bed. 她把她的短上衣丢到床上。
hurl to throw something violently in a particular direction:
- Rioters hurled a brick through the car’s windscreen. 暴徒把一块砖猛地扔向汽车，砸破了挡风玻璃。
fling to throw somebody/something somewhere with a lot of force, especially because you are angry or in a hurry:
- She flung the letter down onto the table. 她把信摔在桌子上。
chuck (especially British English, informal) to throw something carelessly:
- I chucked him the keys. 我把钥匙扔给了他。
lob (informal) to throw something so that it goes high through the air:指往空中高扔、高抛、高掷：
- They were lobbing stones over the wall. 他们在朝墙那边扔石头。
bowl (in cricket) to throw the ball to the batsman（板球）指把球投给击球员
pitch (in baseball) to throw the ball to the batter（棒球）指把球投给击球员
Patterns
- to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck/lob/bowl/pitch something at/to somebody/something
- to throw/toss/fling/chuck something aside/away
- to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck/lob/bowl/pitch a ball
- to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck stones/rocks/a brick
- to throw/toss/hurl/fling something angrily
- to throw/toss something casually/carelessly
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
- adjective
- wild
- verb + pitch
- deliver
- hit
- make
- …
black substance 黑色物质
- [uncountable] a black sticky substance made from oil or coal, used on roofs or the wooden boards of a ship to stop water from coming through 沥青；柏油
in street/market 街道；市场
- [countable] (British English) a place in a street or market where somebody sells things, or where somebody performs in order to entertain people outdoors 街头售货摊点；街头艺人表演地点
camping
(British English)
(North American English campsite)
a place in a campsite where you can put up one tent or park one caravan, etc. 在露营地中可以搭起一个帐篷或停放一个大篷车等的地方。
- Pitches to rent from only £15 per night. 租金从每晚15英镑起。
of ship/aircraft 船；飞机
[uncountable] (specialist) the movement of a ship up and down in the water or of an aircraft in the air（船在水上的）上下颠簸，纵摇；（飞机在空中的）俯仰
compare roll
of ship/plane 船只；飞机
[uncountable] the act of moving from side to side so that one side is higher than the other摇晃；摇荡
of roof 屋顶
[singular, uncountable] (specialist) the degree to which a roof slopes倾斜度
- The pitch of the roof is 45 degrees. 屋顶的倾斜度是45度。
Word Origin
noun senses 1 to 5 and noun senses 7 to 9 Middle English (as a verb in the senses ‘thrust (something pointed) into the ground’ and ‘fall headlong’): perhaps related to Old English picung ‘stigmata’, of unknown ultimate origin. The sense development is obscure. noun sense 6 Old English pic (noun), pician (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch pek and German Pech; based on Latin pix, pic-.
