| 单词 | pitch |
| 释义 | pitch (once / 109 pages) 1nv 2nv 3vn 4nv 5nv 6nv 7nv 8v 9n In baseball, the ball is pitched (thrown). Elsewhere, writers, salesmen, and other folks make pitches (proposals). There's a long list of pitches, both nouns and verbs. A salesman can give you a sales pitch, when he tells you all the reasons you should buy what he's selling. A high, short golf shot is a pitch. If you are singing the right notes to a song then you are on pitch. A rocking boat is pitching. The only way to know which pitch is meant is to look at the situation and who's using the word. WORD FAMILYpitch: pitched, pitcher, pitches, pitching, pitchy+/pitcher: pitcherful, pitchers/pitcherful: pitcherfuls/pitching: pitchings/pitchy: pitchiest USAGE EXAMPLESThe Internet Governance Forum, a series of events sponsored by the UN, offers a place for all “stakeholders” to pitch in. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) Snell pitched in the minor leagues for five years before being called up to the Rays in June. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) At the other end of the pitch, the two keepers with the best shots-to-saves record do not belong to a top-six club. BBC(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1n the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration Hypo|Hyper concert pitch, international pitch, philharmonic pitch the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C high frequency, high pitcha pitch that is perceived as above other pitches soprano, treblethe pitch range of the highest female voice tenorthe pitch range of the highest male voice keypitch of the voice low frequency, low pitcha pitch that is perceived as below other pitches altothe pitch range of the lowest female voice alto(of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments bassthe lowest part of the musical range tone(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages tunethe property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch deepnessa low pitch that is loud and voluminous sound property an attribute of sound 2v set to a certain pitch He pitched his voice very low Hyper set put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state 3v set the level or character of 2She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience Syn|Hypo|Hyper gear popularise, popularize make understandable to the general public accommodate, adapt make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose 1n the action or manner of throwing something his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor Hyper throw the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist) 2n (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter Syn|Hypo|Hyper delivery balk an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base balla pitch that is not in the strike zone beanball, beanera baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head change-of-pace, change-of-pace ball, change-up, off-speed pitcha baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball bender, breaking ball, curve, curve balla pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter dustera pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter bullet, fastball, heater, hummer, smoke(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity knuckleball, knucklera baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin overhand pitcha baseball pitch in which the hand moves above the shoulder passed balla pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not; allows a base runner to advance a base screwballa pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown sinkera pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate spitball, spitteran illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it strike(baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders submarine ball, submarine pitcha pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead wild pitchan errant pitch that the catcher cannot be expected to catch and that allows a base runner to advance a base slidera fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown throw the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist) 3v throw or toss with a light motion Syn|Hypo|Hyper flip, sky, toss submarine throw with an underhand motion lagthrow or pitch at a mark, as with coins throw back, toss backthrow back with a quick, light motion fling throw with force or recklessness 4v throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball 3Syn|Hyper deliver throw propel through the air 1v hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin Hyper hit cause to move by striking 2n a high approach shot in golf 4Syn|Hyper pitch shot approach, approach shot a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green 1n promotion by means of an argument and demonstration Syn|Hyper sales pitch, sales talk packaging, promotion, promotional material, publicity a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution 2n a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk) he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors Hyper place, position the particular portion of space occupied by something 3v sell or offer for sale from place to place 5Syn|Hyper hawk, huckster, monger, peddle, vend deal, sell, trade do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood 1n abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) Syn|Hypo|Hyper lurch, pitching careen, rock, sway, tilt pitching dangerously to one side motility, motion, move, movement a change of position that does not entail a change of location 2v move abruptly Syn|Hyper lurch, shift move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 3v fall or plunge forward She pitched over the railing of the balcony Hyper come down, descend, fall, go down move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way 4v heel over 6Syn|Hypo|Hyper cant, cant over, slant, tilt cock tilt or slant to one side move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 1n degree of deviation from a horizontal plane the roof had a steep pitch Syn|Hypo|Hyper rake, slant loft (golf) the backward slant on the head of some golf clubs that is designed to drive the ball high in the air gradient, slope the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal 2v be at an angle 7Syn|Hypo|Hyper incline, slope ascend slope upwards stoopsag, bend, bend over or down fallslope downward climbslope upward dipslope downwards angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip to incline or bend from a vertical position 1n an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump Syn|Hyper auction pitch all fours, high-low-jack card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game 2v lead (a card) and establish the trump suit 8Hyper play put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game v erect and fasten 9pitch a tent Syn|Hypo|Hyper set up camp, camp down establish or set up a camp erect, rear cause to rise up n any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue Syn|Hypo|Hyper tar coal tar a tar formed from distillation of bituminous coal; coal tar can be further distilled to give various aromatic compounds bitumen any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons |
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