首页英语词典pitpit英英释意

pit

英 [pɪt] 美[pɪt]
  • n. 矿井;深坑;陷阱;(物体或人体表面上的)凹陷;(英国剧场的)正厅后排;正厅后排的观众
  • vt. 使竞争;窖藏;使凹下;去…之核;使留疤痕
  • vi. 凹陷;起凹点
  • n. (Pit)人名;(东南亚国家华语)必

英英释意


1. a sizeable hole (usually in the ground);
"they dug a pit to bury the body"
2. a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
3. the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed;
"you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking"
4. a trap in the form of a concealed hole
5. a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate;
"a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"
6. lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
7. a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it