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pitch I /pitʃ/ vt. 1. 投，掷，扔，抛： pitch a ball 投球 The men were pitching hay, lifting it with forks. 那些人正在用叉掷干草。2. 用于短语动词pitch in参与，帮助：If we all pitch in, we can get the kitchen cleared up in half an hour.如果我们都帮忙，半个小时内就能把厨房打扫干净。

［辨析］见throw

 pitch II /pitʃ/ n. ［u］沥青：as dark/black as pitch 漆黑的，极暗的；pitch-black/dark 漆黑的，极暗的 Touch pitch, and you will be defiled.［谚］近朱者赤，近墨者黑。