a pitched battle的用法和樣例：
例句
- Conservationists fought a pitched battle with developers over the future of the site.
主張保護自然環境的人同地產開發公司就該地前途進行了針鋒相對的論戰。 - The two merchants came to a pitched battle in the market place.
這兩個商人在市場上激烈地爭執起來。 - Each side committed its reserves and a pitched battle followed.
雙方都把後備部隊投入了戰鬥，緊接著一場激戰開始了。
