| 单词 | pin something down |
| 释义 | 1 (phrasal verb) Definition to define clearly It has taken until now to pin down its exact location. Synonyms determine identify Having identified the problem, we now need to overcome it. locate We've simply been unable to locate him. name The Scots have yet to name their team. specify He has not specified what action he would like them to take. designate We need to designate someone as our spokesperson. pinpoint trying to pinpoint his precise location home in on 2 (phrasal verb) The felled tree pinned down the car. Synonyms trap confine The aircraft cartwheeled, trapping both men. constrain I was constrained by family commitments. bind All are bound by the same strict etiquette. squash tie down nail down immobilize Additional synonymsin the sense of bind Definition to place under certain constraints All are bound by the same strict etiquette. Synonyms restrict, limit, handicap, confine, detain, restrain, hamper, inhibit, hinder, impede, hem in, keep within bounds or limits in the sense of confine Synonyms hold back, bind, bound, restrain, repress, clip someone's wings, straiten in the sense of constrain Definition to limit, restrict, or inhibit I was constrained by family commitments. Synonyms restrict, confine, curb, restrain, rein, constrict, hem in, straiten, check, chainNearby words of |
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