pit against

phrasal verb

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pit somebody/something against something

to test somebody or their strength, intelligence, etc. in a struggle or contest against somebody/something else使竞争；使较量；使经受考验
- Lawyers and accountants felt that they were being pitted against each other.律师和会计师都觉得他们要一争高下。🔊🔊
- a chance to pit your wits against the world champions (= in a test of your intelligence)一次与世界冠军斗智的机会