英语词汇“pin”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pin

(pĭn)

a. A short, straight, stiff piece of wire with a blunt head and a sharp point, used especially for fastening.

b. Something, such as a safety pin, that resembles such a piece of wire in shape or use.

c. A whit; a jot: didn't care a pin about the matter.

2. A slender, usually cylindrical piece of wood or metal for holding or fastening parts together, or serving as a support for suspending one thing from another, as:

a. A thin rod for securing the ends of fractured bones.

b. A peg for fixing the crown to the root of a tooth.

c. A cotter pin.

d. The part of a key stem entering a lock.

e. Music One of the pegs securing the strings and regulating their tension on a stringed instrument.

f. Nautical A belaying pin.

g. Nautical A thole pin.

3. An ornament fastened to clothing by means of a clasp.

4. A rolling pin.

5. Sports

a. One of the wooden clubs at which the ball is aimed in bowling.

b. A flagstick.

c. See fall.

6. pins Informal The legs: is steady on his pins.

7. Electronics A lead on a device that plugs into a socket to connect the device to a system.

8. Computers

a. Any of the pegs on the platen of a printer, which engage holes at the edges of paper.

b. Any of the styluses that form a dot matrix on a printer.

c. Any of the small metal prongs at the end of a connector that fit into the holes in a port.

tr.v. pinned, pin·ning, pins

1. To fasten or secure with or as if with a pin or pins.

2. To transfix.

3. To place in a position of trusting dependence: He pinned his faith on an absurdity.

a. To hold fast; immobilize: He was pinned under the wreckage of the truck.

b. Sports To win a fall from in wrestling.

5. To give (a woman) a fraternity pin in token of attachment.

adj.

Having a grain suggestive of the heads of pins. Used of leather.

Phrasal Verbs:

pin down

1. To fix or establish clearly: She pinned down the cause of the accident.

2. To force (someone) to give firm opinions or precise information: The reporter pinned the governor down on the issue of taxes.

pin on

To attribute (a crime) to (someone): The murder was pinned on the wrong suspect.

[Middle English, from Old English pinn, perhaps from Latin pinna, feather; see pet- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

单词	pin
释义	pin (pĭn) n. 1. a. A short, straight, stiff piece of wire with a blunt head and a sharp point, used especially for fastening. b. Something, such as a safety pin, that resembles such a piece of wire in shape or use. c. A whit; a jot: didn't care a pin about the matter. 2. A slender, usually cylindrical piece of wood or metal for holding or fastening parts together, or serving as a support for suspending one thing from another, as: a. A thin rod for securing the ends of fractured bones. b. A peg for fixing the crown to the root of a tooth. c. A cotter pin. d. The part of a key stem entering a lock. e. Music One of the pegs securing the strings and regulating their tension on a stringed instrument. f. Nautical A belaying pin. g. Nautical A thole pin. 3. An ornament fastened to clothing by means of a clasp. 4. A rolling pin. 5. Sports a. One of the wooden clubs at which the ball is aimed in bowling. b. A flagstick. c. See fall. 6. pins Informal The legs: is steady on his pins. 7. Electronics A lead on a device that plugs into a socket to connect the device to a system. 8. Computers a. Any of the pegs on the platen of a printer, which engage holes at the edges of paper. b. Any of the styluses that form a dot matrix on a printer. c. Any of the small metal prongs at the end of a connector that fit into the holes in a port. tr.v. pinned, pin·ning, pins 1. To fasten or secure with or as if with a pin or pins. 2. To transfix. 3. To place in a position of trusting dependence: He pinned his faith on an absurdity. 4. a. To hold fast; immobilize: He was pinned under the wreckage of the truck. b. Sports To win a fall from in wrestling. 5. To give (a woman) a fraternity pin in token of attachment. adj. Having a grain suggestive of the heads of pins. Used of leather. *Phrasal Verbs:* *pin down* 1. To fix or establish clearly: She pinned down the cause of the accident. 2. To force (someone) to give firm opinions or precise information: The reporter pinned the governor down on the issue of taxes. *pin on* To attribute (a crime) to (someone): The murder was pinned on the wrong suspect. [Middle English, from Old English pinn, perhaps from Latin pinna, feather; see pet- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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