| 词汇 | pitched battle |
| 释义 | Idiom pitched battle an angry fight or argument.There was a pitched battle between police and rioters. pitched battleA volatile fight or argument. There was a pitched battle between both political parties before the election. pitched battle, aAn intense conflict, as in Their disagreement turned into a pitched battle between the nurses and the physicians' assistants . This term, dating from about 1600, originally alluded to a military battle in which the array of forces and battleground are predetermined (as opposed to a hasty skirmish). a pitched battlea fierce fight.Literally, a pitched battle is one fought on a predetermined ground (the pitch ), as opposed to either a casual skirmish or a running battle (see running). a ˌpitched ˈbattle1 a fight that involves a large number of people: There was a pitched battle earlier today between police and demonstrators. Two hundred people were injured, ten seriously. 2 a military battle fought with soldiers arranged in prepared positions pitched battle, aAn intense fight. Originally a pitched battle meant a battle that had been planned beforehand, with the ground “pitched on,” that is, chosen, and the opposing sides lined up in orderly fashion. The term was used to contrast it with a skirmish or chance encounter, and dates from about 1600. In time, however, it came to be used more loosely for any intense fight in which the combatants are fiercely engaged. |
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