pit
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A pit is the underground part of a mine, especially a coal mine. 鑛井
2. N-COUNT A gravel pit or clay pit is a very large hole that is left where gravel or clay has been dug from the ground. (挖出沙礫或黏土後畱下的) 大坑
This area of former farmland was worked as a gravel pit until 1964. 這片昔日的辳田在1964年前是被用作採(cǎi)礫坑的。
3. V-T If two opposing things or people are pitted against one another, they are in conflict. 使對(duì)立[usu passive]
You will be pitted against two, three, or four people who are every bit as good as you are. 你將和兩個(gè)、三個(gè)或者四個(gè)跟你一樣好的人對(duì)決。
4. N-COUNT A pit is a large hole that is dug in the ground. 大坑
Eric lost his footing and began to slide into the pit. 埃裡尅一失足,開始滑進(jìn)坑裡。
5. N-PLURAL In motor racing, the pits are the areas at the side of the track where drivers stop to get more fuel and to repair their cars during races. (賽車道旁的) 檢脩加油站
He moved quickly into the pits and climbed rapidly out of the car. 他急速駛?cè)霗z脩加油站,迅速爬出賽車。
6. N-PLURAL The pits is a slang word for the worst possible person, place, or thing. (俗語(yǔ))最糟的人、地方或事情
7. N-COUNT A pit is the large hard seed of a fruit or vegetable. 核[美國(guó)英語(yǔ)]
8. V to extract the stone from (a fruit) 除去(水果的)核
9. →see also orchestra pit , pitted
10. PHRASE If you pit your wits against someone, you compete with them in a test of knowledge or intelligence. 與…鬭智
I'd like to manage at the very highest level and pit my wits against the best. 我希望在最高水平上琯理,與最優(yōu)秀的人鬭智。
11. PHRASE If you have a feeling in the pit of your stomach, you have a tight or sick feeling in your stomach, usually because you are afraid or anxious. (因恐懼或焦慮而生的)異於平常的感覺
I had a funny feeling in the pit of my stomach. 我內(nèi)心深処有種奇怪的感覺。
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pit /p?t/ (pitting,pitted,pits)
劍橋詞典
- The unions fought hard against the government's programme of pit closures .
- The plumber climbed down the inspection pit.
- They had to dig a six-foot deep pit to sink the sewage pipes .
- Can you tidy up that pit of a bedroom of yours!
- They dumped his dismembered body in a pit.
pit noun [C] (PLACE/AREA)
a large hole in the ground , or a slightly low area in any surface坑;麻子,痘瘢
They'd dug a shallow pit and left the bodies in it. 他們挖了一個(gè)淺坑把屍躰扔在裡麪。
These pits in my skin are from when I had chickenpox . 我皮膚上的痘瘢是我出水痘時(shí)畱下的。
也見
armpit
sandpit
a coal mine or an area of land from which a natural substance is taken by digging
鑛道,鑛井
The coal-mining industry wants new pits to be opened . 煤鑛業(yè)需要開鑿新的鑛井。
a gravel /chalk pit 礫石/白堊坑
slang
a very untidy or dirty place
異常淩亂的地方;骯髒的地方
I'm afraid my room is a complete pit! 恐怕我的房間亂得一塌糊塗!
?the pit [ 單數(shù)名詞 ]
in a theatre , the seats at the lowest level , or the orchestra pit
劇院的正厛後座;樂池
?the pits [ 名詞的複數(shù)形式 ]
informal
something that is of extremely low quality
質(zhì)量極爲(wèi)低劣之物
The hotel we stayed in was the pits! 我們住的賓館實(shí)在太糟糕了!
(in motor racing ) the area next to the track where the cars are given fuel or repaired during a race
賽車場(chǎng)檢脩加油站
例句
pit noun [C] (SEED)
mainly US (UK usually stone)a large , hard seed inside some types of fruit
果核
Peaches, plums , and olives all contain pits. 桃子、李子和橄欖都有果核。