- A pit is a hole in the ground, like the one in Poe’s “The Pit and the Pendulum” that the narrator tries not to fall into. A pit can also be smaller indentation. There’s also a pit hiding inside a peach.
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- n. 深洞，深坑； 矿井；凹陷
- v. 使凹下；去…之核
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1. Dig a pit and bury the garbage.
挖一个坑把垃圾埋掉。
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2. The body had been dumped in a pit.
尸体被扔进了深坑。
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3. He went down the pit when he left school.
他中学一毕业就当矿工了。
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4. He had a sudden sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach.
他内心深处突然有一种不祥之感。
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5. The surface of the moon is pitted with craters.
月亮的表面布满陨石坑。
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6. Smallpox scars had pitted his face.
他满脸是麻子。
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7. pitted olives
去核橄榄
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8. a chance to pit your wits against the world champions
一次与世界冠军级高手斗智的机会
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9. Lawyers and accountants felt that they were being pitted against each other.
律师和会计师都觉得他们要一争高下。
pit / pɪt ; NAmE pɪt / noun , verb pit pits pitted pitting noun deep hole 深洞 1 [countable ] a large deep hole in the ground 深洞；深坑 ◆ We dug a deep pit in the yard. 我们在院子中挖了个深洞。 ◆ The body had been dumped in a pit. 尸体被扔进了深坑。 2 [countable ] ( especially in compounds 尤用于构成复合词 ) a deep hole in the ground from which minerals are dug out 矿井 ◆ a chalk/gravel pit 白垩╱沙砾矿坑 mine 矿 3 [countable ] = coal mine ◆ pit closures 煤矿关闭 ◆ ( BrE) He went down the pit (= started work as a miner) when he left school. 他中学一毕业就当矿工了。 in skin 皮肤 4 [countable ] a small shallow hole in the surface of sth, especially a mark left on the surface of the skin by some disease, such as chickenpox 麻子；痘瘢 ☞see also pitted (1 ) in fruit 水果 5 [countable ] ( especially NAmE) = stone (5 ) ◆ a peach pit 桃核 in motor racing 汽车赛 6 the pits [plural ] ( BrE) ( NAmE the pit [countable ] ) a place near the track where cars can stop for fuel, new tyres, etc. during a race （赛车道旁的）修理加油站 ☞see also pit stop in theatre 剧场 7 [countable ] = orchestra pit part of body 身体部位 8 [countable ] ( NAmE) ( informal) = armpit in business 商业 9 [countable ] ( NAmE) the area of a stock exchangewhere a particular product is traded （交易所中某一商品的）交易场所 ◆ the corn pit 玉米交易厅 ☞compare floor (6 ) ☞see also sandpit IDIOMS be the ˈpits ( informal) to be very bad or the worst example of sth 是坏典型；是拙劣典型；最糟糕 the pit of your/the ˈstomach the bottom of the stomach where people say they feel strong feelings, especially fear 心窝；心底 ◆ He had a sudden sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach. 他内心深处突然有一种不祥之感。 ☞more at bottomless verb ( -tt- ) [usually passive ] make holes 打洞 1 pitsth to make marks or holes on the surface of sth 使…表面有斑点；在…上打洞 ◆ The surface of the moon is pitted with craters. 月亮的表面布满陨石坑。 ◆ Smallpox scars had pitted his face. 他满脸是麻子。 fruit 水果 2 ( BrE also stone ) pitsth to remove the stone from the inside of a fruit 去掉…的果核 ◆ pitted olives 去核橄榄 PHRASAL VERB ˈpit sb/sth against sth to test sb or their strength, intelligence, etc. in a struggle or contest against sb/sth else 使竞争；使较量；使经受考验 ◆ Lawyers and accountants felt that they were being pitted against each other. 律师和会计师都觉得他们要一争高下。 ◆ a chance to pit your witsagainst the world champions (= in a test of your intelligence) 一次与世界冠军级高手斗智的机会 pit / pɪt ; NAmE pɪt /
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