noun🔗Share坑，洼地 A hole in the ground."The meadow around the town is full of old pits."城镇周围的草地上到处都是旧坑洼地。geologynatureenvironmentplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share维修站，加油站 An area at a racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race."Two drivers have already gone into the pit this early in the race."比赛刚开始不久，已经有两位车手进维修站/加油站了。racevehiclesportmachinetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share打击乐区，后勤区 A section of the marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to march, such as the tam tam. Also, the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed."During the marching band performance, the pits, filled with xylophones and timpani, provided the deep, resonant sounds. "在行进乐队表演中，打击乐区摆满了木琴和定音鼓，提供了深沉而共鸣的声音。musicentertainmentgrouppartplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share矿井，煤矿. A mine."The small town's economy depended on the coal pits located nearby. "这个小镇的经济依赖于附近那些煤矿。geologyindustryplaceareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share探方，坑穴. A hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance of any feature observed and any specimen or artifact revealed may be established by precise measurement."The archaeologists carefully dug the pits according to their map to record exactly where each piece of pottery was found. "考古学家们根据地图小心地挖掘探方，以便准确记录每件陶器被发现的位置。archaeologygeologyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share交易大厅，交易池。 A trading pit."The traders yelled buy and sell orders in the pits of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. "交易员们在芝加哥商业交易所的交易大厅里大声喊着买入和卖出的指令。businesseconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share底部，坑洼。 The bottom part of something."I felt pain in the pit of my stomach."我感到胃底部一阵疼痛。partpositionplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share腋窝，胳肢窝 Armpit."The sweaty stain on his shirt showed under his pits. "他衬衫上的汗渍在他腋窝下非常明显。bodyanatomyparthumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share货舱, 行李舱 A luggage hold."The bus driver loaded our suitcases into the pits underneath the passenger seats. "公共汽车司机把我们的手提箱装进了乘客座位下面的行李舱里。vehiclepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share坑, 洼, 凹陷。 A small surface hole or depression, a fossa."The old road had many pits and bumps, making the drive uncomfortable. "那条旧路坑坑洼洼的，开车很不舒服。geologynatureenvironmentareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share痘痕，痘疤。 The indented mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox."After recovering from chickenpox, she was sad to see small pits remaining on her face. "痊愈了水痘之后，她很伤心看到脸上留下了细小的痘疤。medicinediseaseappearancebodymarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share地府，阴间 The grave, or underworld."After a long and difficult life, he feared he was descending into the pits of eternal darkness. "历经漫长而艰难的一生后，他害怕自己会堕入永恒黑暗的地府。mythologyreligionsoulChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share斗兽场，角斗场。 An enclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.""The old dogfighting pits, now abandoned, were a grim reminder of a cruel past." "如今废弃的旧式斗狗场，令人毛骨悚然地回忆起一段残酷的过去。animalsportentertainmentplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share（剧院的）正厅后部，（剧院的）池座. Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre."During the play's intermission, a lively discussion erupted in the pits regarding the performance of the lead actor. "演出中场休息时，池座里爆发了一场关于主角表演的热烈讨论。entertainmentarchitectureplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share赌博区，赌台区。 Part of a casino which typically holds tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and other games."The casino floor was buzzing, especially in the pits, where people cheered at the blackjack and roulette tables. "赌场里人声鼎沸，尤其是在赌台区，人们在二十一点和轮盘赌桌旁欢呼雀跃。entertainmentgamebusinessplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share比特犬 A pit bull terrier."The local animal shelter has several pits available for adoption. "当地动物收容所里有几只比特犬可以领养。animalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePogo区， 摇滚区 A mosh pit."Because the museum was closed for renovation, the school decided to bring its fourth-graders to the pit at a Cannibal Corpse gig instead."因为博物馆闭馆装修，学校决定带四年级的学生们去食人尸乐队演出的pogo区玩。musicentertainmentculturegroupactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share逼停战术，碰撞制停。 (law enforcement, usually used with "maneuver") A maneuver by which a police officer, by use of a police car, nudges the vehicle of a fleeing suspect enough for the suspect's vehicle to lose control and become disabled so the police officer can catch and apprehend the suspect."The police officer used pits to stop the speeding car, causing it to spin out and stop. "警察使用了碰撞制停战术拦下了那辆超速行驶的汽车，导致它旋转失控并最终停了下来。policelawvehicleactiontechnologygovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share钚芯，核弹核心 The fissile core of a nuclear weapon, commonly made of plutonium surrounded by high-explosive lenses."Nuclear weapons experts carefully handle the pits, the radioactive cores of the bombs, ensuring their safety and security. "核武器专家小心翼翼地处理钚芯，即核弹核心，确保它们的安全和可靠。militaryweaponphysicstechnologyscienceenergymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share急诊室, 急诊部 (hospital slang) The emergency department."My friend's grandmother went to the pits after falling down the stairs. "我朋友的奶奶从楼梯上摔下来后，被送去了急诊室。medicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share果核，籽。 A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit."She carefully removed the pits from the cherries before making the pie. "做馅饼之前，她小心地把樱桃里的果核去掉了。fruitseedplantfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share果核，内核 A shell in a drupe containing a seed."After eating the cherries, she carefully collected the pits in a small bowl to plant later. "吃完樱桃后，她小心地把果核收集在一个小碗里，打算以后种。fruitseedplantpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share裂变弹核心, 钚核。 The core of an implosion weapon, consisting of the fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper bonded to it."The scientists carefully examined the pits of the experimental nuclear weapon. "科学家们仔细检查了实验性核武器的裂变弹核心。weaponmilitaryphysicstechnologysciencepartelementtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
🔗Share比特犬 A pit bull terrier.""My neighbor owns two friendly pits, and they love playing fetch in the park." "我的邻居养了两只友善的比特犬，它们很喜欢在公园里玩你丢我捡的游戏。animaltypeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