Idioms
make a pitch for somebody/something | make a pitch to somebody
to make a determined effort to get something or to persuade somebody of something 决心获得；决心劝服
- He made a pitch to black voters in Alabama. 他向阿拉巴马州的黑人选民游说。
queer somebody’s pitch | queer the pitch (for somebody)
(British English, informal) to cause somebody’s plans to fail or to destroy their chances of getting something 破坏…的计划（或机会）
verb
Pronunciation
- BrE: /pɪtʃ/
- NAmE: /pɪtʃ/
Verb Forms
- present simple I / you / we / they pitch
- BrE: /pɪtʃ/
- NAmE: /pɪtʃ/
- he / she / it pitches
- BrE: /ˈpɪtʃɪz/
- NAmE: /ˈpɪtʃɪz/
- past simple pitched
- BrE: /pɪtʃt/
- NAmE: /pɪtʃt/
- past participle pitched
- BrE: /pɪtʃt/
- NAmE: /pɪtʃt/
- -ing form pitching
- BrE: /ˈpɪtʃɪŋ/
- NAmE: /ˈpɪtʃɪŋ/
Explanation
throw 抛
[transitive] pitch somebody/something + adv./prep. to throw somebody/something with force 用力扔；投；抛
- The explosion pitched her violently into the air. 爆炸把她猛烈地抛向空中。
- (figurative) The new government has already been pitched into a crisis. 新政府已被抛入危机之中。
Extra Examples
- If they hit any unseen obstacle they would be pitched headlong into the snow. 如果撞上任何没看见的障碍，他们就会被一头抛进雪里。
- There was a loud bang and he was pitched from his seat. 一声巨响，他被从座位上抛了起来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
- adverb
- violently
- forward
- headlong
- …
- preposition
- from
- into
- out of
- …
in sports 体育运动
[intransitive, transitive] pitch (something) (in baseball 棒球) to throw the ball to the person who is batting 将（球）投给击球员；投球；当投手
- He pitched against UCLA last week. 他上周担任投手，对阵加州大学洛杉矶分校。
- My dream was to pitch for the Yankees. 我的梦想是成为扬基队的投手。
Extra Examples
- The pitcher pitched the ball right down the middle of the plate. 那个投手将球正好投到本垒板中间。
- Perez has pitched effectively this spring. 今年春天佩雷斯投球投得很好。
Topics Sports: ball and racket sports B2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
- adverb
- effectively
- well
- poorly
- …
- preposition
- for
[intransitive, transitive] pitch (something) + adv./prep. (of the ball in the games of golf or cricket) to hit the ground; to make the ball hit the ground 触地；（使球）定点落地
- The ball pitched a yard short of the hole. 球投出了离球洞1码远的地方。
[transitive, intransitive] pitch (something) (in golf 高尔夫球) to hit the ball in a high curve劈高球；击高球
Topics Sports: ball and racket sports B2
fall 倒下
[intransitive] + adv./prep. to fall heavily in a particular direction 重跌；踉跄倒下
- With a cry she pitched forward. 她大叫一声向前跌倒了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
- adverb
- violently
- forward
- headlong
- …
- preposition
- from
- into
- out of
- …
of ship/aircraft 船；飞机
[intransitive] to move up and down on the water or in the air 纵摇；颠簸；上下飘荡
- The sea was rough and the ship pitched and rolled all night. 大海波涛汹涌，船整夜颠簸摇晃。
- The boat pitched violently in a heavy swell. 船在汹涌的海浪中剧烈颠簸。
compare roll
- BrE: /rəʊl/
- NAmE: /rəʊl/
of ship/plane/walk 船只；飞机；行走
[intransitive, transitive] roll (something) (+ adv./prep.) to move or make something move from side to side（使）摇摆，摇晃
- He walked with a rolling gait. 他摇摇晃晃地走着。
- The ship was rolling heavily to and fro. 轮船剧烈地颠簸着。
Topics Transport by water C2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
- adverb
- violently
- forward
- headlong
- …
- preposition
- from
- into
- out of
- …
set level 定标准
[transitive] to set something at a particular level 确定标准
- pitch something (+ adv./prep./adj.) They have pitched their prices too high. 他们把价格定得太高了。
- pitch something (at something) The test was pitched at too low a level for the students. 这次考试太低估学生的程度了。
Extra Examples
- The test is pitched at a high GCSE standard. 考试是按照普通中等教育证书的较高标准制订的。
- The price has been pitched quite high. 价格定得相当高。
