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pit

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pit / pit /
◙ noun
›› deep hole 深洞
1. [C] 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. [C] (especially in compounds 尤用于构成复合词) adeep hole in the ground from which minerals aredug out
• 矿井:
»a chalk / gravel pit
  白垩/沙砾矿坑
›› mine 矿
3. [C] = coal mine :
»pit closures
  煤矿关闭
»(BrE) He went down the pit (= started work as aminer ) when he left school.
  他中学一毕业就当矿工了。
›› in skin 皮肤上
4. a small shallow hole in the surface of sth,especially a mark left on the surface of the skin bysome disease, such as chickenpox
• 麻子；痘瘢
--› see also pitted (1)
›› in fruit 水果
5. (especially NAmE) = stone n. (5):
»a peach pit
  桃核
›› in motor racing 汽车赛
6. the pits [pl.] (BrE) (NAmE the pit [C]) a place nearthe 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 (1)
›› in theatre 剧场
7. = orchestra pit
›› part of body 身体部位
8. (NAmE, informal) = armpit
›› in business 商业
9. (NAmE) the area of a stock exchange where aparticular 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 n. (6)
--› see also sandpit

【IDIOMS】

◘ be the 'pits
•(informal) to be very bad or the worst example ofsth
• 是坏典型；是拙劣典型；最糟糕
◘ the pit of your / the 'stomach
• the bottom of the stomach where people say theyfeel strong feelings, especially fear
• 心窝；心底:
»He had a sudden sinking feeling in the pit of hisstomach.
  他内心深处突然有一种不祥之感。
--› more at bottomless◙ verb
(-tt-)
▪ [VN] [usually passive]
›› make holes 打洞
1. 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. = stone v. (2):
»pitted olives
  去核橄榄

【PHR V】

◘ 'pit sb / sth against sth
• to test sb or their strength, intelligence, etc. in astruggle or contest against sb / sth else
• 使竞争；使较量；使经受考验:
»Lawyers and accountants felt that they were beingpitted against each other.
  律师和会计师都觉得他们要一争高下。
»a chance to pit your wits against the worldchampions (= in a test of your intelligence)
  一次与世界冠军斗智的机会

Pit Pit / Pit / ◙ Noun Deep Hole 深洞 1. [C] 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。