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pitBrE /pɪt/NAmE /pɪt/ noun➤deep hole 深洞 [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。 [C] () 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 矿 [C] = 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 [C] 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 ➤in fruit 水果 [C] (especially NAmE) = stone (5) ◆a peach pit 桃核➤in motor racing 汽车赛the pits [pl.] (BrE) (NAmE usually the pit [C]) a place near the track where cars can stop for fuel, new tyres, etc. during a race （赛车道旁的）维修站 ➡ see also pit stop (1) ➤in theatre 剧场 [C] = orchestra pit ➤part of body 身体部位 [C] (NAmE, informal) = armpit ➤in business 商业 [C] (NAmE) the area of a stock exchange where 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 noun (6) ➡ see also sandpit  ●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 ˈstomachthe 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。●a bottomless ˈpit (of sth)a thing or situation which seems to have no limits or seems never to end 无限度事物；无休止的状况；无底洞◆There isn't a bottomless pit of money for public spending. 公共开支并非用之不尽的。◆the bottomless pit of his sorrow他无尽的悲哀 pitBrE /pɪt/NAmE /pɪt/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they pit BrE /pɪt/ NAmE /pɪt/present simple - he / she / it pits BrE /pɪts/ NAmE /pɪts/past simple pitted BrE /ˈpɪtɪd/ NAmE /ˈpɪtɪd/past participle pitted BrE /ˈpɪtɪd/ NAmE /ˈpɪtɪd/ -ing form pitting BrE /ˈpɪtɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈpɪtɪŋ/ [usually passive] ➤make holes 打洞~ sthto 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. 他满脸是天花疤痕。➤fruit 水果 (BrE also stone) ~ sthto remove the stone from the inside of a fruit 去掉…的果核◆pitted olives 去核橄榄 ●ˈpit sb/sth against sthto 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 wits against the world champions (= in a test of your intelligence) 一次与世界冠军斗智的机会 |