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pits

UK //pɪts//US //pɪts//

词源

源自古英语 'pytt',意为坑或井,与古高地德语 'pfuzzi' 和中古荷兰语 'putte' 同源,最终可能源自拉丁语 'puteus'(井)。

noun

❶ 指凹陷或坑洼的地方,通常指地面上的洞或低洼处,也可指某些物体表面的凹陷部分。

“The car got stuck in one of the deep pits on the road.”

(汽车卡在了路上的一个深坑里。)

“He fell into a pit while hiking in the forest.”

(他在森林里徒步时掉进了一个坑里。)

❶ 指某些水果或坚果的核或种子,如樱桃、桃子等水果的硬核部分。

“Be careful not to swallow the pit when eating cherries.”

(吃樱桃时要小心别吞下核。)

“She planted an avocado pit in a pot to grow a new tree.”

(她把一个鳄梨核种在花盆里,想长出一棵新树。)

同义词:hole, cavity, hollow, dent, crater

verb

❶ 使某物表面形成凹陷或坑洞,通常指因腐蚀、磨损或其他外力作用导致的损坏。

“The acid rain has pitted the surface of the statue over time.”

(酸雨逐渐腐蚀了雕像的表面,形成了坑洞。)

“Rust had pitted the metal gate, making it look old and worn.”

(锈蚀使金属门表面坑坑洼洼,看起来又旧又破。)

同义词:dent, mark, scar, erode, corrode

常见短语

the pits — 口语表达,形容某事物非常糟糕或令人失望,是最差的情况或状态。

“This weather is the pits—rainy and cold all week!”

(这天气糟透了——整个星期都在下雨,还很冷!)

pit against — 使某人或某物与另一方对抗或竞争,常用于描述对立或竞赛的场景。

“The movie pits the hero against a powerful villain.”

(这部电影让英雄与一个强大的反派对抗。)