1. 煤矿；矿井
    A pit is a coal mine.

    e.g. It was a better community then when all the pits were working.
           所有的煤矿都在开工的那个时候，这个社区的情况要更好一些。

2. （地面的）坑，洼；（地下的）穴，洞
    A pit is a large hole that is dug in the ground.

    e.g. Eric lost his footing and began to slide into the pit.
           埃里克一脚踩空，开始往坑里滑。

3. （挖出沙砾或黏土后留下的）坑，窑
    A gravel pit or clay pit is a very large hole that is left where gravel or clay has been dug from the ground.

    e.g. This area of former farmland was worked as a gravel pit until 1964.
           这块过去曾是农田的地1964年前一直被用作沙砾坑。

4. 使相斗；使对立；使竞争
    If two opposing things or people are pitted against one another, they are in conflict.

    e.g. You will be pitted against people who are every bit as good as you are...
           你将和与你势均力敌的对手展开竞争。
    e.g. This was one man pitted against the universe.
           这是一个人挑战整个宇宙。

5. （赛车道旁的）检修加油站
    In motor racing, the pits are the areas at the side of the track where drivers stop to get more fuel and to repair their cars during races.

    e.g. He moved quickly into the pits and climbed rapidly out of the car.
           他迅速进入检修加油站，飞快地爬出赛车。

6. 极糟糕的情况
    If you describe something as the pits, you mean that it is extremely bad.

    e.g. Mary Ann asked him how dinner had been. 'The pits,' he replied.
           玛丽·安问他晚餐怎么样，他回答说：“糟透了。”

7. （水果或蔬菜的）核
    A pit is the stone of a fruit or vegetable.

pit的意思

8. see also: pitted;fleapit;orchestra pit;sandpit

9. 与…斗智
    If you pit your wits against someone, you compete with them in a test of knowledge or intelligence.

    e.g. I'd like to pit my wits against the best.
           我希望同最优秀的对手斗智。

10. 胸口；心窝
    If you have a feeling in the pit of your stomach, you have a tight or sick feeling in your stomach, usually because you are afraid or anxious.

    e.g. I had a funny feeling in the pit of my stomach.
           我心头有种怪怪的感觉。

11. a bottomless pit -> see bottomless