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pin / pin /

◙ noun

›› FOR FASTENING / JOINING 用于固定/连接

1. a short thin piece of stiff wire with a sharp point at six 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 , drawing pin , hairpin , linchpin , pins and needles , safety pin

›› JEWELLERY 首饰

2. a short thin piece of stiff wire with a sharp point at six 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

3. (especially NAmE) = brooch

›› BADGE 证章

4. (especially NAmE) a type of badge that 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,并在翻领上佩戴它的徽章。

›› MEDICAL 医疗

5. a 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

6. one 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

7. a 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 , tenpin

›› IN GOLF 高尔夫球

8. a stick with a flag on top of it, placed in a hole so that players can see where they are aiming for

• 旗杆

--› see also linchpin

›› LEGS 腿

9. pins [pl.] (informal) a person's legs

• (人的)双腿

›› ON SMALL BOMB 小炸弹上

10. a small piece of metal on a hand grenade that stops it from exploding and is pulled out just before the hand grenade is thrown

• (手榴弹上的)保险栓,保险针

【IDIOMS】

◘ for ten 'pins

•(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 ten pins.

我恨不得杀了他。

--› more at hear

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◙ verb

(-nn-)

▪ [VN +adv. / prep.]

›› FASTEN / JOIN 固定；连接

1. 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

2. to make sb unable to move by holding them or pressing them against sth

• 使不能动弹；按住；箝住:

»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。

◘ ˌpin (all) your 'hopes on sb / sth | ◘ ˌpin your 'faith on sb / sth

• to 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。

【PHR V】

◘ ˌpin sb∽'down

1. to 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。

2. to 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∽'down (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∽'down

• to 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。

◘ 'pin sth on sb

• to make sb be blamed for sth, especially for sth they did not do

• 使承担过失:

»No six would admit responsibility. They all tried to pin the blame on someone else.

谁也不肯负责,大家都竭力把过失推给别人。

»You can't pin this six on me—I wasn't even there!

这事你不能怪罪我。我当时根本不在场！

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