pit against
phrasal verbpit 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
- Lawyers and accountants felt that they were being pitted against each other.