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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2882 COCA: 3857

pit

1 pit /ˈpɪt/ noun
plural pits
1 pit
/ˈpɪt/
noun
plural pits
Learner's definition of PIT
[count] : a hole in the ground usually made by digging坑;穴
[count]
: a large, deep hole in the ground from which stones or minerals are dug out坑道;矿井
see also sandpit
chiefly British : a coal mine煤矿
[count] : something that uses up or holds a very large amount of money, food, information, etc.无底洞;巨库
[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
: an outdoor area where food is cooked户外烹饪食品处
US : an area where particular investments are traded(某些投资的)交易场地
: an area where animals are brought to fight斗兽场
: the space in a theater where an orchestra plays(剧院的)乐池
: an area of dirt or grass used for playing certain games(某些比赛用的)沙坑,草坑
: mosh pit
: 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
[count] : a small hole or dent on the surface of something(物体表面的)小洞,凹陷
[count] : a very bad or unpleasant place or situation深渊;绝境usually + of
the pits informal : something that is very bad or unpleasant糟糕的事物
[count] informal : armpit

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
compare 3pit
2 pit /ˈpɪt/ verb
pits; pitted; pitting
2 pit
/ˈpɪt/
verb
pits; pitted; pitting
Learner's definition of PIT
[+ object] : to make small holes or dents in (something)使有坑;使有凹陷
see also pitted 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
compare 4pit
3 pit /ˈpɪt/ noun
plural pits
3 pit
/ˈpɪt/
noun
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
compare 1pit
4 pit /ˈpɪt/ verb
pits; pitted; pitting
4 pit
/ˈpɪt/
verb
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
compare 2pit
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2882 COCA: 3857

pit

1 of 4

noun (1)

1
a(1)
: a hole, shaft, or cavity in the ground
(2)
: mine
(3)
: a scooped-out place used for burning something (such as charcoal)
b
: an area often sunken or depressed below the adjacent floor area: such as
(1)
: an enclosure in which animals are made to fight each other
(2)
: a space at the front of a theater for the orchestra
(3)
: an area in a securities or commodities exchange in which members trade (such as stocks)
2
a
: hell sense 1a
used with the
b
: a place or situation of futility, misery, or degradation
c
pits plural : worst
it's the pits
3
: a hollow or indentation especially in the surface of an organism: such as
a
: a natural hollow in the surface of the body
b
: one of the indented scars left in the skin by a pustular disease : pockmark
c
: a minute depression in the secondary wall of a plant cell functioning in the intercellular movement of water and dissolved material
4
: any of the areas alongside an auto racecourse used for refueling and repairing the cars during a race
often used in plural with the

pit

2 of 4

verb (1)

pitted; pitting

transitive verb

1
a
: to place, cast, bury, or store in a pit
b
: to make pits in
especially : to scar or mark with pits
2
a
: to set (fighting birds, such as gamecocks) into or as if into a pit to fight
b
: to set into opposition or rivalry
usually used with against

intransitive verb

1
: to become marked with pits
especially : to preserve for a time an indentation made by pressure
2
: to make a pit stop

pit

3 of 4

noun (2)

: the stone of a drupaceous fruit

pit

4 of 4

verb (2)

pitted; pitting

transitive verb

: to remove the pit from (a fruit)

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English pytt (akin to Old High German pfuzzi well), from Latin puteus well, pit

Noun (2)

Dutch, from Middle Dutch — more at pith

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Verb (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun (2)

1803, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

1879, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pit was before the 12th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2882 COCA: 3857
pit

noun¹

1holeADJECTIVE | VERB + PIT ADJECTIVEdeep, shallow深坑;淺坑bottomless無底洞black, dark黑洞洞的坑chalk, gravel, tar白堊礦場;沙礫場;(天然)瀝青坑a disused gravel pit廢棄的採石坑VERB + PITdig挖坑
pit

noun²

2coal mine煤礦ADJECTIVE | VERB + PIT | PIT + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEopen露天礦They extract the mineral from open pits.他們在露天礦裏開採礦物。VERB + PITgo down (BrE) 下礦井He went down the pit at the age of fifteen.他 15 歲就下礦井了。PIT + NOUNvillage (BrE) 礦井村There's no more work in these pit villages.這些礦井村裏再沒有活兒幹了。closure礦井關閉PREPOSITIONin a/the pit在礦井裏Most boys in the town worked in the pits.鎮上的大多數男孩在礦井裏工作。
pit

noun³

3 (especially NAmE) of fruit水果ADJECTIVE | VERB + PIT ADJECTIVEapricot, peach, etc.杏核、桃核等VERB + PITremove去掉核

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