pin /pɪn/ CET4 TEM4 ( pinning, pinned, pins )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT Pins are very small thin pointed pieces of metal. They are used in sewing to fasten pieces of material together until they have been sewn. 别针

  例：

  ...a box of needles and pins.

  …一盒缝衣针和别针。

• 2. 

  V-T If you pin something on or to something, you attach it with a pin, a safety pin or a thumbtack. 用别针别住; 用图钉钉住

  例：

  They pinned a notice to the door.

  他们把通知钉在门上。

  例：

  Everyone was supposed to dance with the bride and pin money on her dress.

  每个人都应该和新娘跳舞并把钱别在她的衣服上。

• 3. 

  V-T If someone pins you to something, they press you against a surface so that you cannot move. 按住; 使不能动弹

  例：

  I pinned him against the wall.

  我把他按在墙上。

  例：

  I'd try to get away and he'd pin me down, saying he would kill me.

  我会试图逃走，而他会把我按倒，说要杀了我。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT A pin is any long narrow piece of metal or wood that is not sharp, especially one that is used to fasten two things together. (把两件物品固定在一起的) 销; 钉; 栓

  例：

  ...the 18-inch steel pin holding his left leg together.

  …将他的左腿固定起来的18英寸长的钢钉。

• 5. 

  V-T If someone tries to pin something on you or to pin the blame on you, they say, often unfairly, that you were responsible for something bad or illegal. 把…归罪于

  例：

  They're trying to pin it on us.

  他们正试图把这件事归罪于我们。

• 6. 

  V-T If you pin your hopes on something or pin your faith on something, you hope very much that it will produce the result you want. 寄 (希望、信念) 于

  例：

  The Democrats are pinning their hopes on the next election.

  民主党人正寄希望于下一次选举。

• 7. 

  N-COUNT A pin is something worn on your clothing, for example, as jewellery, which is fastened with a pointed piece of metal. 胸针 [美国英语]

  例：

  ...necklaces, bracelets, and pins.

  …项链、手镯和胸针。

• 8. 

  → see also safety pin