英语词汇“pit”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pitnoun [ C ]

uk/pɪt/us/pɪt/

pit noun [ C ] (PLACE/AREA)

C2 a large hole in the ground, or a slightly low area in any surface:

They'd dug a shallow pit and left the bodies in it.

These pits in my skin are from when I had chickenpox.

See also

armpit

sandpit

a coal mine or an area of land from which a natural substance is taken by digging:

The coal-mining industry wants new pits to be opened.

a gravel/chalk pit

slang a very untidy or dirty place:

I'm afraid my room is a complete pit!

the pit [ S ]

in a theatre, the seats at the lowest level, or the orchestra pit

the pits [ plural ]

informal something that is of extremely low quality:

The hotel we stayed in was the pits!

(in motor racing) the area next to the track where the cars are given fuel or repaired during a race

More examples

The unions fought hard against the government's programme of pit closures.
The plumber climbed down the inspection pit.
They had to dig a six-foot deep pit to sink the sewage pipes.
Can you tidy up that pit of a bedroom of yours!
They dumped his dismembered body in a pit.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Geography: caves, cracks & crevices

cave
cavern
chasm
chimney
crack
crater
crevice
fault
fissure
gouge
gulf
hole
honeycomb
pothole
rut
speleologist
speleology
stalactite
stalagmite
the San Andreas Fault

See more results »

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Holes, hollows and dips

Engineering - mining & quarrying

Unpleasant places

Theatre auditorium & front-of-house

Informal words for bad

Motor racing

pit noun [ C ] (SEED)

mainly US UK usually stone a large, hard seed inside some types of fruit:

Peaches, plums, and olives all contain pits.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Fruits & seeds & their parts

acorn
berry
chaff
coffee bean
endosperm
fruiterer
grain
kernel
mielie
nut
pine cone
pine nut
pith
seeded
seeded
sesame seed
stalk
thistledown
windfall
zest

See more results »

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Removing the skin or seed from fruit & vegetables

Idiom(s)

pit of your stomach

pitverb [ T ]

uk/pɪt/us/pɪt/-tt-

US for stone noun

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Fruits & seeds & their parts

acorn
berry
chaff
coffee bean
endosperm
fruiterer
grain
kernel
mielie
nut
pine cone
pine nut
pith
seeded
seeded
sesame seed
stalk
thistledown
windfall
zest

See more results »

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Removing the skin or seed from fruit & vegetables

Phrasal verb(s)

pit sb/sth against sb/sth

单词	pit
释义	Contents noun (2) pit (PLACE/AREA) pit (SEED) verb (1) pit (1) Contents noun (4) pit (HOLE) pit (SEED) pit (REPAIR AREA) pit (UNDERGROUND METALS) Contents noun (2) pit (1) pit (2) English American Business pitnoun [ C ] uk/pɪt/us/pɪt/ pit noun [ C ] (PLACE/AREA) C2 a large hole in the ground, or a slightly low area in any surface: They'd dug a shallow pit and left the bodies in it. These pits in my skin are from when I had chickenpox. See also armpit sandpit a coal mine or an area of land from which a natural substance is taken by digging: The coal-mining industry wants new pits to be opened. a gravel/chalk pit slang a very untidy or dirty place: I'm afraid my room is a complete pit! the pit [ S ] in a theatre, the seats at the lowest level, or the orchestra pit the pits [ plural ] informal something that is of extremely low quality: The hotel we stayed in was the pits! (in motor racing) the area next to the track where the cars are given fuel or repaired during a race More examples The unions fought hard against the government's programme of pit closures. The plumber climbed down the inspection pit. They had to dig a six-foot deep pit to sink the sewage pipes. Can you tidy up that pit of a bedroom of yours! They dumped his dismembered body in a pit. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Geography: caves, cracks & crevices cave cavern chasm chimney crack crater crevice fault fissure gouge gulf hole honeycomb pothole rut speleologist speleology stalactite stalagmite the San Andreas Fault See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Holes, hollows and dips Engineering - mining & quarrying Unpleasant places Theatre auditorium & front-of-house Informal words for bad Motor racing pit noun [ C ] (SEED) mainly US UK usually stone a large, hard seed inside some types of fruit: Peaches, plums, and olives all contain pits. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Fruits & seeds & their parts acorn berry chaff coffee bean endosperm fruiterer grain kernel mielie nut pine cone pine nut pith seeded seeded sesame seed stalk thistledown windfall zest See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Removing the skin or seed from fruit & vegetables Idiom(s) pit of your stomach pitverb [ T ] uk/pɪt/us/pɪt/-tt- US for stone noun Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Fruits & seeds & their parts acorn berry chaff coffee bean endosperm fruiterer grain kernel mielie nut pine cone pine nut pith seeded seeded sesame seed stalk thistledown windfall zest See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Removing the skin or seed from fruit & vegetables Phrasal verb(s) pit sb/sth against sb/sth pitnoun [ C ] us/pɪt/ pit noun [ C ] (HOLE) a large hole in the ground, or a hollow in any surface: The trash had been buried in a six-foot-deep pit. a fire pit A pit is also the area in the front of a theater where the musicians perform. The pit of your stomach The pit of your stomach is the center of your body, where you feel esp. fear and anxiety: I got a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach before the performance. pit noun [ C ] (SEED) a large, hard seed that grows inside some types of fruit and vegetables: a peach/plum/cherry pit pit noun [ C ] (REPAIR AREA) an area on the side of a track on which cars race, where the cars are given fuel or repaired during a race pit noun [ C ] (UNDERGROUND METALS) also pit mine a hole from which natural substances, such as rocks and minerals, are dug; mine Idiom(s) the pits pitnoun [ C ] uk/pɪt/us STOCK MARKET the area of a stock exchange used for trading: Many traditional pits have moved their business to electronic trading systems. Compare the floor NATURAL RESOURCES a deep area underground from which a natural resource is taken by digging: a coal/clay/gravel pit
随便看	price range price restraint price ring price scanner price sensitive price sensitivity price sth in price sth up price support price tag price taker price terms price theory price ticket price to earnings ratio price war price yourself out of the market price yourself/sb/sth out of the market price-conscious price-cutting price-dividend ratio price-earnings multiple price-inelastic price-level targeting price-sensitive

pitnoun [ C ]

pit noun [ C ] (PLACE/AREA)

pit noun [ C ] (SEED)

Idiom(s)

pitverb [ T ]

Phrasal verb(s)

pitnoun [ C ]

pit noun [ C ] (HOLE)

pit noun [ C ] (SEED)

pit noun [ C ] (REPAIR AREA)

pit noun [ C ] (UNDERGROUND METALS)

Idiom(s)

pitnoun [ C ]