- Estimates have been deliberately pitched on the conservative side. 有意作了保守的估计。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
- adverb
- deliberately
- preposition
- at
- phrases
- pitch something high
- pitch something low
try to sell 推销
[transitive] to aim or direct a product or service at a particular group of people（使产品或服务）针对，面向；确定销售对象（或目标市场）
- pitch something (at somebody) The new software is being pitched at banks. 这种新软件以银行为目标市场。
- The product is pitched primarily at telecommunications companies. 该产品主要面向电信公司。
- pitch something (as something) Orange juice is to be pitched as an athlete's drink. 橙汁将作为运动员饮料进行推销。
[transitive, intransitive] to try to persuade somebody to buy something, to give you something or to make a business deal with you 推销；争取支持（或生意等）
- pitch something Representatives went to Japan to pitch the company's newest products. 销售代表前往日本推销公司的最新产品。
- pitch (for something) We were pitching against a much larger company for the contract. 我们在与一家比我们大得多的公司竞争这项合同。
sound/music 声音；音乐
[transitive] pitch something + adj. to produce a sound or piece of music at a particular level 定音高
- You pitched that note a little flat. 你把那个音符定得有点低了。
- The song was pitched too low for my voice. 这首歌起调太低，不适合我的嗓音。
- Her voice was pitched low. 她把声音放低了。
see also high-pitched
- BrE: /ˌhaɪ ˈpɪtʃt/
- NAmE: /ˌhaɪ ˈpɪtʃt/
(of sounds 声音) very high 很高的；尖利的
- a high-pitched voice/whistle尖嗓子；尖锐的口哨声
- She had a high-pitched giggle which irritated me intensely. 她刺耳的傻笑声让我特别恼火。
- a high-pitched noise/scream/tone 高声的噪音/尖叫声/音调
see also low-pitched
- BrE: /ˌləʊ ˈpɪtʃt/
- NAmE: /ˌləʊ ˈpɪtʃt/
(of sounds 声音) deep; low 低沉的；低声的
- a low-pitched voice 低沉的嗓音
tent 帐篷
[transitive] pitch something to set up a tent or a camp for a short time搭（帐篷）；扎（营）
- We could pitch our tent in that field. 我们可以临时把帐篷搭在那块地上。
- They pitched camp for the night near the river. 他们靠河边扎营过夜。
see also pitched
- BrE: /pɪtʃt/
- NAmE: /pɪtʃt/
(of a roof 屋顶) sloping; not flat 倾斜的
- steeply pitched roofs 陡峭的屋顶
Topics Holidays C2
Word Origin
verb Middle English (as a verb in the senses ‘thrust (something pointed) into the ground’ and ‘fall headlong’): perhaps related to Old English picung ‘stigmata’, of unknown ultimate origin. The sense development is obscure.
Idioms
pitch a story/line/yarn (to somebody)
(informal) to tell somebody a story or make an excuse that is not true（对某人）编谎话
Phrasal Verbs
pitch in
pitch in (with somebody/something)
(informal) to join in and help with an activity, by doing some of the work or by giving money, advice, etc. 投入；参与；支援
- Everyone pitched in with the work. 每个人都投入了这项工作。
- Local companies pitched in with building materials and labour. 当地的公司支援了建筑材料和劳动力。
pitch something ↔︎ in
to give a particular amount of money in order to help with something 参与；出力；出份子
- We all pitched in $10 to buy her a gift. 我们每人出 10 美元，凑钱给她买礼物。
pitch into
pitch into somebody
(informal) to attack or criticize somebody攻击；批判；批评
- She started pitching into me as soon as I arrived. 我刚一到她就劈头盖脸地批评起我来。
pitch into something
(informal) to start an activity with enthusiasm蓬勃开展；大干
- pitch into doing something I rolled up my sleeves and pitched into cleaning the kitchen. 我卷起袖子，给厨房做大扫除。
pitch up
(British English, informal) to arrive somewhere, especially late or without planning 到达（尤指迟到或不约而至）
synonym turn up
(of a person 人) to arrive 到达；来到；露面
- We arranged to meet at 7.30, but she never turned up. 我们约好 7:30 碰头，但她根本没露面。
- You can't just pitch up and expect to get in without a ticket.你可不能说来就来，还想无票入场。
Reference
Diana Lea, Jennifer Bradbery. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 10th edition. Oxford University Press, 2020.
Margaret Deuter, Jennifer Bradbery, Joanna Turnbull. 牛津高阶英汉双解词典，第 9 版. 商务印书馆, 2018.