今天介紹的俚語是pitch in,pitch in是什么意思呢?最常見得意思是一起幫忙,做出貢獻(to join in and help someone with something).
例句:
If you could pitch in a little we'd be finished quicker.
如果你能幫忙一下,我們很快就可以完成。
After the Christmas dinner, we all pitched in to clean up the house.
圣誕晚餐后,我們?nèi)紕邮謳椭謇矸孔印?/p>
If everyone pitches in, we'll soon get the job done.
如果大家一起拼命干,我們很快就會把這個工作干完。
讀者可以嘗試翻譯一下:
Would you please pitch in and help with the party? Come on! Pitch in!
pitch in還有其他的意思:
1.分擔共同擔負的費用;捐獻(某物);(以某物)支援:
例句:
When they took up a collection for the annual dinner, he promised to pitch in.
當他們?yōu)橐荒暌欢鹊木鄄突I款時,他答應(yīng)捐款。
2.投入;把…扔進去:
例句:
Please pitch your waste paper in here
請把廢紙扔在此地。
3.大吃特吃,開始大吃:
例句:
As soon as the food was put on the table, all the children pitched in without waiting to be invited.
食物一端上桌子,孩子們用不著請便大吃起來。