pitch

Compared meaning: to throw something (verb).

比较义项：随手扔出/抛出某物（动词）。

• toss

  Toss suggests a light, casual, often careless throw, typically over a short distance with little force; common with small or unimportant objects.

  toss表示轻轻地、随意地扔出，通常用力很小、距离较近，常用于扔小物件或不太在意的东西。

  She gently tossed the ball to her son across the yard.

  她轻轻地把球抛给院子对面的儿子。

• flip

  Flip emphasizes a quick, sudden flick of the wrist that often turns the object over in the air, rather than the force or distance of the throw.

  flip强调手腕快速一抖的动作，常使物体在空中翻转过来，重点不在于用力大小或抛出的距离。

  He flipped the burger patty with a practiced flick of the spatula.

  他用铲子熟练地一抖，把汉堡肉饼翻了个面。

• pitch 本词

  Pitch implies a forceful, deliberate throw, often aimed at a target or distance, as in sports; it carries more power than toss or flip.

  pitch表示用力、有目的地投掷，常常是瞄准目标或投向较远处，比toss和flip更用力。

  He pitched the rock as hard as he could across the river.

  他使出全力把石头扔过河对岸。

Toss, flip, and pitch mean to throw something. Toss is a light, casual throw over a short distance. Flip is a quick wrist flick that turns the object in the air. Pitch is a forceful throw aimed at a target. Other meanings are not compared.

toss、flip、pitch在“扔出某物”这个意思上很接近，但用力大小和动作方式不同，容易混淆。这里不比较toss的“辗转难眠”义，也不比较flip的“翻转、切换”用法（如flip a switch），以及pitch的“推销”或“音调”等义项。