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pit

English → Chinese

noun//pɪt//

(hole) 大坑: 地面上的深穴,或是为了开采矿物而挖掘的矿坑; 凹坑

The workers dug a deep pit in the backyard to install a new swimming pool.

(Chinese) 工人们在后院挖了一个深坑来安装新的游泳池。

The abandoned gravel pit has now filled with rainwater and become a small pond.

(Chinese) 废弃的砂石坑现在积满了雨水,变成了一个小池塘。

noun//pɪt//

(seed) 果核: 某些水果(如桃、李、樱桃)中心坚硬的核; 核

Be careful not to swallow the cherry pit while you are eating the fruit.

(Chinese) 吃樱桃的时候小心不要把果核吞下去。

She used a special tool to remove the pits from the olives before serving them.

(Chinese) 她在端上橄榄之前用一种特殊的工具去掉了果核。

verb//pɪt//

(action) 使竞争: 使某人或某物与另一方进行对抗或竞争,通常与 against 连用; 使对立

The tennis tournament will pit the world's top two players against each other.

(Chinese) 这场网球锦标赛将让世界排名前两位的选手进行对决。

The war pitted brother against brother in a tragic conflict.

(Chinese) 那场战争使亲兄弟在悲剧性的冲突中反目成仇。

Entry ID: en:zh:pit · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary