詞彙精選：pitch的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

n.

投；投球 [C]

例句：

A Pitch thrown at the pitcher's maximum speed.

投球手以最快速度投擲出的球。

例句：

When a pitcher throws a good pitch that the batter is unable to hit, it's called a "strike".

當投球手投出一個好球而擊球手沒有擊中，則稱爲“一擊”。

【音】音高 [C]

例句：

Her voice dropped to a lower pitch.

她的聲調低了下來。

例句：

The tonic pitch is played as a drone that runs throughout the performance.

主音音高作爲一種低音調奏出，在整個演奏中貫穿始終。

高度；程度；強度 [U]

例句：

The children were in a high pitch of excitement.

孩子們高度興奮。

例句：

We worked at a feverish pitch.

我們高度熱情地工作。

推銷；叫賣 [C]

例句：

I delivered the pitches for the shop.

我爲這家店做推銷。

例句：

He's been successful, because he has a very clever sales pitch.

他推銷商品的口才很好， 所以成功了。

坡度；傾斜度 [U]

例句：

The slope, or pitch, of a roof is determined primarily by the local climate and by tradition.

屋頂的斜坡或斜度，最初是由當地的氣候和傳統決定的。

例句：

The roof has a steep pitch.

屋頂很陡。

顛簸 [U]

【美俚】情況；現狀

例句：

The logic of this system is based around the position players take on the pitch.

系統的邏輯是基於球員在球場上所處位置周圍的情況。

瀝青 [U]

例句：

We should smear with pitch.

我們應該用瀝青塗。

例句：

We should pitch it within and without with pitch.

我們應該內外都塗上瀝青。

樹脂，松脂 [U]

例句：

Make yourself an ark with ribs of cypress, cover it with reeds and coat it inside and out with pitch.

你要爲自己造一艘方舟，用絲柏木做船架，覆蓋上蘆葦，再在裏外兩面塗上樹脂。

例句：

They have no candles, and they burn resinous sticks, and bits of rope dipped in pitch.

他們沒有蠟燭，點的是松枝和蘸着松脂的小段繩子。

球場；（體育比賽的）場地

v.

投擲；拋；扔 [I,T]

例句：

She pitched the ball as far as she could.

她盡力把球投得遠一些。

例句：

He nearly always pitches too far.

他幾乎總是投得過遠。

【音】爲…定音高 [T]

例句：

The song is pitched too high for my voice.

這首歌的起音太高了，我唱不上去。

傾斜 [I]

例句：

The roof of the house pitched at a 45°angle.

屋頂傾斜四十五度。

把...定得，把...定在 [T]

例句：

The prices of these cars are pitched extremely competitively.

這些汽車的售價定得極有競爭性。

帶着特定感情說（或寫）[T]

例句：

He pitched his story in a sentimental strain.

他把故事寫得帶有傷感情調。

（使）向前跌倒；（使）向外摔出 [I,T]

例句：

The carriage overturned and the passengers were pitched out.

車子翻了，乘客們被摔了出來。

例句：

The fisherman lost his balance and pitched into the sea.

漁夫失去了平衡，一頭栽進海里。

【美俚】竭力推銷 [T]

例句：

The salesman stood at the door, pitching his products.

推銷員站在門口，極力推銷他的產品。

例句：

Please prepare a more detailed proposal, and then I'll pitch it to the higher-ups.

請準備一份更詳細的提案，然後我會把它推銷給高階主管。

講述 [T]

搭帳篷；紮營 [I,T]

例句：

The boys pitched a tent by the river.

男孩子們在河邊搭起了帳蓬。

例句：

They pitched up for the night.

他們紮營過夜。

上下顛簸；搖晃 [I]

例句：

Our ship pitched about in the storm.

我們的船在暴風雨中顛簸。

例句：

The ship pitched and rolled and many passenger be sick.

那輪船顛簸搖晃，很多乘客頭暈噁心。

用瀝青塗 [T]

例句：

We should pitch it within and without with pitch.

我們應該內外都塗上瀝青。

二、詞義辨析：

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

這些動詞均有“拋、投、擲”之意。throw普通用詞，使用廣泛，僅指用力拋擲，不涉及動作方式或感情色彩。cast常可與throw互換，指迅速扔出一個重量較輕的物體。fling指用力投擲，或因感情激動而粗暴地或漫無目的地扔東西。 heave指把重物舉起後扔出。hurl通常指用力投擲，動作迅猛，所投擲的距離也較遠。pitch指隨意地、輕輕地擲或扔，側重方向性和有明確的目標。toss指無什麼目的地、輕輕地、隨意地擲或扔，所扔擲的東西一般都比較輕。

三、相關短語：

fever pitch

n.高度興奮,狂熱

pitch in

大幹起來,加油幹;幫助,支持;捐助

pitch into

投入,投身於,開始大幹…;攻擊,反對,毆打…

concert pitch

n.[樂]音樂會音高(較普通標準略高)

mineral pitch

地瀝青，瀝青，柏油

absolute pitch

絕對音調，絕對音調n. 絕對音高;音高辨別力

pitch pine

n.[植]北美脂鬆

pitch pipe

n.[樂]律管,定調管

variable-pitch propeller

可調螺距螺旋

high pitch

高音調

low pitch

沉音(調)沉音符

perfect pitch

n. 音高辨別力

四、參考例句：

Your elevator pitch should answer three questions．

你的電梯推銷要回答三個問題。

The football pitch was illuminated with floodlights.

足球場是用泛光燈照亮的。

Let's pitch that drunkard out.

我們來把那個醉鬼攆出去。

The pitch depends on the frequency.

音調的高低是由頻率決定的。

Have a good attitude. Pitch in cheerfully.

要有一個好的態度。精神飽滿地投入工作。

Touch pitch, and you will be defiled.

近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

A pitch thrown at the pitcher's maximum speed.

投球手以最快速度投擲出的球。

People just pitch their rubbish over the wall.

人們徑直把垃圾扔過牆去。

Some people just pitch their rubbish over the wall.

有人徑直把垃圾扔過牆去。

We should pitch it within and without with pitch.

我們應該內外都塗上瀝青。