3N-COUNT (挖出沙砾或黏土后留下的)坑,窑 A gravel pit or clay pit is a very large hole that is left where gravel or clay has been dug from the ground. (挖出沙砾或黏土后留下的)坑,窑
This area of former farmland was worked as a gravel pit until 1964.
这块过去曾是农田的地1964年前一直被用作沙砾坑。
4VERB [usually passive]使相斗;使对立;使竞争 If two opposing things or people are pitted against one another, they are in conflict. 使相斗;使对立;使竞争
You will be pitted against people who are every bit as good as you are. [beV-ed + against]
你将和与你势均力敌的对手展开竞争。
This was one man pitted against the universe. [VERB-ed]
5N-PLURAL [usually plural](赛车道旁的)检修加油站 In motor racing, the pits are the areas at the side of the track where drivers stop to get more fuel and to repair their cars during races. (赛车道旁的)检修加油站
He moved quickly into the pits and climbed rapidly out of the car.
10PHRASE 与…斗智 If you pit your wits against someone, you compete with them in a test of knowledge or intelligence. 与…斗智
I'd like to pit my wits against the best.
我希望同最优秀的对手斗智。
11PHRASE 胸口;心窝 If you have a feeling in the pit of your stomach, you have a tight or sick feeling in your stomach, usually because you are afraid or anxious. 胸口;心窝
2coal mine煤礦ADJECTIVE | VERB + PIT | PIT + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤open露天礦◇They extract the mineral from open pits.他們在露天礦裏開採礦物。VERB + PIT➤go down (BrE) 下礦井◇He went down the pit at the age of fifteen.他 15 歲就下礦井了。PIT + NOUN➤village (BrE) 礦井村◇There's no more work in these pit villages.這些礦井村裏再沒有活兒幹了。➤closure礦井關閉PREPOSITION➤in a/the pit在礦井裏◇Most boys in the town worked in the pits.鎮上的大多數男孩在礦井裏工作。pit