pit stop
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈpit stop noun [countable] 1. DSOa time when a driver in a car race stops in the pits to get more petrol or have repairs done 〔赛车在比赛中加油或维修的〕进站时间2. make a pit stop American English informalTTC to stop when driving on a long journey, for food, petrol, or to go to the toilet 〔长途旅程中用餐、加油、上厕所等的〕中途停车
Examples from the Corpus
pit stop• But three factors suggest their stumbling Christmas represents a pit stop rather than the wheels coming off altogether.• Having reached Aulef and taken on water, that night was a pit stop.• The mistake was the result of an earlier pit stop in which his crew failed to fill his Chevrolet with enough gasoline.• Zanardi opened up a four-second gap over second-place Brian Herta, which Herta made up with a good pit stop.• McVeighty gambled on going the complete four laps on one tankful of petrol, while Bell made one pit stop.ˈpit stop nounChineseSyllable
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pit stop
ˈpit stop
noun [countable]
1. a time when a driver in a car race stops in the pits to get more petrol or have repairs done
2. make a pit stop American English informal to stop when driving on a long journey, for food, petrol, or to go to the toilet
ˈpit stop
noun [countable]1. a time when a driver in a car race stops in the pits to get more petrol or have repairs done
2. make a pit stop American English informal to stop when driving on a long journey, for food, petrol, or to go to the toilet