
好词典

源自古英语 'pytt',意为坑或井,与德语 'Pfütze'(水坑)同源,可能源自拉丁语 'puteus'(井)。
❶ 指地面上的深坑或凹陷处,可以是自然形成的或人工挖掘的,常用于描述矿坑、陷阱等场景。
“They dug a pit to bury the treasure.”
(他们挖了一个坑来埋藏宝藏。)
“The car fell into a deep pit on the road.”
(汽车掉进了路上的一个深坑里。)
❶ 指水果的核或种子,通常用于描述桃子、樱桃等水果的硬核部分。
“Don't forget to remove the pit before eating the peach.”
(吃桃子前别忘了去掉核。)
“She accidentally swallowed a cherry pit.”
(她不小心吞下了一颗樱桃核。)
❶ 指将某物放入坑中或挖坑,也可用于描述在表面制造凹陷或疤痕。
“They pitted the olives before cooking.”
(他们在烹饪前给橄榄去核。)
“The surface of the moon is pitted with craters.”
(月球表面布满了坑洞。)
pit against — 使某人或某物与另一人或物对抗,常用于描述竞争或对抗的场景。
“The two teams were pitted against each other in the final.”
(两支队伍在决赛中相互对抗。)
bottomless pit — 形容一个似乎没有尽头的深坑或无法满足的需求,常用于比喻。
“His appetite was like a bottomless pit.”
(他的胃口就像一个无底洞。)