PIN/pɪn; NAmEpɪn/(alsoˈPIN number)nounthe abbreviation for ‘personal identification number’(a number given to you, for example by a bank, so that you can use a plastic card to take out money from a cash machine) 个人身分识别号码,个人密码(全写为 personal identification number,银行等向顾客提供的可与提款卡配合使用的号码)☞see also
chip and PIN
PIN/pɪn; NAmEpɪn/pin★/pɪn; NAmEpɪn/
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pinpinspinnedpinningnoun★ _jewellery_comp.jpg _brooch.jpg for fastening/joining 用于固定╱连接1★a short thin piece of stiff wire with a sharp point at one end and a round head at the other, used especially for fastening together pieces of cloth when sewing 大头针☞see also
bobby pin
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drawing pin
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hairpin
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linchpin
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pins and needles
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safety pin
jewellery 首饰2a short thin piece of stiff wire with a sharp point at one end and an item of decoration at the other, worn as jewellery 胸针;饰针◆a diamond pin一枚钻石胸针☞see also
tiepin
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brooch
badge 徽章4( especially NAmE) a type of badgethat is fastened with a pin at the back (有别针的)徽章◆He supports the group and wears its pin on his lapel.他支持这个团体,为此在翻领上佩戴该团体的徽章。medical 医疗5a piece of steel used to support a bone in your body when it has been broken (接骨用的)钢钉electrical 电器6one of the metal parts that stick out of an electric plug and fit into a socket(插头的)管脚◆a 2-pin plug双芯插头in games 游戏7a wooden or plastic object that is shaped like a bottle and that players try to knock down in games such as bowling(保龄球等的)木瓶,瓶柱☞see also
ninepins
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tenpin
in golf 高尔夫球8a stick with a flag on top of it, placed in a hole so that players can see where they are aiming for 旗杆legs 腿9pins[plural ]( informal) a person's legs (人的)双腿on small bomb 小炸弹上10a small piece of metal on a hand grenadethat stops it from exploding and is pulled out just before the hand grenadeis thrown (手榴弹上的)保险栓,保险针☞see also
linchpin
IDIOMfor two ˈpins( old-fashioned) ( BrE) used to say that you would like to do sth, even though you know that it would not be sensible 恨不得;恨不能◆I'd kill him for two pins.我恨不得杀了他。☞more at
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verb★(-nn-)fasten/join 固定;连接1★pinsth + adv./prep. to attach sth onto another thing or fasten things together with a pin, etc. (用大头钉等)固定,别上,钉住◆She pinned the badge onto her jacket.她把徽章别到外衣上。◆A message had been pinned to the noticeboard.布告牌上钉着一条消息。◆Pin all the pieces of material together.把这些材料都钉到一起。◆She always wears her hair pinned back.她总是把头发往后别。prevent movement 阻碍2pinsb/sth + adv./prep. to make sb unable to move by holding them or pressing them against sth 使不能动弹;按住;钳住◆They pinned him against a wall and stole his wallet.他们把他挤在墙边,偷走了他的钱包。◆He grabbed her arms and pinned them to her sides.他抓住她的双臂,按在她的腰间。◆They found him pinned under the wreckage of the car.人们发现他被卡在汽车残骸下。IDIOMˌpin (all) your ˈhopes on sb/sth | ˌpin your ˈfaith on sb/sthto rely on sb/sth completely for success or help 完全依赖;寄希望于;指望◆The company is pinning its hopes on the new project.这家公司对此新项目寄予厚望。PHRASAL VERBSˌpin sb↔ˈdown1to make sb unable to move by holding them firmly 按住;使动弹不得◆Two men pinned him down until the police arrived.两个人按住他直到警察赶来。2to find sb and make them answer a question or tell you sth you need to know 找某人查问;使说清楚◆I need the up-to-date sales figures but I can never pin him down at the office.我需要最新的销售数字,可就是不能在办公室找到他问清楚。ˌpin sb↔ˈdown (to sth/doing sth)to make sb make a decision or say clearly what they think or what they intend to do 使决定;使说明意向◆It's difficult to pin her down to fixing a date for a meeting.让她确定个开会日期实在是难。ˌpin sth↔ˈdownto explain or understand sth exactly 确切说明(或理解)◆The cause of the disease is difficult to pin down precisely.病因目前还难以解释清楚。ˈpin sth on sbto make sb be blamed for sth, especially for sth they did not do 让(无辜的人)受过◆No one would admit responsibility. They all tried to pin the blame onsomeone else. 谁也不肯负责,大家都竭力把过失推给别人。◆You can't pin this one on me—I wasn't even there!这事你不能怪罪我。我当时根本不在场!pin/pɪn; NAmEpɪn/
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pinpin1 /pɪn/ ●●●S3 noun [countable]
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1pin (4)for joining/fasteninga)a short thin piece of metal with a sharp point at one end, used especially for fastening together pieces of cloth while making clothesb)a thin piece of metal used to fasten things together, especially broken bones2jewellery American English a piece of metal, sometimes containing jewels, that you fasten to your clothes to wear as a decorationSYN brooch British English3electrical British English one of the pieces of metal that sticks out of an electric plug: a three-pin plug4bowling one of the bottle-shaped objects that you try to knock down in a game of bowling5you could hear a pin drop spoken used to say that it is very quiet and no one is speaking6part of bomb a short piece of metal which you pull out of a hand grenade to make it explode a short time later7golf a metal stick with a flag at the top which marks the holes on a golf course8for two pins I’d ... British English old-fashioned used to say that you would like to do something to someone because they have annoyed you: For two pins, I’d just send them all home.9pins [plural] British English informal legs →
drawing pin
, pin money
, pins and needles(1)
, rolling pin
, safety pin
pin1 noun
pin2 verb
pinpin2 ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle pinned, present participle pinning) [transitive always + adverb/preposition]
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1to fasten something somewhere, or to join two things together, using a pinpin something to/on something Can you pin this to the notice board? He pinned the name tag on his jacket.pin something up She had photos of her kids pinned up next to her desk.2to make someone unable to move by putting a lot of pressure or weight on thempin somebody/something to something He pinned her arms to her sides.pin somebody against something Albert got him pinned against the wall.pin somebody down They managed to pin him down until the police arrived.be pinned under/beneath something Her body was pinned under the weight of the car.pin down phrasal verb1to make someone give clear details or make a definite decision about somethingpin down to Did you manage to pin him down to a definite date? He’s impossible to pin down.2to understand something clearly or be able to describe it exactlyhard/difficult to pin down The flavour was hard to pin down.3if soldiers etc involved in fighting are pinned down, they cannot move from their position because someone is shooting at them: The rebels have been pinned down in a camp to the south of the river.pin on phrasal verb1to blame someone for something, often unfairly: Don’t try to pin the blame on me! They’re trying to pin the murder on the boyfriend.2pin your hopes/faith on something/somebody to hope that something will happen or someone will help you, because all your plans depend on this: Chris is pinning his hopes on getting into Yale.
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