pitch(up)on
select by chance;single out选出;挑出
Whenever there's an unpleasant job to be done the chief pitches on me.每当有讨厌的工作要干,头头就选中我。
I pitched upon the very house that suited me.我选中了使我最满意的房子。
Why did he pitch on the poor little boy as the one who broke the cup?他为什么偏偏要说是这个可怜的小男孩打破杯子呢?