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pit

UK //pɪt//US //pɪt//

词源

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)。

noun

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。)

同义词:hole, cavity, mine, seed, stone

verb

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。)

同义词:hollow, dent, scar, excavate

常见短语

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。)