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

单词	pin
释义	pin —pin /pɪn/ Ⅰ noun [C] (METAL STICK) 1 B1 a small thin piece of metal with a point at one end, especially used for temporarily holding pieces of cloth together: » I'll keep the trouser patch in place with pins while I sew it on.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Knitting and sewingThesaurus⁺: ↑Pins, clips, hooks and pegs 2 F0 a thin piece of metal: » If you pull the pin out of a hand-grenade, it'll explode.» Is it a two-pin plug or a three-pin plug?» Doctors inserted a metal pin in his leg to hold the bones together.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Knitting and sewing 3 F0 a decorative object, used as jewellery: » a hat/tie pinThesaurus⁺: ↑Jewellery 4 F0 _{US FOR} BROOCH(Cf. ↑brooch) Thesaurus⁺: ↑Jewellery • • • Extra Examples:» 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. Ⅱ noun [C] _SPECIALIZED (IN CHESS) ► F0 In 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: » That nasty pin stopped me from moving my knight.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Chess Ⅲ noun [C] [usually plural] _{OLD-FASHIONED HUMOROUS} (LEG) ► F0 a leg: » Grandpa's very old now and he's a bit shaky on his pins.Thesaurus⁺: ↑The leg Ⅳ verb (-nn-) (METAL STICK) ↑Verb Endings for pin 1 B1 [T + adv/prep] to fasten something with a pin: » A large picture of the president was pinned to/(up) on the office wall.» She had pinned up her lovely long hair.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Fastening and tying 2 F0 [T] _{US OLD-FASHIONED} When a young man pins a young woman, he gives her a piece of jewellery to show that they love each other. Thesaurus⁺: ↑Finding a partner • • • Extra Examples:» A flower was pinned to her lapel.» She'd pinned a brooch on her jacket.» He pinned a notice on the board.» We're not allowed to pin anything on these walls.» He had a red ribbon pinned to his collar. Ⅴ verb [T + adv/prep] (-nn-) (STOP MOVEMENT) ↑Verb Endings for pin ► F0 to force someone or something to stay in a particular place by putting weight on them: » She was pinned (down) under a pile of rubble.» A guy leaped out at me and pinned me (up) against the wall.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Capturing or taking possession of things , ↑Getting, receiving and accepting
随便看	hold sb/sth down hold sb/sth in contempt hold sb/sth responsible hold sb/sth up hold sb/sth up to ridicule hold sb to ransom hold sb to sth hold/stand fast hold/stand firm hold sth back hold sth down hold sth out hold sth over hold sth up as sth hold still hold sway hold/take sb captive hold that thought hold the balance of power hold the floor hold the fort hold the key hold the reins hold the road hold up

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