| 单词 | pit bottom |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspit bottom pit bottom n. the bottom of a pit; spec. the area immediately around the bottom of a mine shaft. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > shaft > bottom of pit-eye1662 pit bottom1867 c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy 12663 When þe prinse was past to þe pit bothum, Þe buernes on þe bonk bet hym with stonys. 1782 G. Crawford & W. Semple Hist. Shire Renfrew 257 Horses draw the coals, below ground, from the coalliers to the pit bottom; from thence they are taken up by a horse gin above ground. 1867 W. W. Smyth Treat. Coal & Coal-mining 121 The coal may be brought down hill to the pit-bottom. 1992 N.Y. Times 12 Feb. d25/1 The loosened dirt, rock and gold residue is scooped by huge, automated shovels into giant trucks that grind their way up from the depths of the pit bottom. < as lemmas |
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