Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense pins, present participle pinning, past tense, past participle pinned
1N-COUNT 别针;大头针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;大头针
4N-COUNT (尤指把两件东西固定在一起的)销,栓,楔,钉 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. (尤指把两件东西固定在一起的)销,栓,楔,钉
...the 18-inch steel pin holding his left leg together.
5VERB (常指不公正地)把…归罪于,把…归咎于 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. (常指不公正地)把…归罪于,把…归咎于
They're trying to pin it on us. [VERB noun on noun]
他们想把那件事归罪于我们。
The trade unions are pinning the blame for the violence on the government. [VERB noun + on]
工会把暴力事件的责任推在政府身上。
6VERB 把(希望、信心等)寄托在…上 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. 把(希望、信心等)寄托在…上
The Democrats are pinning their hopes on the next election. [VERB noun + on]
民主党人把希望寄托在下次选举上。
7VERB 用发夹把(头发)别住 If someone pins their hair up or pins their hair back, they arrange their hair away from their face using hair pins. 用发夹把(头发)别住
Cleanse your face thoroughly and pin back your hair. [VERB noun with adv.]
把脸彻底洗干净,再把头发往后别起。
In an effort to look older she has pinned her fair hair into a French pleat. [VERB noun prep.]
为了看上去显得成熟一些,她把金发别成了一个法式髻。
8N-COUNT 胸针;饰针;(背面有别针的)徽章,像章 A pin is something worn on your clothing, for example as jewellery, which is fastened with a pointed piece of metal. 胸针;饰针;(背面有别针的)徽章,像章 [US]
...necklaces, bracelets, and pins.
项链、手镯和胸针
9N-COUNT (手榴弹的)保险针,保险销 A pin is the part of a hand grenade that is pulled out in order to make the grenade explode. (手榴弹的)保险针,保险销
11PHRASE 静得连针掉在地上也听得见 You can say you could have heard a pin drop when a place is extremely quiet, especially because everyone is waiting for someone to speak or when someone has made a shocking remark. 静得连针掉在地上也听得见 [emphasis]
N-SING [oft NOUN n]个人标志号;个人识别码;密码 Someone's PIN or PIN number is a secret number which they can use, for example, with a bank card to withdraw money from a cash machine or ATM. PIN is an abbreviation for 'personal identification number'. 个人标志号;个人识别码;密码