pin词组,隐喻,短语

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pinpin[pɪn](-nn-) ,pin sb 'down 1.■to make sb unable to move, especially by holding them firmly﹙按住﹚使动弹不得:The older boy had pinned Jimmy down on the floor.大些的男孩把吉米死死地摁在地板上。The rebels were pinned down (= }they could not move from their position&b{) just south of the border.反叛者就钳制在边境以南。2.■(to sth/to doing sth) to make sb say clearly exactly what they are going to do使说明意向；使准确说出将会做的事:You’ll find it difficult to pin him down to a price.你会发现很难让他开出价钱。They pinned the builders down to finishing by June.他们让建筑商确保六月份交工。[synonym]nail sb down (to sth)3.■to find sb and make them answer a question or tell you what you need to know找某人查问；使说清楚:She tried to pin him down for an interview, but he was always busy.她试图找他进行采访，可他总是没空。[G]v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n,pin sth 'down 4.■to identify or understand sth exactly确认；确切理解:There’s something wrong with this photograph but I can’t quite pin it down.这张照片有些不对劲，可我说不太清楚。Doctors have been unable to pin down the cause of her symptoms.医生们还不清楚她为什么会有这些症状。[G]v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n'pin sth on sb 5.■to make sb seem responsible or take the blame for sth they have not done让﹙无辜的人﹚受过；冤枉﹙某人﹚:They tried to pin the blame on me! 他们居然想让我背黑锅！[OBJ]blame[G]v+n/pron+prep,pin (all) your 'hopes on sb/sth;,pin your 'faith on sb/sth 6.■to rely on sb/sth completely for success or help完全依赖；把希望寄託于；指望:Police are pinning their hopes on finding the murder weapon.警方一心期望能找到谋杀兇器。,pin sth 'up7.■to fasten sth to a wall, etc. with pins用大头针﹙等﹚固定；钉住:He pinned up a notice on the board.他把通告钉在布告板上。Can I pin this poster up? 我可不可以把海报钉起来？8.■to fix your hair in place with pins用发卡别住﹙头发﹚:She was pinning her hair up in front of the mirror.她在镜子前面往头发上别发卡。[OBJ]hair[G]v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n'pin-up n 9.■a picture of an attractive person,designed to be put up on the wall for people to look at﹙可钉在墙上的﹚美人画像，名人挂图:The walls of his room were covered in pin-ups.他房间的墙壁上挂满了美人像。He was football’s first pin-up boy.他是海报上的第一位足球偶像。10.■a person who appears in a pin-up海报中的名人﹙或美人﹚