pin
英 [pɪn]
美[pɪn]
- n. 大头针，别针，针；栓；琐碎物
- vt. 钉住；压住；将……用针别住
词态变化
复数: pins; PINs;第三人称单数: pins;过去式: pinned;过去分词: pinned;现在分词: pinning;
助记提示
1. pin + interest: Pinterest.com
中文词源
pin 大头针，钢钉，插销，瓶柱
来自古英语pinn,插销，螺栓，来自Proto-Germanic*penn,突点，尖，来自拉丁语pinna,箭，尖点，来自PIE*spei,尖，刺点，词源同pinnacle,spike.引申词义大头针，钢钉，插销，瓶柱等多种词义。
英英释意
- 1. a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
- 2. when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
- 3. small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
- 4. informal terms of the leg;
- "fever left him weak on his sticks"
- 5. axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
- 6. cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown
- 7. flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
- 8. a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
- 9. a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
- 10. a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in groups as a target
英文词源
- pin
- pin: [OE] Latin pinna (a probable relative of English fin) meant ‘wing, feather, pointed peak’. Amongst its derivatives were the diminutive pinnāculum, which has given English pinnacle [14] and, via French, panache [16] (which originally meant ‘plume of feathers’), pinnātus ‘feathered, winged’, source of English pinnate [18], and Vulgar Latin *pinniō, from which English gets pinion ‘wing’ [15]. Pinna itself was borrowed into Old English as pinn, and it was used for ‘peg’ (a sense which survives in various technical contexts); the application to a ‘small thin metal fastener’ did not emerge until the 14th century.
A pinafore [18] is etymologically a garment that is ‘pinned afore’, that is, ‘pinned to the front of a dress to protect it’.
=> fin, panache, pinafore, pinion, pinnacle - pin (n.)
- late Old English pinn "peg, bolt," from Proto-Germanic *penn- "jutting point or peak" (cognates: Old Saxon pin "peg," Old Norse pinni "peg, tack," Middle Dutch pin "pin, peg," Old High German pfinn, German Pinne "pin, tack") from Latin pinna "a feather, plume;" in plural "a wing;" also "fin, scoop of a water wheel;" also "a pinnacle; a promontory, cape; battlement" (as in Luke iv:9 in Vulgate) and so applied to "points" of various sorts, from PIE *pet- (see pen (n.1)).
Latin pinna and penna "a feather, plume," in plural "a wing," are treated as identical in Watkins, etc., but regarded as separate (but confused) Latin words by Tucker and others, who derive pinna from PIE *spei- "sharp point" (see spike (n.1)) and see the "feather/wing" sense as secondary.
The modern slender wire pin is first attested by this name late 14c. Transferred sense of "leg" is recorded from 1520s and hold the older sense. Pin-money "annual sum allotted to a woman for personal expenses on dress, etc." is attested from 1620s. Pins and needles "tingling sensation" is from 1810. The sound of a pin dropping as a type of something all but silent is from 1775. - PIN
- acronym for personal identification number, 1981, from the first reference used with redundant number.
- pin (v.)
- mid-14c., "to affix with a pin," from pin (n.). Figurative use from 1570s. Related: Pinned; pinning. Sense of "to hold someone or something down so he or it cannot escape" is attested from 1740. In U.S., as a reference to the bestowal of a fraternity pin on a female student as an indication of a relationship, it is attested by 1938. Phrase pin down "define" is from 1951.
考试真题
- The new card you receive will come with a new personal identification number ( ' , PIN).
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
- Each time you remember the new PIN, you gradually forget the old one.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
- Because children's brain and behavioral disorders, like hyperactivity and lower grades, can also be linked to social and genetic factors, it's tough to pin them on exposure to specific chemicals with solid 33 statistical evidence, which is what the EPA re
2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A
- This suggests that the alleged "Hawthorne effect" is hard to pin down.
2010年考研真题（英语一）完形填空 Section Ⅰ
词组搭配
pin down
To fix or establish clearly
控制住：清楚地固定或建立
was finally able to pin down the cause of the disease.
