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cess·pit /ˈsesˌpɪt/ noun [countableC] 1. (also cesspool /ˈsesˌpuːl/)DCLEAN a large hole or container under the ground in which waste from a building, especially from the toilets, is collected 污水坑;化粪池
2 SERIOUS SITUATIONa place or situation in which people behave in a bad or immoral way 罪恶的渊薮,藏污纳垢之地 For weeks the affair threatened to be a cesspit of scandal. 几个星期来,这一事件眼看就要成为丑闻的滋生源。