使敌对

    周二俄罗斯总统普京与乌克兰总统波罗申科在白俄罗斯首都明斯克会晤，但会谈对解决乌克兰紧张局势帮助不大。请看本报昨日的报道：

    The presidents of Russia and Ukraine held key talks Tuesday with little hopes for a breakthrough in resolving the raging conflict pitting Kiev against pro-Moscow separatist rebels.

    Hours before the crunch talks, Kiev ratcheted up tensions by releasing footage purporting to show 10 Russian soldiers captured in its territory who a Moscow military source claimed had crossed into Ukraine “by accident.”

    报道中的pit ... against就是“使敌对”。例如：

    It won’t do you any good if you pit yourself against that giant company with its legion of lawyers.

    有许多律师替这个大公司打官司，跟它作对对你没什么好处。