单词 | pitched battle |
释义 | pitched battleSEE SYNONYMS FOR pitched battle ON THESAURUS.COM nouna battle in which the orderly arrangement of armed forces and the location have been predetermined. an encounter in which the antagonists are completely and intensely engaged: The dispute evolved into a pitched battle between management and labor. Origin of pitched battleFirst recorded in 1600–10 Words nearby pitched battlepitch chisel, pitch circle, pitch-cone angle, pitch cylinder, pitch-dark, pitched battle, pitcher, pitcherful, pitcher plant, pitch-faced, pitchfork Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for pitched battlepitched battle nouna battle ensuing from the deliberate choice of time and place, engaging all the planned resources any fierce encounter, esp one with large numbers Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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