pit
noun [ C ] uk/pɪt/ us/pɪt/
(PLACE/AREA)
C2 坑;麻子，痘瘢
a large hole in the ground, or a slightly low area in any surface
They'd dug a shallow pit and left the bodies in it. 他们挖了一个浅坑把尸体扔在里面。
These pits in my skin are from when I had chickenpox. 我皮肤上的痘瘢是我出水痘时留下的。
See also: armpitsandpit
矿道，矿井
a coal mine or an area of land from which a natural substance is taken by digging
The coal-mining industry wants new pits to be opened. 煤矿业需要开凿新的矿井。
a gravel/chalk pit 砾石／白垩坑
slang异常凌乱的地方；肮脏的地方
a very untidy or dirty place
I'm afraid my room is a complete pit! 恐怕我的房间乱得一塌糊涂！
the pit[ S ] 剧院的正厅后座;乐池
in a theatre, the seats at the lowest level, or the orchestra pit
the pits[ plural ] informal质量极为低劣之物
something that is of extremely low quality
The hotel we stayed in was the pits! 我们住的宾馆实在太糟糕了！
- More examples
- 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.
(SEED)
mainly US (UK usually stone)果核
a large, hard seed inside some types of fruit
Peaches, plums, and olives all contain pits. 桃子、李子和橄榄都有果核。
Idiom
pit of your stomachidiom 胸口，心窝;心底
the part of the body in which people say they feel fear or nervousness
I got a sick feeling/a knot in the pit of my stomach when the news of the attack was announced. 当发动攻击的消息宣布时，我感到胸口很难受／心揪紧了。
pit
verb [ T ] uk/pɪt/ us/pɪt/ -tt-
果核（stone的美式说法）
US for stone
Phrasal verb
pit someone/something against someone/something 使相斗；使竞争；使较量
to cause one person, group, or thing to fight against or be in competition with another
It was a bitter civil war, that pitted neighbour against neighbour. 那是一场可怕的内战，使人和人之间相互为敌。
The climbers pitted themselves against the mountain. 攀登者与大山一较高下。