
pins
词源
源自古英语'pinn'(意为尖刺、桩),来自原始日耳曼语*pinnaz,可能与拉丁语'penna'(羽毛)有关,因羽毛笔的尖状特征。
noun
❶ 细长的金属或塑料小物件,通常用于固定或连接物品,如别针、图钉等。
“She used pins to hold the fabric in place while sewing.”
(她用别针固定布料以便缝制。)
“The notice was attached to the board with a few pins.”
(通知用几枚图钉钉在了公告板上。)
❶ 在电子设备中,指连接电路的小金属棒或插脚。
“Make sure all the pins on the connector are properly aligned.”
(确保连接器上的所有插脚都正确对齐。)
“The CPU has hundreds of tiny pins underneath it.”
(CPU下面有数百个细小的针脚。)
verb
❶ 用别针或类似物固定某物,使其不能移动。
“She pinned the note to his jacket before he left.”
(在他离开前,她把便条别在了他的夹克上。)
“The wrestler pinned his opponent to the mat for three seconds.”
(摔跤手将对手按在垫子上三秒钟。)
❶ 将某事归咎于某人,或确定责任所在。
“Investigators pinned the blame on faulty equipment.”
(调查人员将责任归咎于设备故障。)
“They're trying to pin the crime on an innocent person.”
(他们试图将罪行栽赃给一个无辜的人。)
常见短语
on pins and needles — 形容非常紧张或焦虑的状态,就像坐在针毡上一样不安。
“I was on pins and needles waiting for the test results.”
(等待测试结果时我坐立不安。)
pin something on someone — 将错误或罪行归咎于某人,可能是冤枉的。
“Don't try to pin this mistake on me - it wasn't my fault!”
(别想把错误推到我头上——这不是我的错!)
pin down — 迫使某人明确表态或做出决定;或指确定某个难以捉摸的事物。
“The journalist tried to pin the politician down on his tax policy.”
(记者试图让政治家明确表态他的税收政策。)