| 词汇 | pit |
| 释义 | pit noun[ C ] uk /pɪt/ us /pɪt/ pitnoun[C] (PLACE/AREA)C2 a large hole in the ground, or a slightly low area in any surface: 坑;麻子，痘瘢 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 armpit sandpitUK a coal mine or an area of land from which a natural substance is taken by digging: 矿道，矿井 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 f3rd14n/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages slang a very untidy or dirty place: 脏乱的地方 I'm afraid my room is a complete pit!恐怕我的房间乱得一塌糊涂！ the pit[ S ] in a theatre, the seats at the lowest level, or the orchestra pit剧院的正厅后座;乐池 the pits[ plural ] informal something that is of extremely low quality: 质量极为低劣之物 The hotel we stayed in was the pits!我们住的宾馆实在太糟糕了！ (in motor racing) the area next to the track where the cars are given fuel or repaired during a race赛车场检修加油站 Martin Barraud/Caiaimage/GettyImages The unions fought hard against the government's programme of pit closures. The plumber climbed down the inspection pit. They had to dig a six-foot deep pit to sink the sewage pipes. Can you tidy up that pit of a bedroom of yours! They dumped his dismembered body in a pit. Geography: caves, cracks & crevices cave cavern crack crater cratered crevasse crevice fault fissure furrow gouge grotto gulf hole pothole relocation rut rutty speleologist stalagmite You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Holes, hollows and dips Engineering - mining & quarrying Unpleasant places Theatre auditorium & front-of-house Informal words for bad Motor racing pitnoun[C] (SEED)mainly US(UK usuallystone) a large, hard seed inside some types of fruit: 果核 Peaches, plums, and olives all contain pits.桃子、李子和橄榄都有果核。 Natthakan Jommanee/EyeEm/GettyImages Fruits & seeds & their parts ackee aronia barberry bergamot bur caryopsis chaff cone flesh husk peel peelings pith pithy poppy seed radicle radicular seed coat seed pod seedless You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Removing the skin or seed from fruit & vegetables Idiompit of your stomach pit verb[ T ] uk /pɪt/ us /pɪt/-tt- US forstone果核（stone的美式说法） Fruits & seeds & their parts ackee aronia barberry bergamot bur caryopsis chaff cone flesh husk peel peelings pith pithy poppy seed radicle radicular seed coat seed pod seedless You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Removing the skin or seed from fruit & vegetables Phrasal verbpit someone/something against someone/something pit | American Dictionarypit noun[ C ] us/pɪt/ pitnoun[C] (HOLE)a large hole in the ground, or a hollow in any surface: The trash had been buried in a six-foot-deep pit. a fire pit A pit is also the area in the front of a theater where the musicians perform. The pit of your stomach The pit of your stomach is the center of your body, where you feel esp. fear and anxiety: I got a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach before the performance. pitnoun[C] (SEED)a large, hard seed that grows inside some types of fruit and vegetables: a peach/plum/cherry pit pitnoun[C] (REPAIR AREA)an area on the side of a track on which cars race, where the cars are given fuel or repaired during a race pitnoun[C] (UNDERGROUND METALS)(alsopit mine) a hole from which natural substances, such as rocks and minerals, are dug; mine Idiomthe pits pit | Business Englishpit noun[ C ] uk /pɪt/us STOCK MARKET the area of a stock exchange used for trading: Many traditional pits have moved their business to electronic trading systems. Compare the floor NATURAL RESOURCES a deep area underground from which a natural resource is taken by digging: a coal/clay/gravel pit |
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