| 单词 | pit somebody/something against somebody/something |
| 释义 | pit somebody/something against somebody/somethingpit somebody/something against somebody/something phrasal verbphr v COMPETE WITH/TRY TO BEATto 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 somebody (=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 something/somebody The men had to pit themselves against the forces of nature. 那些男人不得不对抗大自然的力量。 Examples from the Corpus pit against • Surely he must have realised that he was pitting himself against a concern of considerable strength.• Jill and Oz will pit their wits against each other, as they try to identify mystery wines.• Why do they pit themselves against each other?• One hopes we will find a better way than pitting outsiders against outsiders.• The other women's quarters pitted Martina Hingis against Serena Williams, and Venus Williams against Amanda Coetzer.• Republicans had second thoughts about pitting him against the amiable Clinton, but it was too late in the primary game.• Like his father, when he pitted himself against the physical world, he could almost feel who he was.• The consolation Stableford event pits fathers against their offspring and who can blame the organisers for combining the Sparrows and the Larks. pit your wits against somebody• Jill and Oz will pit their wits against each other, as they try to identify mystery wines. → pit somebody/something against somebody/something at pit2(1) |
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