最后终于确定病因
To force (someone) to give firm opinions or precise information
强求承诺：强迫某人提供确定意见或正确信息
The reporter pinned the governor down on the issue of capital punishment.
记者强求州长在死刑问题上发表确切看法
pin on
To attribute (a wrongdoing or crime)
归罪：将错事或罪行归于…
The murder was pinned on the wrong defendant.
被告被错误地定了谋杀之罪
(as) clean (或 neat) as a new pin
extremely clean or neat
非常整洁
for two pins I'd (或 she'd，等) ——
used to indicate that one is very tempted to do something, especially out of annoyance
巴不得，恨不得
hear a pin drop
used to describe absolute silence or stillness
静得连针掉在地上也听得见
on pins and needles
in an agitated state of suspense
如坐针毡；焦躁不安；急得要命
pin one's colours to the mast
pin one's ears back
listen carefully
全神贯注地听
pin one's hopes (或 faith) on
rely heavily on
寄厚望于；把希望寄托在…上
ministers were pinning their hopes on a big-spending Christmas.
部长们把希望寄托在大肆消费的圣诞节上。
pin someone down
restrict the actions or movement of an enemy by firing at them
火力压制
pin something down
define something precisely
确定， 落实
实用场景例句
- a diamond pin
- 一枚钻石胸针
牛津词典
- He supports the group and wears its pin on his lapel.
- 他支持这个团体，并在翻领上佩戴它的徽章。
牛津词典
- a 2-pin plug
- 双芯插头
牛津词典
- I'd kill him for two pins.
- 我恨不得杀了他。
牛津词典
- She pinned the badge onto her jacket.
- 她把徽章别到外衣上。
牛津词典
- A message had been pinned to the noticeboard.
- 布告牌上钉着一条消息。
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- Pin all the pieces of material together.
- 把这些材料都钉到一起。
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- She always wears her hair pinned back.
- 她总是把头发往后别。
牛津词典
- They pinned him against a wall and stole his wallet.
- 他们把他按在墙边，偷走了他的钱包。
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- He grabbed her arms and pinned them to her sides.
- 他抓住她的双臂，按在她的腰间。
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- They found him pinned under the wreckage of the car.
- 人们发现他被卡在汽车残骸下。
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- The company is pinning its hopes on the new project.
- 这家公司对此新项目寄予厚望。
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- Two men pinned him down until the police arrived.
- 两个人按住他直到警察赶来。
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- I need the up-to-date sales figures but I can never pin him down at the office.
- 我需要最新的销售数字，可就是不能在办公室找到他问清楚。
牛津词典
- It's difficult to pin her down to fixing a date for a meeting.
- 让她确定个开会日期实在是难。
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- The cause of the disease is difficult to pin down precisely.
- 病因目前还难以解释清楚。
牛津词典
- ...needles and pins...
- 针和别针
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Use pins to keep the braid in place as you work.
- 工作时，用别针把辫子固定住。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They pinned a notice to the door...
- 他们把通知钉在门上。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Everyone was supposed to dance with the bride and pin money on her dress...
- 每个人都要和新娘跳舞，并把钱别在她的衣服上。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I pinned him against the wall...
- 我把他按在墙上。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I'd try to get away and he'd pin me down, saying he would kill me...
- 我曾试图逃脱，可他把我摁倒在地，并说会杀了我。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the 18-inch steel pin holding his left leg together.
- 把他的左腿固定在一起的一枚18英寸的钢钉
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a two-pin continental adaptor.
- 欧洲大陆标准的双脚转换插头
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They're trying to pin it on us...
- 他们想把那件事归罪于我们。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The trade unions are pinning the blame for the violence on the government.
- 工会把暴力事件的责任推在政府身上。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The Democrats are pinning their hopes on the next election.
- 民主党人把希望寄托在下次选举上。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Cleanse your face thoroughly and pin back your hair...
- 把脸彻底洗干净，再把头发往后别起。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- In an effort to look older she has pinned her fair hair into a French pleat.
- 为了看上去显得成熟一些，她把金发别成了一个法式髻。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...necklaces, bracelets, and pins.
- 项链、手镯和胸针
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