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| 1 | a hole that you dig in the ground to put something in it 坑；穴；洞 |
| a barbecue pit 烧烤坑 |
| | 1a | a mine under the ground , especially a coal mine 矿井（尤指煤矿） | | My father worked down the pit. 我父亲在矿井里工作。 | |
| | 1b | a very large hole dug in the ground in order to obtain a particular substance or type of stone 矿坑；窑；采石坑 | | a gravel pit 沙砾坑 | |
| | 1c | a hole in the ground where you can lie to look underneath cars （汽车的）检修坑 | |
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| 2 | the place in front of a stage where an orchestra sits （舞台前的）乐池，乐队席 |
| | 2a | the place where people buy and sell shares in a stock exchange （股票交易所的）交易场地 | |
| | 2b | the place where people gamble in a casino （赌场的）赌台区 | |
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| 3 | informal an extremely untidy place 异常凌乱的地方 |
| Her room was an absolute pit. 她的房间简直就是个猪窝。 |
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| 4 | the pits informal something that is very bad 非常糟糕的事物 |
| Having to work on Saturday night is the pits. 星期六晚上还得工作真是糟糕透顶。 |
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| 5 | mainly literary a state in which you have very strong unpleasant feelings or in which something bad is happening 非常讨厌的状态；糟糕的情况 |
| +of Dimitri was in a pit of despair. 迪米特里处于绝望之中。 |
| Many politicians have fallen into the pit of corruption. 许多政治家都沦落到腐败的地步。 |
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| 6 | a small mark or hole in a surface （表面上的）疤痕，凹陷 |
| His skin was full of pits. 他的皮肤上到处都是麻子。 |
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| 7 | the pits plural BRITISH the area beside a race track where cars are repaired or get more petrol during a race （赛车道旁的）检修加油站 |
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| 8 | BRITISH very informal a bed 床 |
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| 9 | AMERICAN a stone in a piece of fruit 果核 |
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| 10 | AMERICAN informal an armpit |
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| - | the pit of hell
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| hell |
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| - | the pit of your stomach
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| the place in your stomach where you experience unpleasant feelings when you are worried , upset , or frightened |
| 心窝 |
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