Definition of snake pit in English:

snake pit

nounˈsneɪk ˌpɪt

1A pit containing poisonous snakes.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is simply inevitable that in a snake pit with that many snakes one of them would be lucky or smart enough to have bitten you despite your resistance.
1. 1.1 A scene of vicious behaviour or ruthless competition.
  the literary snake pits of New York
  Example sentencesExamples
  Page is ultra-sensitive about her experience at the Star, which was considered a snakepit of sexual harassment.
  However, much debate is expected in the snakepit of EU politics before details of how much exactly will be allocated, and how it will be spent, is finalised.
  I see why it would have been mortifying, especially against the psychological backdrop of the snakepit that was your school experience.
  It was, according to observers, a snakepit of feuding and backstabbing.
  Atkinson argues the law would force ‘creative thinkers’ to bite their tongue, and so produce a ‘veneer of tolerance concealing a snakepit of unaired and unchallenged views.’

Definition of snake pit in US English:

snake pit

nounˈsnāk ˌpit

1A pit containing poisonous snakes.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is simply inevitable that in a snake pit with that many snakes one of them would be lucky or smart enough to have bitten you despite your resistance.
1. 1.1 A scene of vicious behavior or ruthless competition.
  the literary snake pits of New York
  Example sentencesExamples
  However, much debate is expected in the snakepit of EU politics before details of how much exactly will be allocated, and how it will be spent, is finalised.
  I see why it would have been mortifying, especially against the psychological backdrop of the snakepit that was your school experience.
  It was, according to observers, a snakepit of feuding and backstabbing.
  Atkinson argues the law would force ‘creative thinkers’ to bite their tongue, and so produce a ‘veneer of tolerance concealing a snakepit of unaired and unchallenged views.’
  Page is ultra-sensitive about her experience at the Star, which was considered a snakepit of sexual harassment.
2. 1.2 A place of overcrowded squalor, especially a poorly run mental hospital.
  the clinic opened in 1949, when most drug and alcohol sanitariums were still snake pits
  Example sentencesExamples
  As recently as 1946, Life magazine was exposing many of America's mental institutions as snakepits

单词	snake pit
释义	Definition of snake pit in English: snake pit nounˈsneɪk ˌpɪt 1A pit containing poisonous snakes. Example sentencesExamples It is simply inevitable that in a snake pit with that many snakes one of them would be lucky or smart enough to have bitten you despite your resistance. 1.1 A scene of vicious behaviour or ruthless competition. the literary snake pits of New York Example sentencesExamples Page is ultra-sensitive about her experience at the Star, which was considered a snakepit of sexual harassment. However, much debate is expected in the snakepit of EU politics before details of how much exactly will be allocated, and how it will be spent, is finalised. I see why it would have been mortifying, especially against the psychological backdrop of the snakepit that was your school experience. It was, according to observers, a snakepit of feuding and backstabbing. Atkinson argues the law would force ‘creative thinkers’ to bite their tongue, and so produce a ‘veneer of tolerance concealing a snakepit of unaired and unchallenged views.’ Definition of snake pit in US English: snake pit nounˈsnāk ˌpit 1A pit containing poisonous snakes. Example sentencesExamples It is simply inevitable that in a snake pit with that many snakes one of them would be lucky or smart enough to have bitten you despite your resistance. 1.1 A scene of vicious behavior or ruthless competition. the literary snake pits of New York Example sentencesExamples However, much debate is expected in the snakepit of EU politics before details of how much exactly will be allocated, and how it will be spent, is finalised. I see why it would have been mortifying, especially against the psychological backdrop of the snakepit that was your school experience. It was, according to observers, a snakepit of feuding and backstabbing. Atkinson argues the law would force ‘creative thinkers’ to bite their tongue, and so produce a ‘veneer of tolerance concealing a snakepit of unaired and unchallenged views.’ Page is ultra-sensitive about her experience at the Star, which was considered a snakepit of sexual harassment. 1.2 A place of overcrowded squalor, especially a poorly run mental hospital. the clinic opened in 1949, when most drug and alcohol sanitariums were still snake pits Example sentencesExamples As recently as 1946, Life magazine was exposing many of America's mental institutions as snakepits
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