A pitched battle

pitched

a. 斜的；人字形的

battle ['bætl]

vt.& vi. 与…作战;争斗; n. 战争，战役;比赛，较量;长期论战或长期作战;激烈的竞争;

batt打，走+le表名词 → 战斗

Does this car have good fuel economy?

这种车省油吗？

Sorry, I'm engaged.

对不起，我有约在先了。

The only way that they can preserve their history is to recount it as sagas -- legends handed down from one generation of another.These legends are useful because they can tell us something about migrations of people who lived long ago, but none could wri

他们保存历史的唯一办法是将历史当作传说讲述，由讲述人一代接一代地将史实描述为传奇故事口传下来。