Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense pins, present participle pinning, past tense, past participle pinned
1N-COUNT 别針;大頭針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. 别針;大頭針
4N-COUNT (尤指把兩件東西固定在一起的)銷,栓,楔,釘 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. (尤指把兩件東西固定在一起的)銷,栓,楔,釘
...the 18-inch steel pin holding his left leg together.
5VERB (常指不公正地)把…歸罪於,把…歸咎於 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…歸罪於,把…歸咎於
They're trying to pin it on us. [VERB noun on noun]
他們想把那件事歸罪於我們。
The trade unions are pinning the blame for the violence on the government. [VERB noun + on]
工會把暴力事件的責任推在政府身上。
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]
民主黨人把希望寄托在下次選舉上。
7VERB 用發夾把(頭發)别住 If someone pins their hair up or pins their hair back, they arrange their hair away from their face using hair pins. 用發夾把(頭發)别住
Cleanse your face thoroughly and pin back your hair. [VERB noun with adv.]
把臉徹底洗幹淨,再把頭發往後别起。
In an effort to look older she has pinned her fair hair into a French pleat. [VERB noun prep.]
爲了看上去顯得成熟一些,她把金發别成了一個法式髻。
8N-COUNT 胸針;飾針;(背面有别針的)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. 胸針;飾針;(背面有别針的)徽章,像章 [US]
...necklaces, bracelets, and pins.
項鏈、手镯和胸針
9N-COUNT (手榴彈的)保險針,保險銷 A pin is the part of a hand grenade that is pulled out in order to make the grenade explode. (手榴彈的)保險針,保險銷
11PHRASE 靜得連針掉在地上也聽得見 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. 靜得連針掉在地上也聽得見 [emphasis]
N-SING [oft NOUN n]個人標志號;個人識别碼;密碼 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'. 個人標志號;個人識别碼;密碼