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pitched battle
pitched battle (pĭcht)n.1. An intense battle fought in close contact by troops arranged in a predetermined formation.2. A fiercely waged battle or struggle between opposing forces.pitched battle n 1. (Military) a battle ensuing from the deliberate choice of time and place, engaging all the planned resources 2. any fierce encounter, esp one with large numbers pitched′ bat′tle
n. an intense battle at close quarters. [1600–10] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | pitched battle - a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and placebattle, engagement, fight, conflict - a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" |
Translationspitch1 (pitʃ) verb1. to set up (a tent or camp). They pitched their tent in the field. 搭(帳)，紮(營) 搭（帐），扎（营） 2. to throw. He pitched the stone into the river. 扔 扔3. to (cause to) fall heavily. He pitched forward. 摔倒 摔倒4. (of a ship) to rise and fall violently. The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea. 顛簸 颠簸5. to set (a note or tune) at a particular level. He pitched the tune too high for my voice. 定音調 定音调 noun1. the field or ground for certain games. a cricket-pitch; a football pitch. 表演場地 表演场地2. the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc. 音高標準 音高标准3. an extreme point or intensity. His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her. 程度 程度4. the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works. He has a pitch on the High Street. 商販擺攤場地 商贩摆摊场地5. the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched. That was a long pitch. 投擲 投掷6. (of a ship) the act of pitching. (船的)縱搖 （船的）纵摇 -pitched of a (certain) musical pitch. a high-pitched / low-pitched voice. 音調 音调ˈpitcher noun a person who pitches especially (in baseball) the player who throws the ball. 投手 投手pitched battle a battle between armies that have been prepared and arranged for fighting beforehand. They fought a pitched battle. 對陣戰 对阵战ˈpitchfork noun a large long-handled fork for lifting and moving hay. 乾草叉 干草叉
pitched battle
pitched battleA volatile fight or argument. There was a pitched battle between both political parties before the election.See also: battle, pitchpitched battle, aAn intense conflict, as in Their disagreement turned into a pitched battle between the nurses and the physicians' assistants . This term, dating from about 1600, originally alluded to a military battle in which the array of forces and battleground are predetermined (as opposed to a hasty skirmish). See also: pitcha pitched battle a fierce fight. Literally, a pitched battle is one fought on a predetermined ground (the pitch ), as opposed to either a casual skirmish or a running battle (see running).See also: battle, pitcha ˌpitched ˈbattle
1 a fight that involves a large number of people: There was a pitched battle earlier today between police and demonstrators. Two hundred people were injured, ten seriously.
2 a military battle fought with soldiers arranged in prepared positionsSee also: battle, pitchpitched battle, aAn intense fight. Originally a pitched battle meant a battle that had been planned beforehand, with the ground “pitched on,” that is, chosen, and the opposing sides lined up in orderly fashion. The term was used to contrast it with a skirmish or chance encounter, and dates from about 1600. In time, however, it came to be used more loosely for any intense fight in which the combatants are fiercely engaged. See also: pitchEncyclopediaSeepitchpitched battle
Words related to pitched battlenoun a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and placeRelated Words- battle
- engagement
- fight
- conflict
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