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。