1 [C] a large hole that is made in the ground 坑;沟;壕沟:
They dug a large pit to bury the dead animals.他们挖了一个大坑把死动物埋掉。
2 [C] =COAL MINE
3the pits [pl] the place on a motor racing track where cars stop for fuel, new tyres, etc during a race (赛车道旁的)检修加油站
be the pits(slang 俚语) to be very bad 极坏;最低级:
The food in that restaurant is the pits!那家饭馆的饭菜很差劲!
pit²
/pɪt ||; pɪt/verb
[T] (pitting;pitted) to make small holes in the surface of sth 使(某物表面)凹陷或出现坑坑洞洞:
The front of the building was pitted with bullet marks.那座建筑物的正面布满弹痕。pit A against B to test one person or thing against another in a fight or competition 使较量;使相斗:
The two strongest teams were pitted against each other in the final.两支最强的队在总决赛中对垒。
pit1/pIt; pIt/n [C] 1 a hole that has been dug in the ground〔地上挖出的〕坑: a deep pit 一个深坑2 a coal mine 煤矿3 be the pitsinformal to be very bad【非正式】极差﹐极糟糕: This place is the pits! 这地方太差劲了!4 in the pit of your stomach if you have a feeling in the pit of your stomach, you feel very nervous, afraid etc, especially in a way that makes you feel sick 在心底[心里](觉得不舒服)5 AmE the large hard seed in some fruits [ stone BrE 【英】]【美】〔某些水果的〕核: a peach pit 桃核see picture at见 FRUIT 图6 the pitsBrE 【英】the pitAmE 【美】the place beside a race track where race cars come for petrol, new tyres etc〔赛车时车道旁的〕加油快修站
pit2v [T] pitted , pitting AmE to take out the large hard seed inside some types of fruit【美】去掉〔水果〕的核pit sb/sth against sb/sthphr v to test someone's strength, ability etc against someone or something else in a competition or fight 使与…竞争﹐使…相斗: This week's big game pits Houston against Miami. 本周大赛是休斯顿队对阵迈阿密队。