pit

英 [p?t] 美[p?t]
  • n. 礦井；深坑；陷阱；（物體或人體表面上的）凹陷；（英國(guó)劇場(chǎng)的）正廳后排；正廳后排的觀眾
  • vt. 使競(jìng)爭(zhēng)；窖藏；使凹下；去…之核；使留疤痕
  • vi. 凹陷；起凹點(diǎn)
  • n. (Pit)人名；(東南亞國(guó)家華語(yǔ))必

英英釋意

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