pin
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT 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. 别针
...a box of needles and pins. …一盒缝衣针和别针。
2. V-T If you pin something on or to something, you attach it with a pin, a safety pin or a thumbtack. 用别针别住; 用图钉钉住
They pinned a notice to the door. 他们把通知钉在门上。
Everyone was supposed to dance with the bride and pin money on her dress. 每个人都应该和新娘跳舞并把钱别在她的衣服上。
3. V-T If someone pins you to something, they press you against a surface so that you cannot move. 按住; 使不能动弹
I pinned him against the wall. 我把他按在墙上。
I'd try to get away and he'd pin me down, saying he would kill me. 我会试图逃走，而他会把我按倒，说要杀了我。
4. N-COUNT 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. (把两件物品固定在一起的) 销; 钉; 栓
...the 18-inch steel pin holding his left leg together. …将他的左腿固定起来的18英寸长的钢钉。
5. V-T 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. 把…归罪于
They're trying to pin it on us. 他们正试图把这件事归罪于我们。
6. V-T 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. 寄 (希望、信念) 于
The Democrats are pinning their hopes on the next election. 民主党人正寄希望于下一次选举。
7. N-COUNT A pin is something worn on your clothing, for example, as jewellery, which is fastened with a pointed piece of metal. 胸针[美国英语]
...necklaces, bracelets, and pins. …项链、手镯和胸针。
8. →see also safety pin
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pin /pɪn/ (pinning,pinned,pins)
剑桥词典
- He stuck up a notice on the board with pins.
- She'd used some pins to hold the seam together.
- I've not stitched the hem yet , it's just held up with pins.
- Don't prick yourself on those pins.
- They had to insert a pin into his knee joint .
pin noun [C] (METAL STICK)
a small thin piece of metal with a point at one end, especially used for temporarily holding pieces of cloth together（尤指用于固定布料用的）别针，大头针
I'll keep the trouser patch in place with pins while I sew it on. 在把裤子的补丁缝上去时，我会用别针把它固定好。
a thin piece of metal
钉，楔，销，栓
If you pull the pin out of a hand-grenade, it'll explode . 拉掉手榴弹上的保险针它就会爆炸。
a two-pin/three-pin electrical plug 那是两相插头还是三相插头？
Doctors inserted a metal pin in his leg to hold the bones together. 医生们把一根钢针钉进他腿里把骨头固定住。
a decorative object , used as jewellery
饰针
a hat /tie pin 女帽饰针／领带夹
US
a brooch
胸针（同 brooch）
例句
pin noun [C] (LEG)
[ 通常作为复数使用的名词 ] old-fashioned humorousa leg
腿
Grandpa's very old now and he's very shaky on his pins. 爷爷现在年纪很大了，走路有点不稳。
pin noun [C] (IN CHESS)
games specializedIn the game of chess , a pin is a special move that stops the other player from moving one of their pieces , because to move it will put another more valuable piece in danger .
牵制，困子（国际象棋中“牵制”或“困子”，是特殊的一步，移动后阻止另一方移动棋子，因为移动棋子会使另一个更重要的棋子有危险）
That nasty pin stopped me from moving my knight . 这步讨厌的牵制，使我无法移动我的马。