English主要词典
pitch
Universal Words
noun, verb
noun
for sport
1 (BrE) (also field AmE, BrE) [C] an area of ground specially prepared and marked for playing a game such as football:
a football / cricket / rugby pitch * The rugby tour was a disaster both on and off the pitch. * After the game fans invaded the pitch.
degree / strength
2 [sing.,U] the degree or strength of a feeling or activity; the highest point of sth:
a frenetic pitch of activity * Speculation has reached such a pitch that a decision will have to be made immediately.
of sound
3 [sing.,U] how high or low a sound is, especially a musical note:
A basic sense of rhythm and pitch is essential in a music teacher.
seealsoPERFECTPITCH
to sell sth
4 [C,usually sing.] talk or arguments used by a person trying to sell things or persuade people to do sth:
an aggressive sales pitch * the candidate's campaign pitch * Each company was given ten minutes to make its pitch.
in baseball
5 [C] an act of throwing the ball; the way in which it is thrown
black substance
6 [U] 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
in street / market
7 [C] (BrE) a place in a street or market where sb sells things, or where a street entertainer usually performs
of ship / aircraft
8 [U] (technical) the movement of a ship up and down in the water or of an aircraft in the air
compareROLLn.(5)
of roof
9 [sing.,U] (technical) the degree to which a roof slopes
IDIOMS
make a pitch for sb/sth
