pit
noun
verb
pɪt
noun
1
HOLE
洞
a.
a
hole
in
the
ground,
especially
one
made
by
digging
b.
a
large
hole
in
the
ground
from
which
stones
or
minerals
are
obtained
by
digging
采石坑; 矿坑
The
female
digs
a
pit
in
which
to
lay
the
eggs.
雌性挖坑产卵。
a
five-foot
deep
pit
五英尺深的坑
gravel/sand/chalk
pit
2
MINE
矿井
a
coal
mine
[尤英] 煤矿井
especially BrE
Dad
first
went
down
the
pit
(=worked
in
a
coal
mine)
when
he
was
15
years
old.
爸爸 15 岁时第一次下煤矿井。
a
national
strike
against
pit
closures
(=when
a
coal
mine
is
closed
permanently)
抗议关闭煤矿井的全国性罢工
3
MARK
痕迹
a
small
hollow
mark
in
the
surface
of
something,
especially
on
your
skin
as
the
result
of
a
disease
〔某物表面的〕微小凹痕
the
deep
pits
left
by
smallpox
天花遗留下的深深的痘瘢
4
UNTIDY PLACE
不洁的地方
a
house
or
room
that
is
dirty,
untidy,
or
in
bad
condition
[口] 很脏的房屋 （房间 ）; 状况很差的房屋 （房间 ）
usually singular 一般用单数 | spoken
5
be the pits
to
be
extremely
bad
[口，非正式] 极差，极糟糕
spoken informal
The
company
refused
to
pay
–
I
think
it’s
the
pits.
那家公司拒绝付款，我认为这太恶劣了。
6
in/at the pit of your stomach
if
you
have
a
feeling
in
the
pit
of
your
stomach,
you
have
a
sick
or
tight
feeling
in
your
stomach,
usually
because
you
are
nervous
or
afraid
在你的心底 （心窝 ）
I
had
a
feeling
in
the
pit
of
my
stomach
that
something
terrible
was
going
to
happen.
我内心深处觉得有什么可怕的事就要发生了。
7
CAR RACING
赛车
the
place
beside
the
track
in
a
car
race
where
cars
can
come
in
for
petrol,
new
tyres
etc
〔赛车时设在车道边的〕维修站
8
IN A THEATRE
在剧院里
an
ORCHESTRA
PIT
乐池
9
IN A GARAGE
在汽车修理厂
a
hole
in
the
floor
of
a
garage
that
lets
you
get
under
a
car
to
repair
it
检修坑
an
inspection
pit
汽车检修坑
10
a/the pit of sth
10.
a
situation
which
makes
you
feel
very
bad
[文] 某事糟糕的状态
literary
Just
thinking
about
the
future
plunged
her
into
a
pit
of
despair
.
一想到将来，她就陷入了极其绝望的境地。
11
IN FRUIT
水果中
the
single
large
hard
seed
in
some
fruits
[尤美] 〔某些水果的〕核;
especially AmE BrE
a
peach
pit
桃核
12
BODY PART
身体部位
an
ARMPIT
[非正式] 腋窝
informal
13
BUSINESS
交易
the
area
of
a
STOCK
EXCHANGE
where
people
buy
and
sell
shares
[美] 〔证券交易所的〕交易区;
AmE BrE
verb
14
to
put
small
marks
or
holes
in
the
surface
of
something
使留下疤痕; 使有凹陷
T usually passive 一般用被动态
be
pitted
with
sth
The
whole
street
was
pitted
with
potholes.
整个街道都坑坑洼洼的。
15
to
take
out
the
single
hard
seed
inside
some
fruits
[尤美] 除去…的核;
T | especially AmE
Peel
and
pit
two
avocados.
把两个鳄梨去皮去核。
16
to
stop
in
a
car
race
to
get
petrol
or
have
your
car
repaired
[美] 〔赛车中途〕停车加油; 停车检修
I | AmE
17
to
test
someone’s
strength,
ability,
power
etc
in
a
competition
or
fight
against
someone
or
something
else
使与…竞争，使相斗
We’ll
be
pitting
our
team
against
the
champions.
我们队将和冠军队一争高下。
pit
your
wits
against
sb
(compete
against
someone
using
your
intelligence
or
knowledge)
和某人斗智
Pit
your
wits
against
family
or
friends!
和家人或朋友斗智去吧！
pit
yourself
against
sth/sb
The
men
had
to
pit
themselves
against
the
forces
of
nature.
那些男人不得不与大自然的力量对抗。
18
to
SWEAT
so
much
that
your
clothes
become
wet
under
your
arms
[美，非正式] 汗水浸湿〔腋下的衣服〕