pit
- n. 坑
- n. 果核
- n. 乐池
- n. 煤矿
- v. 使出现凹痕
- v. 使对抗
- Definition
- n. a large hole in the ground
- n. the hard seed inside some fruits
- n. the area in front of the stage in a theater where the orchestra plays
- n. a coal mine (British English)
- v. to make small hollow marks in a surface
- v. to set people against each other in a contest
- Example
- The workers dug a deep pit to lay the foundation.
- 工人们挖了一个很深的坑来打地基。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: the hard seed inside a fruit (noun).
比较义项：果核（某些水果内的硬核）（名词）。
- stone
British English word for the hard seed inside a fruit such as a cherry or plum; sounds natural to British speakers but old-fashioned or foreign to Americans in this sense.
英式英语中表示水果（如樱桃、李子）内部硬核的说法；对英国人来说很自然，但对美国人来说在这个意思上显得过时或不地道。
Grandma always warned us to watch for the stone when eating plums.
奶奶总是提醒我们吃李子时要小心果核。
- pit 本词
American English word for the same hard seed, as in a peach or cherry pit; the everyday term in the US, rarely used this way in Britain.
美式英语中表示同样果核的说法，如桃核、樱桃核；是美国的日常用词，在英国很少这样使用。
Be careful not to crack a tooth on the pit when you eat a cherry.
吃樱桃时要小心，别把牙齿磕在果核上。
Stone and pit both mean the hard seed inside a fruit like a cherry. Stone is British English, natural to British speakers but old-fashioned to Americans. Pit is American English, the everyday US term, rarely used in Britain. Not compared: stone meaning rock.
这两个词在“果核”这个意思上是近义词，区别主要在于所属英语变体：stone 是英式英语说法，pit 是美式英语说法，日常交流中两地读者各自更习惯自己的说法。这里不比较 stone 的其他意思，例如“石头”“英制重量单位（英石）”或“宝石”。