pitch in

phrasal verbphr v informal

a) START DOING somethingto join others and help with an activity 投入；参与；支援

If we all pitch in, we’ll have it finished in no time.

我们大家一起帮忙的话，很快就可以完成。

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Everyone pitched in with efforts to entertain the children.

所有人都来想方设法逗孩子们开心。

b) to join others and pay part of the money towards something 凑钱，出份子

They all pitched in and the money was collected within a few days.

他们都出了钱，几天内就筹集到了这笔钱。

c) EAT British EnglishBrE to start to eat hungrily 开始狼吞虎咽，开始大吃特吃

Pitch in – there’s plenty.

放开肚子吃吧——多着呢。

Examples from the Corpus

pitch with• Walsh, bedecked with new suit and executive glasses, had pitched in with his usual aggressive style.• The Green Party is pitching in with policies on Rubbish recycling and transport.• The maid would go and all of them would pitch in with the housework.

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