plural pits
plural pits
Learner's definition of PIT
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[count] : a hole in the ground usually made by digging坑;穴 -
The explorers discovered a burial pit containing human bones.探险家们发现了一个有人类骸骨的填埋坑。
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The impact of the meteor created a huge pit. [=crater]陨石撞击形成巨坑。
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The hikers dug a pit for the fire.徒步旅行者挖了个坑生火。
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a : a large, deep hole in the ground from which stones or minerals are dug out坑道;矿井 — see also sandpit b chiefly British : a coal mine煤矿
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[count] : something that uses up or holds a very large amount of money, food, information, etc.无底洞;巨库 -
My house is such a money pit —I'm always paying for repairs on it!我的房子真是个无底洞——我一直在花钱修理它。
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My brother's stomach is a bottomless pit. [=my brother eats constantly]我哥哥是个大胃王。
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The Internet is a bottomless pit of information. [=the Internet contains a great amount of information]互联网是个巨大的信息库。
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[count] : an area separated from and often placed below the areas next to it(常指低洼的)独立区域: such as
a : an outdoor area where food is cooked户外烹饪食品处 b US : an area where particular investments are traded(某些投资的)交易场地 c : an area where animals are brought to fight斗兽场
d : the space in a theater where an orchestra plays(剧院的)乐池 e : an area of dirt or grass used for playing certain games(某些比赛用的)沙坑,草坑 g : an area beside a racetrack used for servicing cars during a race(赛车道旁的)检修加油站 —
usually plural通常用复数 — see also pit stop 5
[count] : a small hole or dent on the surface of something(物体表面的)小洞,凹陷 6
a [count] : a very bad or unpleasant place or situation深渊;绝境 —
usually + of b the pits informal : something that is very bad or unpleasant糟糕的事物 -
You caught the flu on your birthday? That's the pits! [=that is awful]你生日当天得了流感?那太糟了!
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This rainy weather is the absolute pits. [=I hate this rainy weather]下雨天真烦人。
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I usually like her movies, but her most recent one is really the pits! [=her most recent one is terrible]她的电影通常我都喜欢看,但最近这部真是糟糕!
the pit of your/the stomach
: the part of a person's stomach where strong feelings of nervousness, excitement, etc., can be felt心窝;胸口 2 pit /ˈpɪt/ verb
pits; pitted; pitting
pits; pitted; pitting
Learner's definition of PIT
1
[+ object] : to make small holes or dents in (something)使有坑;使有凹陷 — see also pitted 2 2
[no object] car racing : to make a pit stop(赛车中为加油或检修)小停
pit against
[phrasal verb] pit (someone or something) against (someone or something)
: to cause (someone or something) to fight or compete against (another person or thing)使相斗;使对立;使竞争 -
Tonight's game will pit Smith against Johnson for the championship. [=Smith will be playing against Johnson for the championship in tonight's game]在今晚的比赛中史密斯和约翰逊将争夺冠军。
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The team will be pitted against [=will be playing against] last year's champion in the finals.球队将在决赛中迎战去年的冠军。
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The game requires you to pit your wits against the computer. [=to use your wits to try to defeat the computer]这个游戏需要你开动脑筋,与电脑一争高下。
3 pit /ˈpɪt/ noun
plural pits
plural pits
Learner's definition of PIT
[count] US
: the hard middle part of a fruit : stone(水果的)核 — see color picture on this page 4 pit /ˈpɪt/ verb
pits; pitted; pitting
pits; pitted; pitting
Learner's definition of PIT
[+ object] chiefly US
: to remove the pit from (a piece of fruit)去核 — see also pitted 1