pit against(v.+prep.)
使与…相斗cause to struggle against
▲pit sb against sb
He pitted John against Paul.他使约翰反对保罗。
They pitted two cocks against each other.他们使两只公鸡相斗。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
Earthquake pitted the surface of the earth.地震使地面出现了凹陷。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
His forehead was pitted by chicken pox.他的前额因害了水痘而留下许多麻点。

［词源］＜古英语pytt(井,坑,穴)

be the pits
极坏,最糟糕be very bad or the worst example of sth
The comedian's performance was the pits!这喜剧演员的表演糟透了。

They dug a pit to bury the rubbish.他们挖了一个坑把垃圾埋掉。
He worked all his life down the pit.他一辈子在矿井下工作。