词汇 | pit |
释义 | pit noun [ C ] uk/pɪt/ us/pɪt/ (PLACE/AREA) C2 坑;麻子,痘瘢 a large hole in the ground, or a slightly low area in any surface They'd dug a shallow pit and left the bodies in it. 他们挖了一个浅坑把尸体扔在里面。 These pits in my skin are from when I had chickenpox. 我皮肤上的痘瘢是我出水痘时留下的。 See also: armpitsandpit 矿道,矿井 a coal mine or an area of land from which a natural substance is taken by digging The coal-mining industry wants new pits to be opened. 煤矿业需要开凿新的矿井。 a gravel/chalk pit 砾石/白垩坑 slang异常凌乱的地方;肮脏的地方 a very untidy or dirty place I'm afraid my room is a complete pit! 恐怕我的房间乱得一塌糊涂! the pit[ S ] 剧院的正厅后座;乐池 in a theatre, the seats at the lowest level, or the orchestra pit the pits[ plural ] informal质量极为低劣之物 something that is of extremely low quality The hotel we stayed in was the pits! 我们住的宾馆实在太糟糕了!
(SEED) mainly US (UK usually stone)果核 a large, hard seed inside some types of fruit Peaches, plums, and olives all contain pits. 桃子、李子和橄榄都有果核。 Idiom pit of your stomachidiom 胸口,心窝;心底 the part of the body in which people say they feel fear or nervousness I got a sick feeling/a knot in the pit of my stomach when the news of the attack was announced. 当发动攻击的消息宣布时,我感到胸口很难受/心揪紧了。 pit verb [ T ] uk/pɪt/ us/pɪt/ -tt- 果核(stone的美式说法) US for stone Phrasal verb pit someone/something against someone/something 使相斗;使竞争;使较量 to cause one person, group, or thing to fight against or be in competition with another It was a bitter civil war, that pitted neighbour against neighbour. 那是一场可怕的内战,使人和人之间相互为敌。 The climbers pitted themselves against the mountain. 攀登者与大山一较高下。 |
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