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OF SHIP/AIRCRAFT Jfe ; T til 8 [U] {technical A i£) the movement of a ship up and down
in the water or of an aircraft in the air ( #S/E7]c±W ) 3* AMU1,
IMS; ■( *0$
— compare roll
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OF ROOF M® 9 [sing., U] (technical Ain) the degree to which a roof slopes
lEIBI make a pitch for sb/sth | make a
pitch to sb
to make a determined
effort to get sth or to persuade sb of sth —
more at queer v,
■ verb
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THROW M 1 [VN +adv./prep.] to throw sb/sth with force
MjfrJI; S ; M : The explosion
pitched her violently into the air. 0 {figurative) The
new government has
already been pitched into a crisis. §\
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IN SPORTS^
hAA/i 2[V, VN] (inbaseball to throw
the ball to the person
who is batting # ( A
o note at throw 3 [+adv./prep.] (of
the ball in the games of cricket
or golf A
A
&) to hit the ground; to make the ball hit the ground : [V] The ball pitched a
yard short. [also VN] 4 [VN, V] (in golf
A&) to hit the ball in a high curve Aft AWA
MM
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FALL [I] ft 5 [V +adv./prep.] to fall heavily in a
particular
direction S. R $1 T : With a cry she pitched
forward. AW7.
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OF SHIP/AIRCRAFT ; || 6 [V] to move up and
down
on the water or in the
air MM', JuftMII: The sea was rough and
the ship pitched and rolled all night. fzMMW
M,
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SET LEVEL 7 [VN +adv./prep] ~ sth (at sth) to set
sth at a particular level
fi$ £5 M:
They
have pitched their prices too high. # A rU ft „ 0 The test
was pitched at too low a
level for the students.
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TRY TO SELL g ^ 8 [VN] - sth (at sb) | ~ sth (as sth) to
aim or direct a product
or service at a particular group
of people (mr&mm) tm, mtu
( iSc § ft" ^ ) : The new software is
being pitched at
banks, o Orange juice is
to be pitched as an
athlete’s drink. $£?+ ##
9 ~ (for sth) to try to persuade sb
to buy sth, to give you sth or to make a business deal with you JfHg; ) : [VN] Representatives went
to
O [V] We were
pitching against a much larger
company for the contract.
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SOUND/MUSIC Af.; Aft 10 [VN] to produce a sound or
piece of music at a
particular level If jS5: You pitched that note a little flat. itf&fto o The
song was pitched too low
for my voice. j&1fffc£fiiliA'flA A M
A* fl W # 0 — see also high-pitched,
low- pitched
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TENT ft M 11 [VN] to set up a tent or a camp for a
short
time Jgr ( ftH ) ; ft ( Hi ) : We could pitch our
tent in that field. ^f] *1ftllSftfffi
ft^£&l|S 0 They
pitched camp for the night
near the river. ®f]|l'Mi&ft fMo
— see also pitched
IT»TO1 .pitch a 'story/'line/'yarn (to sb) {informal) to tell sb a story or make an excuse that
is not true ( ^ M A ) Hit it »a;is*vi .pitch
‘in (with sb/sth) {informal) to join in and help
with an activity, by doing some of the work or by giving money, advice, etc. gA
; #A; A $£: Everyone pitched in with the work. itftA#f$gAft
& ® X ft o o Local companies
pitched in with building materials and labour.
ij] A o .pitch sth<-'in to give a particular
amount of money in order to help with sth #£f; itifj
;
ft ffrft: We all pitched in $10 to buy her a gift. |£CI#Aft 10 % .pitch 'into sb {informal) to attack or criticize sb g$]; gif: She started pitching
into me as soon as I arrived. — PJlift*®gif
gif 0 .pitch ‘into sth {informal) to start an activity with enthusiasm
jSifjTFM; Af: [+ -ing] I rolled up my sleeves
and pitched into cleaning the kitchen.
isos pitiful
gA, .pitch 'up {BrE, informal)
to
arrive
somewhere, especially late or
without planning gj i£
( X ts ifi If] ^ A Ml M k. ) : You can’t just pitch
up and expect to get in without a ticket. ftnj
AI6 It A,
SAIAi. 0QG3 turn up
.pitch and 'putt noun
[U]
(BrE)
golf played on a very small course
,pitch-and-'toss noun
[U]
a game in which the player who throws a coin closest to a mark gets to throw
all the coins, winning those that land with the head facing
upi$A« (
m, )
.pitch-1 black adj.
completely
black or dark W; ^
m
.pitch-'dark adj.
completely
dark pitched /pitjt/ adj.
(of
a roof M®) sloping; not flat M
m
.pitched 'battle noun 1 a fight that involves a large number of
people $¥[*£; The demonstration
escalated into a pitched battle
with the police.
■ 2 a military battle fought with soldiers
arranged in prepared positions
pitch er /'pitja(r)/ noun
1 (NAmE) = jug(1) : a pitcher of water — £1 /Jc 2 {BrE)
a
large clay container with a small
opening and one or two handles, used, especially in the past, for holding
liquids (
SI — picture d> jug 3 (in baseball # $c) the player who throws the ball to the batter g$cA pitch-fork
/‘pitJTbik;
NAmE
-fo:rk/
noun
a
farm tool in the shape of a large fork with a long handle and two or three
sharp metal points, used especially for lifting and moving hay (=
dried grass), etc. gA; A^X 'pitch
invasion noun {BrE)
an
occasion when a crowd of people who are watching a sports game run onto the
field, for example to celebrate sth or protest about sth
pitch-out /'pitjaut/ noun
1 (in baseball j$Jf) a ball deliberately thrown so that it is
too far away to hit so that the catcher
can throw it to get a player out who is running between bases ^ A if ^ 2 (in American
football ) a ball thrown sideways
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'pitch-pipe
noun
a
small pipe that is blown to give the right note for singing or for tuning a musical instrument )
pit eous /'pities/ adj. {literary) deserving or causing
pity Oj'It; AA'ltgl ^A 'If : a piteous cry/sight ►
pit-eous-ly adv. BTfl pathetic pit-fall /‘pitfoil/ noun
a
danger or difficulty, especially one that is hidden or not obvious at first ;
ES$£;
( AJb ) PS l$, HtH: the potential pitfalls
of buying a house
pith /pi0/ noun
[U]
1 a soft dry white
substance inside the skin of oranges and some other fruits ( IgA^rAA AW )’ ft —
picture o page R17 2 the essential or
most important part of sth ft; g A; : the pith of her
argument MtkijWgA
pit-head /‘pithed/ noun
the
entrance to a coal mine and the offices, machinery, etc. in the area around it
A*## P;
'pith
helmet noun
a
light hard hat worn to give protection from the sun in very hot countries ( ^ S ^ ^
w)
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pithy /'pi0i/ adj.
(approving) (of a comment, piece
of writing, etc. short but expressed well
and
full of meaning pith-ily /-ili/
adv.: pithily expressed W
piti able /‘pitiabl/ adj. {formal)
1 deserving pity or
causing you to feel pity {fi # [Wj 'If W ; «J tAW : The refugees were in a
pitiable state. AT't^
0 2 not
deserving respect ®P W ; 5^ W : a pitiable lack of
talent ^AlIW^IWM ► piti-ably /-abli/ adv. piti-ful /‘pitifl/ adj.
1 deserving or causing
you to feel pity 4-AfR]1iW; 0CZ3 pathetic: The horse
was a pitiful sight {= because it was very
thin or sick).