pin
n. 釘; 別針,釦針,飾針; 大頭針; 沒價值的東西
vt. 壓住; (用釘等)釘住,釘住,別住,扣住; 用障壁等)圍住,關住(俚語)抓住; [軍]牽制
Pins are very small thin pointed pieces of metal. They are used in sewing to fasten pieces of material together until they have been sewn.
...needles and pins...
針和別針
Use pins to keep the braid in place as you work.
工作時,用別針把辮子固定住。
If you pin something on or to something, you attach it with a pin, a drawing pin, or a safety pin.
They pinned a notice to the door...
他們把通知釘在門上。
Everyone was supposed to dance with the bride and pin money on her dress...
每個人都要和新娘跳舞,並把錢別在她的衣服上。
If someone pins you to something, they press you against a surface so that you cannot move.
I pinned him against the wall...
我把他按在牆上。
I'd try to get away and he'd pin me down, saying he would kill me...
我曾試圖逃脫,可他把我摁倒在地,並說會殺了我。
A pin is any long narrow piece of metal or wood that is not sharp, especially one that is used to fasten two things together.
...the 18-inch steel pin holding his left leg together.
把他的左腿固定在一起的一枚18英寸的鋼釘
...a two-pin continental adaptor.
歐洲大陸標準的雙腳轉換插頭
If someone tries to pin something on you or to pin the blame on you, they say, often unfairly, that you were responsible for something bad or illegal.
They're trying to pin it on us...
他們想把那件事歸罪於我們。
The trade unions are pinning the blame for the violence on the government.
工會把暴力事件的責任推在政府身上。
If you pin your hopes on something or pin your faith on something, you hope very much that it will produce the result you want.
The Democrats are pinning their hopes on the next election.
民主黨人把希望寄託在下次選舉上。
If someone pins their hair up or pins their hair back, they arrange their hair away from their face using hair pins.
Cleanse your face thoroughly and pin back your hair...
把臉徹底洗乾淨,再把頭髮往後別起。
In an effort to look older she has pinned her fair hair into a French pleat.
為了看上去顯得成熟一些,她把金髮別成了一個法式髻。
A pin is something worn on your clothing, for example as jewellery, which is fastened with a pointed piece of metal.
...necklaces, bracelets, and pins.
項鍊、手鐲和胸針
A pin is the part of a hand grenade that is pulled out in order to make the grenade explode.
You can say you could have heard a pin drop when a place is extremely quiet, especially because everyone is waiting for someone to speak or when someone has made a shocking remark.
1. a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
2. when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
3. small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
4. informal terms of the leg;
5. axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
6. cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown
7. flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
8. a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
9. a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
10. a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in groups as a target
1. to hold fast or prevent from moving;
2. attach or fasten with pins
3. pierce with a pin;
4. immobilize a piece
pin down
控制住:清楚地固定或建立
強求承諾:強迫某人提供確定意見或正確資訊
pin on
歸罪:將錯事或罪行歸於…
(as) clean (或 neat) as a new pin
非常整潔
for two pins I'd (或 she'd,等) ——
巴不得,恨不得
hear a pin drop
靜得連針掉在地上也聽得見
on pins and needles
如坐針氈;焦躁不安;急得要命
pin one's colours to the mast
pin one's ears back
全神貫注地聽
pin one's hopes (或 faith) on
寄厚望於;把希望寄託在…上
pin someone down
火力壓制
pin something down
確定, 落實
The balloon will pop if you put a pin in it.
如果扎進一顆大頭釘,氣球就會突然爆開.
That ring is not worth a pin.
那個戒指不值錢.
The doctor put a steel pin in his wrist.
醫生在他的腕關節植入一根鋼釘.
The detective tried to pin the murder on the accused man.
那偵探企圖把殺人的罪名加在那個被告的身上.
Dad took a pin and pinned the flower to her coat.
爸爸取出一枚別針,將花別在她的外衣上.