| 单词 | pit |
| 释义 | Word Frequency pit 1(pɪt) noun 1. a large, usually deep opening in the ground 2. a. a mine or excavation with a shaft, esp for coal b. the shaft in a mine c. (as modifier) pit pony pit prop 3. a concealed danger or difficulty 4. the pit 5. Also called: orchestra pit the area that is occupied by the orchestra in a theatre, located in front of the stage 6. an enclosure for fighting animals or birds, esp gamecocks 7. anatomy a. a small natural depression on the surface of a body, organ, structure, or part; fossa b. the floor of any natural bodily cavity the pit of the stomach 8. pathology a small indented scar at the site of a former pustule; pockmark 9. any of various small areas in a plant cell wall that remain unthickened when the rest of the cell becomes lignified, esp the vascular tissue 10. a working area at the side of a motor-racing track for servicing or refuelling vehicles 11. a section on the floor of a commodity exchange devoted to a special line of trading 12. a rowdy card game in which players bid for commodities 13. an area of sand or other soft material at the end of a long-jump approach, behind the bar of a pole vault, etc, on which an athlete may land safely 14. the ground floor of the auditorium of a theatre 15. British a slang word for bed (sense 1), bedroom (sense 1) 16. another word for pitfall (sense 2) verbWord forms: pits, pitting or pitted 17. (transitive; often foll by against) to match in opposition, esp as antagonists 18. to mark or become marked with pits 19. (transitive) to place or bury in a pit Word origin Old English pytt, from Latin puteus; compare Old French pet, Old High German pfuzziWord Frequency pit 2(pɪt) mainly US and Canadian noun 1. the stone of a cherry, plum, etc verbWord forms: pits, pitting or pitted 2. (transitive) to extract the stone from (a fruit) Word origin C19: from Dutch: kernel; compare pithWord Frequency pit 3(pɪt) verb a Scot word for put |
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