Pitch

(noun.) the action or manner of throwing something; 'his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor'.

(noun.) (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter.

(noun.) an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump.

(noun.) a high approach shot in golf.

(noun.) the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration.

(noun.) degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; 'the roof had a steep pitch'.

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.

(verb.) set to a certain pitch; 'He pitched his voice very low'.

(verb.) lead (a card) and establish the trump suit.

(verb.) hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin.

(verb.) erect and fasten; 'pitch a tent'.

(verb.) fall or plunge forward; 'She pitched over the railing of the balcony'.

整理:雪莉

• Obviously, as the cylinder was turned, the needle followed a spiral path whose pitch depended upon that of the feed screw. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Shall I step upstairs, and pitch into the landlord? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Holmes shot the slide across the front of his lantern and left us in pitch darkness--such an absolute darkness as I have never before experienced. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• They were then carried through the receiving armature and reproduced on the receiving diaphragm, with all the same characteristics of pitch, loudness and quality. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Getting another boy with difficulty to volunteer, he launched out on his errand in the pitch-black night. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• She knew stories about every one, which she retailed to their friends at the pitch of her voice; and she was always hunting for a husband for Eunice. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• Never pitch yerself in such a low key as that, Christian; you should try more, said Fairway. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Beams crossed the opening down into the main floor where the hay-carts drove in when the hay was hauled in to be pitched up. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• Samuel Edison, versatile, buoyant of temper, and ever optimistic, would thus appear to have pitched his tent with shrewd judgment. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Then as the horse pitched down he had dropped down behind his warm, wet back to get the gun to going as they came up the hill. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Came back to our Department, and Pitched into me. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Went up to our place and Pitched into my father to that extent that it was necessary to order him out. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• From the entrance into the lists, a gently sloping passage, ten yards in breadth, led up to the platform on which the tents were pitched. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• On the other side of the lawn, facing the targets, was pitched a real tent, with benches and garden-seats about it. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• For different pitches, pipes of different lengths are used: for very low pitches long, closed pipes are used; for very high pitches short, open pipes are used. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• How the Various Pitches are Produced. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Varying pitches are obtained partly by the varying wind pressure of the musician; if he breathes fast, the pitch rises; if he breathes slowly, the pitch falls. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• This agrees with the law of vibrating strings which gives high pitches for short lengths. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• If she pitches to wind'ard, and brings the mast against the bilge, it's all Davy Jones for sure! 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• But come, fill a flagon, for it will crave some time to tune the harp; and nought pitches the voice and sharpens the ear like a cup of wine. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Pitching somebody into a mud-cart,' said Miss Wren. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Directing the pitching of the chair in an affable and easy manner, Mr. Bucket dismisses the Mercuries and locks the door again. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• A dozen dead and dying men rolled hither and thither upon the pitching deck, the living intermingled with the dead. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• Here, Bruno, he called, whistling to the lumbering Newfoundland, who came pitching tumultuously toward them. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• For the safety and comfort of passengers, the great length reduces the pitching, bilge keels prevent rolling, and the Schlick system of cranks neutralizes vibration in the engine. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• I see you want pitching into that stream, replied Maurice, rising. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• Don't seem to be of the pitching-in order. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.

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