pin

pin

[pin]

n.别针(大头针)
vt.钉住, 别住, 固定住
n.徽章, <口>脚
adj.别针的

例句与用法:

He was pinned down by his attackers.

袭击他的人把他按住了。

She's a difficult person to pin down.

她这人行事、说话没个准儿。

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。

He pinned the notice to the board.

他把通知钉在布告牌上。

I bought a tie pin for my husband yesterday.

昨天我给丈夫买了一支领带别针。

The general pinned the medal on the soldier's chest.

将军把奖章别在这位士兵的胸前。

词形变化:

动词过去式: pinned | 动词过去分词: pinned | 动词现在分词: pinning | 动词第三人称单数: pins |


n.[C]

1. 大头针; 别针

2. 饰针; 胸针

3. 钉; 梢; 栓

4. 【口】腿[P]

5. 插头; (电子管)管脚; 引线

6. 琐碎物, 小东西

That watch isn't worth a pin.

那只手表一文不值。

vt.

1. (用别针等)别住; 钉住[O][(+to/on)]

The secretary pinned the papers together.

秘书把文件钉在一起。

2. 压住; 按住; 使不能行动[O]

He was pinned under the wrecked car.

他被压在失事汽车的下面。

3. 把……归罪于, 把……归咎于

They pinned the accident on the bus driver.

他们把事故归咎于公共汽车司机。


短语词组:

(as) neat as a (new) pin

1. 十分整洁

The room was neat as a new pin.

房间十分整洁。

not care a pin

1. 毫不在乎

She did not care a pin about it.

她对此毫不在乎。

not worth a pin

1. 一文不值

It's not worth a pin.

这东西一文不值。

on pins and needles

1. 如坐针毡

They waited on pins and needles for the football scores.

他们如坐针毡般地等待足球比分。

On hearing the news, she was on pins and needles.

一听到那消息, 她就坐立不安。

pin down

1. 用针钉住

Will you pin the paper down so it won't be blown away?

请你用针把纸钉住, 不让它吹走好吗?

2. 确定

You must pin down every quotation to its author.

你一定要确定每一条引文的作者是谁。

3. 使受约束

We should pin him down to his promise.

我们应约束他遵守诺言。

pin up

1. 用针钉住

Let's pin up the map on the wall now.

现在让我们把地图钉在墙上。

pin on

1. 加罪于, 怪罪于

The robbery was pinned on the wrong defendant.

抢劫罪判错被告了。


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