| 单词 | pitched battle |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspitched battle close battle, a naval battle at ‘close quarters,’ in which the ships engage each other side by side. pitched battle, a battle which has been planned, and of which the ground has been chosen beforehand, by both sides. plain battle, ‘open field,’ fair fight. general's battle, a battle in which the issue turns mainly upon the skill of the general, as contrasted with a soldier's battle, in which the main element is the courage and energy of the soldier.extracted from battlen.pitched battle 2. Of a military encounter: fought at a predetermined time and place; planned, organized. In later use also: designating a violent confrontation involving large numbers of people (frequently figurative). Chiefly in pitched battle. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed encounter > [adjective] > types of armed encounter openeOE set battle1487 unbloody1544 pight1562 pitched1569 round1601 steadfast1623 strucka1625 running1651 stationary1737 stricken field1820 close quarters1871 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 503 To the entent to geue him battaile in a pitched field, and so to make a finall ende of his intended conquest. 1627 H. Peacham Compl. Gentleman (rev. ed.) (title page) A description of the order of a Maine Battaile or Pitched Field. 1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes (xi. 32) iii. 190 [David] was never put to flight in any pitcht-battle. 1714 J. Ayliffe Antient & Present State Univ. Oxf. I. i. iv. 148 They decided their Quarrels in a pitch'd Battle, wherein many were killed and wounded on both sides. 1757 M. Postlethwayt Great Britain's True Syst. vii. 183 In a hasty Expedition, and a pitched Field, the Matter was decided by Courage. 1830 W. Scott Lett. Demonol. & Witchcraft x. 396 That magic flag, which has been victorious in two pitched fields. 1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. ii 47 In this year..nine pitched battles..were fought with the heathens. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 94/2 This time the Abyssinians were more successful, and beat the rebels in a pitched fight. 1994 Wall St. Jrnl. 25 Nov. a8/3 By devolving power to the states Republicans would avoid a pitched welfare battle they probably can't win. 1996 Motoring & Leisure (CSMA) Feb. 71/2 Eastenders and Fascists fought pitched battles on the streets of London. 2001 Southland (N.Z.) Times (Nexis) 6 Dec. 4 The bill..was always going to put the Government into pitched warfare with the news media. < as lemmas |
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