pitching

投球

物を投げること。特に、打者に向かってボールを投げること。

やさしい英語で： The act of throwing something, especially a ball towards a player who tries to hit it.

• His pitching helped the team win.
• We practised pitching with a tennis ball.
• The coach praised her accurate pitching.

類義語： throwing

よく使う表現： accurate pitching, baseball pitching, wild pitching

石畳、石舗装

必要な高さや傾斜に合わせて石を敷いた、粗い路面。

やさしい英語で： A rough road surface made by laying stone blocks at the required height and slope.

• The old street still has stone pitching.
• Workers repaired the pitching near the bridge.
• Heavy carts had loosened several blocks in the pitching.

類義語： stone paving

よく使う表現： stone pitching, rough pitching

石張り

流れる水から川岸や斜面を守るために敷く石の層。

やさしい英語で： A layer of stones covering a riverbank or slope to protect it from moving water.

• Stone pitching protects the riverbank.
• The current washed away part of the pitching.
• Engineers inspected the pitching below the dam.

類義語： stone facing

よく使う表現： stone pitching, bank pitching