网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的词汇:

 

词汇 pin
释义 pin
noun[ C ]
uk /pɪn/ us /pɪn/

pinnoun[C] (PIECE OF METAL)


B1
a small thin piece of metal with a point at one end, especially used for temporarily holding pieces of cloth together: (尤指用于固定布料用的)别针,大头针
I'll keep the trouser patch in place with pins while I sew it on.在把裤子的补丁缝上去时,我会用别针把它固定好。
 
akiyoko/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages
a thin piece of metal: 钉,楔,销,栓
If you pull the pin out of a hand-grenade, it'll explode.拉掉手榴弹上的保险针它就会爆炸。
a two-pin/three-pin electrical plug那是两相插头还是三相插头?
Doctors inserted a metal pin in his leg to hold the bones together.医生们把一根钢针钉进他腿里把骨头固定住。
a decorative object, used as jewellery: 饰针
a hat/tie pin女帽饰针/领带夹
 
Peter_Horvath/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages
US
a brooch胸针(同 brooch)
 
shutterman99/iStock / Getty Images Plus/GettyImages
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.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Knitting & sewing
appliqué
appliquéd
Aran
Bargello
baste
handknit
handknitted
hank
hem
intarsia
overcast
quilting
reknit
resew
rib
run something up
running stitch
sampler
seam
sew

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Pins, clips, hooks & pegs
Jewelry

pinnoun[C] (IN BOWLING)


one of a group of tall, thin wooden objects that you try to knock down with a ball in the game of tenpin bowling:
Two pins were left standing but they were far apart.
The pin wobbled but didn't fall over.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Bowls, bowling & croquet
alley
bias
bisque
bocce
boule
bowl
bowling alley
bowling green
counter
croquet
crown green bowls
duckpin
duckpin bowling
jack
mallet
pinsetter
skip
strike
tenpin
tenpin bowling

pinnoun[C] (IN GOLF)


in golf, the pole with a flag on top that is used to mark the position of the hole into which players try to get their ball:
He was further away from the pin than his opponent so putted first.
pin positionThe pin position on the 17th makes it extremely hard to reach in two shots.
The approach shot hit the pin and rolled 20 feet away.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Golf
approach shot
best ball
better ball
bogey
bogie
caddy
chip
dogleg
greenside
hazard
hole
hole out
lay
lay someone up
long game
rough
tap
waggle
wedge
yip

pinnoun[C] (INTERNET IMAGE)


an image that you can save and share with other people on Pinterest (= a social media website):
You can organize pins into different topics.
Most pins link back to the original website they appeared on.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Internet terminology
.plc.uk
2FA
2SV
above/below the foldidiom
address bar
affiliate link
atm
fold
Instagram
Instagrammable
Instagrammer
instant-message
internet
service provider
the World Wide Web
TikToker
timeline
trackback
trend
troll factory

pinnoun[C] (LEG)


[ usually plural ]old-fashionedhumorous
a leg: 腿
Grandpa's very old now and he's very shaky on his pins.爷爷现在年纪很大了,走路有点不稳。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

The leg
Achilles tendon
appendage
appendicular
astragalus
bipedal
crural
cruris
hamstring
haunch
patellar
pectineus
peroneal
peroneus
pes anserinus
soleal
soleus
subsartorial
subtalar
surae
volar

pinnoun[C] (IN CHESS)


games specialized
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: 牵制,困子(国际象棋中“牵制”或“困子”,是特殊的一步,移动后阻止另一方移动棋子,因为移动棋子会使另一个更重要的棋子有危险)
That nasty pin stopped me from moving my knight.这步讨厌的牵制,使我无法移动我的马。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Board games
backgammon
bishop
blitz
board game
castle
Chinese chequers
Chutes and Ladders
counterplay
defence
draught
endgame
forfeit
gambit
pawn
queen
queenside
re-roll
resign
square
stalemate

Idioms


be on pins and needles
put a pin in something
pin
verb
uk /pɪn/ us /pɪn/-nn-

pinverb (FASTEN)


B1[ T+ adv/prep ]
to fasten something with a pin: (用别针等)别住,钉住,固定住
be pinned to/(up) onA large picture of the president was pinned to/(up) on the office wall.总统的巨幅照片钉在了办公室的墙上。
pin something upShe had pinned up her beautiful long hair.她把她那美丽的长发用发夹别了起来。
[ T ]USold-fashioned
When a young man pins a young woman, he gives her a piece of jewellery to show that they love each other.(青年男子)向(青年女子)赠送首饰
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.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Fastening and tying
be locked togetheridiom
belay
bind
board something up
bound
bowline
clamp
gag
granny knot
half hitch
harness
hobble
hogtie
knot
square knot
strap
strap someone in
strap something up
strop
tack

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Relationships: finding a partner

pinverb (SAVE ON COMPUTER/PHONE)


