inspection pit
noun [ C ] uk/ɪnˈspek.ʃən ˌpɪt/ us/ɪnˈspek.ʃən ˌpɪt/ (also US grease pit)
（检查、修理汽车等的）检修坑井
a hole in the ground where someone can stand to examine or repair a vehicle from underneath
New inspection pits are being built at weigh stations to improve officers' ability to check for safety defects. 地磅站正在修建一个新的检查坑井，以提高工作人员检查安全缺陷的能力。
The remains of the old car are lying in the bottom of the inspection pit.
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- She emerges from the inspection pit with a spanner in her hand and oil all over her face.
- I think this is what I need to do to the inspection pit in my garage.
- Work will now concentrate on digging the inspection pit prior to the installation of machine tools.
- The car was on a turntable in the grease pit.