| 单词 | tar pit |
| 释义 | tar pit (once / 268621 pages) n WORD FAMILY tar pit: tar pits USAGE EXAMPLESImages I have seen of the dark gray mass flooding over Wilshire Blvd seem a nod to being engulfed by the tar pits. Los Angeles Times(Aug 13, 2016) Remains of the mammoths have been uncovered across Mexico, Texas and as far west as the La Brea Tar Pits in California. BBC(Jun 25, 2016) They came to the La Brea Tar Pits with their heads swarming in bees, fluttering with butterflies and swimming in light-up jellyfish. Los Angeles Times(Jun 09, 2016) n a natural accumulation of bitumens at the surface of the earth; often acts as a trap for animals whose bones are thus preserved Hyper cavity, pit a sizeable hole (usually in the ground) |
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