Engelsk navneord: pit | |||
1. | pit (om ting) a sizeable hole (usually in the ground) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They dug a pit to bury the body. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | cavity | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | hole, hollow | ||
Mere specifikke termer | barbecue pit, borrow pit, divot, fire pit, quicksand, sandpit, sawpit, tar pit, trou-de-loup | ||
2. | pit (om form) a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | fossa | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | bodily cavity, cavity, cavum, concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature | ||
Mere specifikke termer | epigastric fossa, glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa, glenoid fossa, mandibular fossa, pit of the stomach | ||
3. | pit (om plante) the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | You should remove the stones from prunes before cooking. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | endocarp, stone | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | pericarp, seed vessel | ||
Mere specifikke termer | cherry stone, peach pit | ||
4. | pit (om erkendelse) (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell. A demon from the depths of the pit. Hell is paved with good intentions. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | Hell, infernal region, Inferno, nether region, perdition | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place | ||
Mere specifikke termer | Gehenna, hellfire, red region, Tartarus | ||
Overordnet emneområde | Christian religion, Christianity | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | heaven | ||
5. | pit (om genstand) an enclosure in which animals are made to fight | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | enclosure | ||
Mere specifikke termer | cockpit | ||
6. | pit (om genstand) (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | area | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | commodities exchange, commodities market, commodity exchange | ||
7. | pit (om genstand) (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | area | ||
Overordnet emneområde | auto racing, car racing | ||
8. | pit (om genstand) a trap in the form of a concealed hole | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | pitfall | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | trap | ||
9. | pit (om genstand) a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | quarry, stone pit | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | excavation | ||
Mere specifikke termer | chalk pit, chalkpit, gravel pit | ||
10. | pit (om genstand) lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | orchestra pit | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | area | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | house, theater, theatre | ||
11. | pit (om genstand) a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | colliery | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | work, workplace | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | coal mine, coalpit, mine | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: pit | |||
1. | pit (om konkurrence) set into opposition or rivalry | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Let them match their best athletes against ours. Pit a chess player against the Russian champion. He plays his two children off against each other. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | match, oppose, play off | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | confront, face | ||
2. | pit (om relation) mark with a scar | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The skin disease scarred his face permanently. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | mark, pock, scar | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | blemish, deface, disfigure | ||
Mere specifikke termer | cicatrise, cicatrize, pockmark | ||
Kan forårsage | incise | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | mark, nock, score | ||
3. | pit (om ændring) remove the pits from | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Pit plums and cherries. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | stone | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||