词汇 | pit-against |
释义 | pit someone/something against someone/somethingphrasal verb with pitverb[ T ]uk /pɪt/ us /pɪt/-tt- to cause one person, group, or thing to fight against or be in competition with another: 使相斗;使竞争;使较量 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。 Competing and contending (non-sporting) as a dare be one up on someoneidiom cat catchup challenge someone to something/do something dare get one up on someoneidiom give someone/something a run for their moneyidiom go in for something go toe to toeidiom hyper-competitive jungle pit sharp elbowsidiom sharp-elbowed sharpen (something) up sharpen your elbowsidiom showing snap toe pit someone/something against someone/something | American Dictionarypit someone/something against someone/somethingphrasal verb with pitverb to put someone or something in opposition or competition with someone or something else: That talk show is always pitting men against women. |
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