| 单词 | pit |
| 释义 | pit n 1 [C] large (usu deep) hollow or opening in the ground （地面的）大坑, （通常指）深坑. 2 [C] (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) (a) hole in the ground, usu with steep sides, from which esp minerals are dug out 坑; （尤指）矿井: a `chalk-pit 白垩取土坑 a `gravel-pit 采石场 a `lime-pit 石灰采石场. (b) hole in the ground made for any of various industrial purposes（作工业用途的）坑: a `saw-pit 锯木坑. 3 [C] = coal-mine (coal): go down the pit, ie work as a miner 下井（做矿工）. 4 [C] natural hollow in the surface of a plant or an animal´s body 动植物体的自然凹陷处; 窝; 凹 the pit of the stomach, ie the hollow between the ribs below the breastbone, thought to be the place where fear is felt 胸口 `armpit, ie hollow underneath the shoulder where the arm joins the body 腋窝. 5 [C] (a) hollow scar left on the skin, esp after smallpox; pock-mark 皮肤上凹陷的疤痕; （尤指天花的）麻点, 痘痕. (b) small hollow on a surface, esp of metal or glass 物体表面的?quot;枷荽Γㄓ戎附鹗艋虿ＡУ模? 6 the pit [sing] (Brit) (people sitting in) seats on the ground floor of a theatre behind the stalls 剧院正厅後座（的观众）. 7 [sing] (also `orchestra pit) sunken part of the floor of a theatre infront of the stage, for the orchestra 乐池. =>illus at App 1见附录1插图, page ix. 8 (a) [C] sunken area in the floor of a garage or workshop where the underneath part of a vehicle can be examined or repaired （修车处的）检修坑. (b) the pits [pl] (in motor racing) place near the race-track where cars can stop for fuel, new tyres, etc during a race （机动车赛中的）检修加油站. 9 [sing] (US) (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) part of the floor of a commodity exchange used for a particular commodity （某些商品的）交易场所 the `wheat-pit 小麦交易场. 10 the pit [sing] (Bible or rhet 《圣经》或修辞) hell 地狱. 11 [C] hole dug as a trap for wild animals; pitfall （捕猎野兽用的）陷阱. 12 (idm 习语) be the pits (infml 口 esp US) be very bad or the worst example of sth 极坏; 最糟糕 The comedian´s performance was the pits! 这喜剧演员的表演糟透了! The food in this restaurant is the pits! 这家饭馆的东西难吃极了! pit, v (-tt-) 1 [Tn, Tn.pr esp passive 尤用於被动语态] ~ sth (with sth) make pits (pit 5) or hollows in sth 使某物上有凹陷、 有麻点 Acid had pitted the surface of the silver. 酸把银器的表面腐蚀了. a face pitted with smallpox 麻子脸 The surface of the moon is pitted with craters. 月球表面有很多环形坑. 2 (phr v) pit sb/sth against sb/sth test sb/sth in a struggle or competition with sb/sth 使某人[某事物]与他人[他事物]较量 pit one´s wits against the bureaucracy of the tax office 与税务局的官僚作风斗智 pit oneself against the reigning champion 与本届冠军较量. pit n (esp US) = stone 5. pit, v [Tn] (-tt-) (esp US) remove pits from (fruit) 除去（水果）的核 pitted olives 去核的橄榄. |
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