pitched battle

noun

1. 群殴；聚众打斗
   a fight that involves a large number of people
   1. The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police.
      示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。
2. （军事上的）对阵战
   a military battle fought with soldiers arranged in prepared positions

1. N-COUNT （大批人员参与的）激战，恶战
   A pitched battle is a very fierce and violent fight involving a large number of people.
   1. Pitched battles were fought with the police.
      发生了数次和警察之间的激烈冲突。

1. Pitched battles were fought with the police.
   发生了数次和警察之间的激烈冲突。
2. At the moment, the two auto giants are fighting a pitched battle over market share.
   眼下，这两个汽车巨人为争夺市场份额正在展开一场激战。
3. Steve Jobs tried to isolate and protect the Mac, but the pitched battle that followed led to a boardroom showdown that jobs lost.
   史蒂夫•乔布斯曾试图加以保护，但战事愈演愈烈，最终，董事会摊牌反对，乔布斯败走麦城。
4. Avoiding currency moves becoming a pitched battle should be good for the animal spirits that really move the yen and the stock market.
   避免让货币波动成为一场激战，应该有利于市场中的动物精神它才是推动日元和股市的真正因素。
5. There a painting shows soldiers crossing above the Barranca River in 1860 using ropes and pulleys during a pitched battle.
   那里挂了一幅画，内容是1860年的一场激战中，士兵用绳索和滑轮渡过巴兰卡河。
6. Reserves were too distant to be able to intervene, and it remained only to extricate the force without more ado. Each side committed its reserves and a pitched battle followed.
   后备部队距离过远，不能参加战斗，因而唯有干脆撤出这支军队。双方都把后备部队投入了战斗，紧接着一场激战开始了。
7. The two merchants came to a pitched battle in the market place.
   这两个商人在市场上激烈地争执起来。
8. A pitched battle between naval fleets.
   海军舰队间的激烈战斗。
9. He was pitched against Kennedy in the battle for the party leadership.
   在党的领导人之争中，他被推出与肯尼迪竞争。
10. A pitched battle between the two sets of fans developed on the terraces after the match was over.
    比赛结束后，双方的球迷在观台上展开了激战。
11. Each side committed its reserves and a pitched battle followed.
    双方都把后备部队投入了战斗，紧接着一场激战开始了。
12. Nur al-Din took advantage of the absence of Amalric and Jerusalem's army to attack the Crusader States, winning a pitched battle and retaking the city of Harim.
    努尔丁利用阿马尔里克和耶路撒冷军队不在的良机袭击了十字军国家，赢得了一场激战，还夺回了哈里姆城。

noun

1. a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place