好词典
pitched
UK /pɪtʃt/US /pɪtʃt/
词源
源自古英语 'piccean'（刺穿）和中古英语 'picchen'（固定），与荷兰语 'pikken'（啄）同源，后引申出投掷和倾斜的含义。
adjective
❶ 形容屋顶或表面有倾斜角度的，通常指陡峭的坡度。常用于描述建筑物或地形的倾斜特征。
“The house has a steeply pitched roof to shed snow easily.”
（这栋房子的屋顶坡度很陡，便于积雪滑落。）
“They camped on a pitched slope of the mountain.”
（他们在山体的斜坡上扎营。）
同义词:sloping, inclined, angled
verb
❶ 作为动词过去式，表示投掷、抛掷或用力扔出某物，常用于体育或日常动作描述。
“He pitched the baseball straight over the plate.”
（他把棒球直接投过了本垒板。）
“She pitched her keys onto the table in frustration.”
（她沮丧地把钥匙扔到了桌子上。）
❶ 指为帐篷或临时住所搭建支架或结构，强调快速建立的动作。
“We pitched our tents near the lake before sunset.”
（我们在日落前把帐篷搭在湖边。）
“Refugees pitched makeshift shelters along the roadside.”
（难民们在路边搭起了临时避难所。）
同义词:threw, tossed, hurled, erected, set up
常见短语
pitched battle — 指双方有组织、有准备的激烈战斗，区别于突发冲突，常见于历史或军事语境。
“The two armies met in a pitched battle that lasted three days.”
（两军在持续三天的激战中交锋。）
pitched voice — 形容刻意调整到特定音高的嗓音，通常用于歌唱、演讲或情绪表达的场景。
“She answered the question in a nervously pitched voice.”
（她用紧张的高音调回答了问题。）