عبارت انگلیسی
pit
معنی و توضیح
In this podcast, the phrase “to pit (something) against (something)” means to test one thing against another thing, or to test how well one person can do something against how well another person can do the same thing: “Their soccer team is being pitted against one of the best teams in the state.” In the kitchen, the verb 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 570 – Guessing a Number “to pit” means to take the large, hard seed out of the middle of a piece of fruit: “Do you have a machine to pit cherries, or do you do it by hand?” Finally, the phrase “to be pitted” means to have many small holes or lower areas: “His face is pitted with acne scars.” Or, “The streets are pitted with potholes, but the city doesn’t have enough money to fix them.”
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Guessing a Number». دو دقیقه اول را همینجا گوش کن و متن همگام را دنبال کن. برای ادامه کامل، از دکمه پایین استفاده کن.
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast episode 570: Guessing a Number.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 570. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Our website is eslpod.com. Go there to download a Learning Guide for this episode. To do that, you need to be member of ESL Podcast. Become a member and help support this podcast to keep it going.
This episode is called “Guessing a Number.” It’s a dialogue between Angela and Dwight. It’s also going to be using some vocabulary not just about guessing, but – well, about numbers. Let’s get started.
Angela: Hey, look at this. This restaurant is holding a contest. If you can guess the number of marbles in this bowl, you’ll get a free meal every day for one year!
Dwight: I’ll take a stab at it.
Angela: So will I. Let’s see, I think there must be close to 1,000 or 1,200 marbles in there. What are you doing?
Dwight: I’m doing some calculations in my head. The bowl is about 75
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.