1sharp-pointed object for fastening things別針;扣針ADJECTIVE | VERB + PINADJECTIVE➤safety安全別針▸➤bobby, hair (usually hairpin)髮夾▸➤bent, straight (both NAmE) 彎頭銷;圓柱銷▸➤drawing, push (NAmE) (usually pushpin)圖釘;按釘▸➤tie (usually tiepin) (especially BrE) 領帶夾▸➤diamond, jewelled/jeweled, metal, silver, steel鑽石/寶石/金屬/銀質/鋼質別針➤clothes (NAmE) (usually clothespin)(clothes peg in BrE)(晾衣用的)衣夾VERB + PIN➤drive in, insert, stick in把別針推進⋯裏;別上別針◇The map had a lot of little pins stuck into it.地圖上釘了許多大頭針。➤pull out, remove拔出/除去別針pin
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2 (NAmE) object worn to show support徽章ADJECTIVE | VERB + PINADJECTIVE➤lapel襟針▸➤flag旗形徽章◇an American flag lapel pin美國國旗徽章VERB + PIN➤wear(衣服上)別着徽章pin
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1fasten sth with a pin用別針固定ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤carefully, neatly小心地/整齊地別住◇She carefully pinned the two pieces of cloth together.她仔細地用大頭針把兩片布別在一起。➤firmly, securely牢牢釘住▸➤back, on, together, up向後別住;釘在⋯上;別在一起;釘起來◇Her hair was pinned back.她的頭髮用髮夾別在後面。◇pictures pinned up on the walls釘在牆上的圖畫PREPOSITION➤onto固定到⋯上◇The poster had been pinned onto a large board.海報已經別在一塊大木板上了。➤to釘到⋯上◇Maps were pinned to the walls.地圖釘在了牆上。PHRASES➤pin sth in place把某物釘在適當的位置pin
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2hold sb in one position使不能動ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤helplessly使動彈不得▸➤down使不能動◇He was pinned down on the floor.他被按在地板上動彈不得。PREPOSITION➤against使靠在⋯不能動◇He pinned her against the wall.他把她按在牆上使她動彈不得。➤behind使別在⋯後面◇His arms were pinned behind his back.他的胳膊被按在後面不能動。➤to把⋯壓到⋯後面◇She was pinned helplessly to the desk.她被按到桌子上無法動彈。pin
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●pin sth downADVERB➤exactly, precisely準確說明⋯◇The difference between the two approaches is hard to pin down precisely.這兩種方法之間的區別很難準確地說清楚。VERB + PIN DOWN➤be difficult to, be hard to很難確切說明