pitched battle

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A battle which opposing forces anticipate and commit to fighting; a sustained, intense and confrontational fight.
    — Have I not in a pitched battle heard / Loud 'larums, neighing steeds, and trumpets' clang?
  2. An intense, rancorous argument or confrontation. broadly
    — At every post where we changed horses and drivers, we had a pitched battle with the driver for more money than we had been told was the regular rate.

词形变化

pitched battles plural

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English pitched
English battle
English pitched battle
From pitched (“prepared”) + battle.
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