[ T ]
to copy and save a website link, computer program, email message, etc. and add it to a social media page or a place on your computer screen:
You can see who has pinned images from your blog.
She showed me how to pin a website to the taskbar.
pinned tweetThe pinned tweet stays at the top of your profile page, so it’s the first thing people read when they access that page.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Internet terminology
.plc.uk
2FA
2SV
above/below the foldidiom
address bar
affiliate link
atm
fold
Instagram
Instagrammable
Instagrammer
instant-message
internet
service provider
the World Wide Web
TikToker
timeline
trackback
trend
troll factory

pinverb (STOP MOVEMENT)


[ T+ adv/prep ]
to force someone or something to stay in a particular place by putting weight on him, her, or it: 按住,压住
be pinned (down) underShe was pinned (down) under a pile of rubble.她被压在了一堆碎石下面。
pin someone (up) against somethingA guy leaped out at me and pinned me (up) against the wall.一个家伙向我扑过来,把我按在了墙上。
[ T ] sports specialized
in fighting sports, to hold someone on the ground so that they cannot move :
He was pinned in his very first wrestling match.
She pinned Nidia in just three seconds, making it the equal fastest match in wrestling history.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Capturing or taking possession of things
-grabbing
apprehend
apprehension
arrogate
at bayidiom
cage
capture
clutch
collar
get/lay/put your hands on someoneidiom
grab
grabber
grasp at something
recover
repossess
seize
sequester
sequestration
snag
snatch

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Fighting sports

Idioms


pin back your ears
pin your hopes on something/someone

Phrasal verbs


pin someone down
pin something down
pin something on someone
PIN
noun[ C ]
uk /pɪn/ us /pɪn/(alsoPIN number)
abbreviation forpersonal identification number: a secret number that a person uses together with a special card to get money from their bank account out of a machine, or when paying by credit card 个人身份识别码;银行卡密码(personal identification number 的缩写)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Banks
anti-city
apex
bank
bank balance
bank manager
bank statement
banker
building society
cash
cash drawer
challenger bank
investment bank
lender
online banking
open an account
pay something in
quantitative easing
statement
the Bank of England
the Square Mile

pin | American Dictionary


pin
noun[ C ]
us/pɪn/

pinnoun[C] (FASTENER)


a thin piece of stiff wire with a pointed end that you can stick through two things to fasten them together:
Mary put a pin in her hair to hold her hat on.
A pin can also be decorative and used as jewelry:
She wore a beautiful gold pin on her coat.

Idiom


on pins and needles
pin
verb
us/pɪn/-nn-

pinverb (HOLD FIRMLY)


[ Talways+ adv/prep ]
to hold someone or something firmly in the same position or place:
After the earthquake there were several people pinned in the wreckage.
fig. No one could pin the label of "conservative" on him (= call him that).

pinverb (FASTENER)


[ T ]
fastened:
She kept a map of Manhattan pinned on the wall.

Phrasal verbs


pin someone down
pin something on someone/something
pin down something
pin down someone
PIN
noun[ C ]
us/pɪn/
abbreviation for personal identification number (= a secret number that can be read by a computer to prove who you are):
I punched my PIN into the ATM machine and took out $100.

PIN | Business English


PIN
noun[ C ]
 BANKINGuk /pɪn/us(alsoPIN number)
abbreviation for personal identification number: a secret number used with a bank card or credit card to get money from a cash machine or pay for goods in a store:
Please enter your PIN number.
See also
chip and PIN
linchpin

Examples of pin


pin
The specimen is rather damaged and as one wing was badly broken it was removed and mounted for pinning below the insect.
In this world, the intention of speech acts is impossible to pin down, meaning is inaccessible, language opaque.
The output of our algorithm is a (possibly empty) range of critical pin heights for the part at each of its stable orientations.
The office pedagogy includes pin-ups and site visits.
It is therefore difficult to pin down the concept to any single meaningful indicator.
Unfortunately, these questions have no easy answers, in large part because of the difficulty of pinning down what we mean by "culture," exactly.
For one thing, our taxonomic considerations have shown that the nature of collectives is not easy to pin down.
A plug has a key way and a set of holes through which the pins can slide.
Rather than the immediate action, we would like to know what the final outcome will be after the part interacts with a pin.
All this makes the discussion frequently incoherent and hard to pin down.
Five matched sets of raceme explants (10 racemes) were removed from each of four plants with pin-type flowers and four plants with thrum-type flowers.
The exact effects of the resulting two decades of stalemate are difficult to pin down, but two are unmistakable.
To prevent accidental legitimate cross-pollination, plants with pin-type flowers and plants with thrumtype flowers were grown in separate chambers.
Worms, transferred to microtitre plates using insect pins, were placed individually in the bottom of a well containing 200 l of water.
It has been developed as a technique, whose role is to pin down the ever-changing world of service delivery.
See all examples of pin
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
随便看

 

反思网英语在线翻译词典收录了377474条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2005-2024 fscai.com All Rights Reserved 更新时间:2024/12/23 8:25:20