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!
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/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。