Outside it was pitch dark and it was raining cats and dogs.

外面一团漆黑，大雨倾盆。

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Some cars have variable-ratio steering, which uses a rack-and-pinion gear set that has a different tooth pitch (number of teeth per inch) in the center than it has on the outside.

有些车的转向系角传动比是可变的，这种转向器采用齿轮齿条式，它在中间而不是外部，有不同的齿密度（每寸齿数）。

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I pitch back to the right and look outside.

我蹬右舵并向外观察。

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Offspinners are less likely to pitch the ball way outside off stump and spin it back in, England's Graeme Swann notwithstanding, and leg-spinners and left-armers are less likely to pitch the ball outside the batsman's leg stump, rendering an LBW decision impossible.

WSJ: Why Test Cricket Is All In a Spin

On Friday it is a more relaxed day, talking through our game plan before a final rehearsal of our plays outside on the pitch.

BBC: Clive Stuart-Smith column

The frenzy over Pomellato reached a fever pitch outside of Italy in 2001 with the advent of the Nudo, a weighty gold ring with a huge faceted colored stone set like a diamond solitaire.

WSJ: The Cult of Pomellato | Jewelry