| [/pɪn; pɪn/] n 用法:
1 [C] (a) short thin piece of stiff wire with a sharp point at one end and a round head at the other, used for fastening together pieces of cloth, paper, etc 大头针.
(b) (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) similar piece of wire with a sharp point and a decorated head, used for a special purpose 饰针:
a diamond pin *
a `tie-pin *
a `hat-pin. 用法:
2 [C] (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) peg of wood or metal for various special purposes 锁; 钉; 插头; 闩:
a 2-pin plug, ie a type of electric plug *
a `drawing-pin *
a `hairpin *
a `rolling-pin *
`ninepins *
(US) a `clothes-pin, ie a clothes-peg. 用法:
3 [C] (also `safety pin) clip on a hand grenade that stops it from exploding （手榴弹上的）保险针, 保险锁. 用法:
4 pins [pl] (infml) legs 腿. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) clean as a new pin => clean1. for two pins with very little persuasion or provocation 只要再有一点外力或再受一点招惹:
For two pins I'd tell him what I think of him. 再有个风吹草动, 我就把对他的看法挑明了. hear a pin drop => hear. not care/give a `pin/two `pins (for sth) attach no importance or value to sth 对某事物毫不重视或毫不在乎:
He doesn't give two pins for what the critics say about his work. 他毫不在乎别人对他作品的批评. on one's pins (infml) when standing or walking 站立或行走时:
She's not very steady on her pins. 她站得不太稳. *
be quick on one's pins 腿脚矫健. pin 2
[/pɪn; pɪn/] v (-nn-) 用法:
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth to sth; ~ sth (together) attach sth with a pin or pins用针、 别针等固定、 钉住或别住某物:
Be careful when you try on the dress it's only pinned. 试穿这件连衣裙要小心--只是用针别住的. *
a note pinned to the document 别在文件上的便条 *
Pin the bills together so you don't lose them. 把帐单别在一起以防遗失. *
(fig 比喻) They held him with his arms pinned to his side. 他们抓住了他, 把他的胳膊按在肋部. 用法:
2 [Tn.pr] ~ sth on sb attach or fix sth to sb 将某事物附加在某人身上:
We're pinning all our hopes on you, ie relying on you completely. 我们把希望完全寄托在你身上了. 用法:
3 (phr v) pin sb/sth against/under sth make it impossible for sb to move/sth to be moved 使某人[某物]不能动:
They pinned him against the wall. 他们把他按在墙上使他不能动弹. *
She was pinned under the wreckage of the car. 撞毁的汽车把她压在下面动弹不得. *
The car was pinned under a fallen tree. 汽车被倒下的树压住了. pin sth back/down/up fasten sth with pins in the position specified 用针或别针等将某物固定在某处:
pin up a notice on the board, ie with drawing-pins 用图钉把通知按在布告板上. pin sb down (a) make sb unable to move, esp by holding him firmly 使某人不能动（尤指捉住或抱住）:
He was pinned down by his attackers. 袭击他的人把他按住了.
(b) make sb be specific or declare his intentions clearly 使某人具体或确切说明意图:
She's a difficult person to pin down. 她这人行事、 说话没个准儿. pin sb down (to sth/doing sth) make sb agree (to sth) 使某人同意（某事）:
I managed to pin him down to meeting us after work. 我设法让他同意下班後和我们见面了. *
You'll find it difficult to pin him down to (naming) a price. 到时候你就知道了很难让他说出个准价. pin sth down define sth exactly 明确说明或确定某事物:
There's something wrong with this colour scheme but I can't quite pin it down. 这种颜色搭配不太合适, 可是我也说不清楚怎麽不合适. pin sth on sb make sb seem responsible or take the blame for sth 使某人似应对某事负责; 将责任推到某人身上:
The bank manager was really to blame, though he tried to pin it on a clerk. 真正受责备的应该是银行经理, 可是他却想把责任推到一个职员身上.
PIN
abbr 缩写 = (also PIN number) personal identification number (issued by a bank, etc to a customer for use with a cash card) （银行等发给顾客与提款卡配合使用的）身分号码. |