| 单词 | pin |
| 释义 | pin (pɪn ) Word forms: pins , pinning , pinned 1. countable noun B1 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. Use pins to keep the braid in place as you work. Synonyms: tack, nail, needle, safety pin 2. verb B1+ 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. [VERB noun preposition] Everyone was supposed to dance with the bride and pin money on her dress. [VERB noun preposition] He had pinned up a map of Finland. [VERB noun with adverb] Synonyms: fasten, stick, attach, join 3. verb If someone pins you to something, they press you against a surface so that you cannot move. I pinned him against the wall. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] He fought at the bulk that pinned him. [VERB noun] Synonyms: hold fast, hold down, press, restrain 4. countable noun 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. ...a two-pin continental adaptor. Synonyms: peg, rod, brace, bolt 5. verb 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. [VERB noun on noun] The trade unions are pinning the blame for the violence on the government. [VERB noun + on] 6. verb 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. [VERB noun + on] 7. verb 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. [VERB noun with adverb] In an effort to look older she has pinned her hair into a bun. [VERB noun preposition] 8. countable noun A pin is something worn on your clothing, for example as jewellery, which is fastened with a pointed piece of metal. [US] ...necklaces, bracelets, and pins. 9. countable noun A pin is the part of a hand grenade that is pulled out in order to make the grenade explode. 10. See also drawing pin, pins and needles, rolling pin, safety pin 11. you could have heard a pin drop phrase 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. [emphasis] Phrasal verbs: pin down 1. phrasal verb If you try to pin something down, you try to discover exactly what, where, or when it is. It has taken until now to pin down its exact location. [VERB PARTICLE noun] I can only pin it down to between 1936 and 1942. [VERB noun PARTICLE + to] If we cannot pin down exactly what we are supposed to be managing, how can we manage it? [VERB PARTICLE wh] 2. phrasal verb If you pin someone down, you force them to make a decision or to tell you what their decision is, when they have been trying to avoid doing this. She couldn't pin him down to a date. [V n P + to/on] ...their repeated efforts to pin him down on a number of topics. [V n P to/on n] If you pin people down, they will tell you some puzzling things about stress. [VERB noun PARTICLE] PIN (pɪn ) singular noun [oft NOUN noun] Someone's PIN or PIN number is a secret number which they can use, for example, with a bank card to withdraw money from a cash machine or ATM. PIN is an abbreviation for 'personal identification number'. Not all stores have chip and PIN throughout. Idioms: pin someone's ears back [US] to tell someone off for having done something wrong Dad was furious about what I'd done and pinned my ears back. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pin back your ears [British, old-fashioned] to listen carefully to what someone is saying Right, pin back your ears, everyone. [mainly British] in sport, to run very quickly in an attempt to score and help your team win The Newport back division dropped the ball 30 metres out and Hughes pinned back his ears and raced to the line. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: steel pin He will need a steel pin inserted in the roof of his mouth to keep three loose segments of jaw in place. The Sun He has had it split in two, and a massive steel pin sits at the joint. The Sun Also in their tool kit was a steel pin designed to be concealed in the lapel of a jacket. Times, Sunday Times They were hurled at a steel pin driven into a three-foot square clay bed, with the common length of the green being 18 yards. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Researchers said this strength had also presented challenges for entomologists trying to use steel pins to mount the beetles in display cases. Times,Sunday Times But let's stick a pin in his complicated staging for the moment. Times, Sunday Times You almost have to stick a pin in. The Sun And in the long run, when that foot comes out, whatever came out before that, you can stick a pin into it. Times, Sunday Times Chefs then stick a pin into each of the birds' heads before turning them into some kind of traditional stew. The Sun Stick a pin in a board? Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 大头针, 用图钉钉住, 密码 Japanese: ピン, ピンで留める, 暗証番号 |
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