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单词 high-pitched
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high-pitched

also high pitched
adjective
A high-pitched sound is shrill and high in pitch.
A woman squealed in a high-pitched voice.
Synonyms: piercing, high, sharp, penetrating More Synonyms of high-pitched

high-pitched in British English

adjective
1. 
pitched high in volume or tone
high (sense 10)
2. 
(of a roof) having steeply sloping sides
3. 
(of an argument, style, etc) lofty or intense

high-pitched in American English

(ˈhaɪˈpɪtʃt)
adjective
1. 
high in pitch; shrill
2. 
lofty; exalted
3. 
showing intense feeling; agitated
4. 
steep in slope
said of roofs

Examples of 'high-pitched' in a sentence
high-pitched

A high-pitched voice is a serious evolutionary drawback.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Male hedgehogs woo females by singing in a high-pitched voice.
The Sun (2012)
Do they say this in an hysterical high-pitched voice?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They purr when happy and let out a high-pitched scream when in pain.
The Sun (2015)
Then another woman let out a high-pitched scream.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The air fills with camera phones and a series of high-pitched screaming matches take off.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
His voice was comically high-pitched.
Len Deighton Bomber
Large dinosaurs could not pick up high-pitched sounds, a study has found.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
When he's not happy he makes a high-pitched scream and bunches up his fists in a tantrum.
The Sun (2007)
He was screaming, his high-pitched wails piercing the clouds of choking plaster dust that were swirling around.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

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high-pitched

British English: high-pitched ADJECTIVE
A high-pitched sound is shrill and high in pitch.
A woman squealed in a high-pitched voice.
  • American English: high-pitched
  • Brazilian Portuguese: agudo
  • Chinese: 尖声的
  • European Spanish: agudo
  • French: aigu
  • German: hoch
  • Italian: acuto
  • Japanese: 甲高い
  • Korean: 고음의
  • European Portuguese: agudo
  • Latin American Spanish: agudo
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