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
like we always thought I would.
就像我们一向认定的那样。
Then you'll need small change.
那你需要换小零钱。
They were taking a badly damaged boat from the Virgin Islands to Miami to have it repaired.