pit

/pɪt/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

坑；矿井；凹陷处；使对立；挖坑；去核

释义与例句

n. 坑；矿井；凹陷处
a large hole in the ground; a mine; a hollow place
  1. They dug a pit in the garden.
    他们在花园里挖了一个坑。
  2. The miners went down into the pit.
    矿工们下到了矿井里。
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  1. There's a pit in the middle of the road.
    路中间有一个坑。
v. 使对立；挖坑；去核
to set someone against someone else; to make a hole; to remove the stone from a fruit
  1. The debate pitted two experts against each other.
    这场辩论让两位专家相互对立。
  2. She pitted the cherries before baking the pie.
    她在烤派之前给樱桃去核。
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  1. The road was pitted with potholes.
    路面坑坑洼洼。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 pit 音似“辟它”，在地上辟出一个坑。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • pitfall 陷阱；隐患
    名词，指潜在的危险或困难。
  • pitted 有凹痕的；去核的
    形容词，形容表面有坑洼或已去核。
同义词
  • hole 洞；孔
    hole 泛指各种洞；pit 特指地面上较大的坑或矿井。
    There's a hole in my sock. 我的袜子上有个洞。
反义词
  • mound 土堆；小丘
    mound 指地面上隆起的土堆，与 pit 的凹陷正好相反。
    The children built a mound of sand. 孩子们堆了一个沙堆。
常见搭配
  • pit against 使……相互竞争
    The competition pits the best teams against each other. 这场比赛让最优秀的队伍相互竞争。
  • the pit of the stomach 心窝；胸口
    He felt a knot in the pit of his stomach. 他感到心口一阵发紧。