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Pit Hole Pitted Countable English Feeling Deep Surface

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/pɪ̱t/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]煤矿;矿井 A pit is a coal mine.
  • It was a better community then when all the pits were working.

    所有的煤矿都在开工的那个时候,这个社区的情况要更好一些。

  • 2
    [N-COUNT 可数名词](地面的)坑,洼;(地下的)穴,洞 A pit is a large hole that is dug in the ground.
  • Eric lost his footing and began to slide into the pit.

    埃里克一脚踩空,开始往坑里滑。

  • 3
    [N-COUNT 可数名词](挖出沙砾或黏土后留下的)坑,窑 A gravel pit or clay pit is a very large hole that is left where gravel or clay has been dug from the ground.
      [supp N]
  • This area of former farmland was worked as a gravel pit until 1964.

    这块过去曾是农田的地1964年前一直被用作沙砾坑。

  • 4
    [VERB 动词]使相斗;使对立;使竞争 If two opposing things or people are pitted against one another, they are in conflict.
      [be V-ed against n]
      [V-ed]
      [usu passive]
  • You will be pitted against people who are every bit as good as you are...

    你将和与你势均力敌的对手展开竞争。

  • This was one man pitted against the universe.

    这是一个人挑战整个宇宙。

  • 5
    [N-PLURAL 复数名词]See also:
    pit stop
    (赛车道旁的)检修加油站 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.
      [usu pl]
  • He moved quickly into the pits and climbed rapidly out of the car.

    他迅速进入检修加油站,飞快地爬出赛车。

  • 6
    [N-PLURAL 复数名词]极糟糕的情况 If you describe something as the pits, you mean that it is extremely bad.
      [the N]
      [SPOKEN 口语]
  • Mary Ann asked him how dinner had been. 'The pits,' he replied.

    玛丽·安问他晚餐怎么样,他回答说:“糟透了。”

  • 7
    [N-COUNT 可数名词](水果或蔬菜的)核 A pit is the stone of a fruit or vegetable.
      [AM 美]
    8
    See also:
    pitted
    fleapit
    orchestra pit
    sandpit
    9
    [PHRASE 短语]与…斗智 If you pit your wits against someone, you compete with them in a test of knowledge or intelligence.
      [V inflects]
  • I'd like to pit my wits against the best.

    我希望同最优秀的对手斗智。

  • 10
    [PHRASE 短语]胸口;心窝 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.
  • I had a funny feeling in the pit of my stomach.

    我心头有种怪怪的感觉。

  • 11
    a bottomless pit→see:
    bottomless

    Oxford
    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 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 /
    LDC
    pit1 noun
    pit2 verb
    pitpit1 /pɪt/ ●●○ noun [countable]
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    1hole a)a hole in the ground, especially one made by digging:  The female digs a pit in which to lay the eggs. a five-foot deep pit
    sandpit
    b)a large hole in the ground from which stones or minerals are obtained by digginggravel/sand/chalk pit
    2mine especially British English a coal mine:  Dad first went down the pit (=worked in a coal mine) when he was 15 years old. a national strike against pit closures3mark a small hollow mark in the surface of something, especially on your skin as the result of a disease:  the deep pits left by smallpox4untidy place [usually singular] informal a house or room that is dirty, untidy, or in bad condition5be the pits informal to be extremely bad:  The company refused to pay – I think it’s the pits.6in/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:  I had a feeling in the pit of my stomach that something terrible was going to happen.7car racing the pits the place beside the track in a car race where cars can come in for petrol, new tyres etc
    pit stop
    8in a theatre an orchestra pit9in a garage a hole in the floor of a garage that lets you get under a car to repair it:  an inspection pit10a/the pit of something literary a situation which makes you feel very bad:  Just thinking about the future plunged her into a pit of despair.11in fruit especially American English the single large hard seed in some fruits SYN stone British English:  a peach pit12body part informal an armpit13business American English the area of a stock exchange where people buy and sell shares SYN floor British English
    pit1 noun
    pit2 verb
    pitpit2 verb (past tense and past participle pitted, present participle pitting)
    Verb Table
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    1[transitive] to put small marks or holes in the surface of somethingbe pitted with something The whole street was pitted with potholes.GRAMMAR Pit is usually passive in this meaning.2[transitive] especially American English to take out the single hard seed inside some fruits SYN  stone:  Peel and pit two avocados.3[intransitive] American English to stop in a car race to get petrol or have your car repaired
    pitted
    pit somebody/something against somebody/something phrasal verb to test someone’s strength, ability, power etc in a competition or fight against someone or something else:  We’ll be pitting our team against the champions.pit your wits against somebody (=compete against someone using your intelligence or knowledge) Pit your wits against family or friends!pit yourself against something/somebody The men had to pit themselves against the forces of nature.pit out phrasal verb American English informal to sweat so much that your clothes become wet under your arms
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