| 词组 | pit |
| 释义 | pit 1. noun 1 the armpit US, 1965. 2 the vein at the antecubital site, opposite the elbow, commonly used for drug injections US, 1964. 3 Pitocin™, a drug used for inducing labour US, 1994. 4 phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust US, 1994. 5 the area in a club or concert hall where dancers can slam dance. An abbreviation of MOSH PIT US, 1995. 6 a bed UK, 1948. 7 an inside jacket pocket US, 1958.► no pitno trouble. From 'armpit' to 'pit' to 'sweat' to 'trouble' US, 1968 2. verb to sweat under the arms US, 1966 pit against pit sb/sth against sb/sth to make someone or something fight or compete against another person or thing, in order to see which one will win: In the finals Clark and Taylor were pitted against two other top players. The war pitted Serbia against Croatia and Bosnia. The girls plan to pit their talents against the boys' in the end-of-term competition. pit out pit out • pit out sth • pit sth out AmE spoken informal to sweat so much that your clothes become wet under your arms: It was so hot in there, I totally pitted out my shirt.■ SIMILAR TO: sweat, perspire formal
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