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pit

/ˈpɪt/

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noun

plural pits

[count] :a hole in the ground usually made by digging

The explorers discovered a burial pit containing human bones.

The impact of the meteor created a huge pit. [=crater]

The hikers dug a pit for the fire.

[count] a large, deep hole in the ground from which stones or minerals are dug out

a gravel/chalk/tar pit - see also sandpit

b chiefly Brit :a coal mine

[count] :something that uses up or holds a very large amount of money, food, information, etc.

My house is such a money pitI'm always paying for repairs on it!

My brother's stomach is a bottomless pit. [=my brother eats constantly]

The Internet is a bottomless pit of information. [=the Internet contains a great amount of information]

[count] :an area separated from and often placed below the areas next to it: such as

an outdoor area where food is cooked

a barbecue pit

b US :an area where particular investments are traded

the oil futures pit of the New York Mercantile Exchange

an area where animals are brought to fight

the space in a theater where an orchestra plays

The conductor walked down into the (orchestra) pit and stood at the podium.

an area of dirt or grass used for playing certain games

a horseshoe pit

mosh pit

an area beside a racetrack used for servicing cars during a race - usually plural

The driver stopped in the pits to refuel. - see also pit stop

[count] :a small hole or dent on the surface of something

The car's door was covered with pits and scratches.

The boy had pits [=pockmarks] on his face.

[count] :a very bad or unpleasant place or situation - usually + of

The downtown area is a pit of depression/despair/hopelessness.

b the pits informal :something that is very bad or unpleasant

You caught the flu on your birthday? That's the pits! [=that is awful]

This rainy weather is the absolute pits. [=I hate this rainy weather]

I usually like her movies, but her most recent one is really the pits! [=her most recent one is terrible]

[count] informal :armpit - compare 3pit

the pit of your/the stomach

the part of a person's stomach where strong feelings of nervousness, excitement, etc., can be felt

She felt a flutter in the pit of her stomach when he walked through the door.

verb

pits; pitted; pitting

[+ obj] :to make small holes or dents in (something)

A hailstorm badly pitted the car's roof. - see also pitted 2

[no obj] car racing :to make a pit stop

The driver was forced to pit because of engine problems. - compare 4pit

pit against

[phrasal verb]

pit (someone or something) against (someone or something) :to cause (someone or something) to fight or compete against (another person or thing)

Tonight's game will pit Smith against Johnson for the championship. [=Smith will be playing against Johnson for the championship in tonight's game]

The team will be pitted against [=will be playing against] last year's champion in the finals.

The game requires you to pit your wits against the computer. [=to use your wits to try to defeat the computer]

noun

plural pits

[count] US :the hard middle part of a fruit :stone

peach/cherry/olive pits

see color picture - compare 1pit

verb

pits; pitted; pitting

[+ obj] chiefly US :to remove the pit from (a piece of fruit)

He pitted the plum and cut it into pieces. - see also pitted 1 - compare 2pit

* Các từ tương tự:
pit boss, pit bull, pit stop, pita, pit-a-pat, pitch, pitch shot, pitch-black, pitch-dark