pitched
adj (of a roof) sloping from a ridge; not flat (指屋顶)倾斜的, 坡的. pitched `battle battle fought with troops arranged in prepared positions and using all available resources 对阵战
(fig 比喻) Conservationists fought a pitched battle with developers over the future of the site. 主张保护自然环境的人同地产开发公司就该地前途进行了针锋相对的论战. Cf 参看 skirmish.
🗣️ 情景例句
But I was lucky enough to have a career as a music teacher
但我很幸运, 有一个音乐教师的事业
It is up to you to carry out the plan.
由你实行那个计划。
When the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass-seed which would grow quickly.