英汉词典

pin 基本解释

• n. 大头针，别针，针；栓；琐碎物
• vt. 钉住；压住；将……用针别住

pin 词态变化

pin 中文词源

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。

pin 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.

pin 词组搭配

pin 英文释义

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

pin 双语例句

1. She'd do anything for a bit of pin money.

为了挣点外快，她什么都肯做。

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2. It has taken until now to pin down its exact location.

直到现在才确定了它的准确位置。

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3. Zita was herself unconventional, keeping a safety-pin stuck through her ear lobe.

齐塔自己就不守传统，在一只耳垂上穿了一根别针。

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4. Cleanse your face thoroughly and pin back your hair.

把脸彻底洗干净，再把头发往后别起。

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5. Data recorders also pin-point mechanical faults rapidly, reducing repair times.

数据记录仪还能迅速查明机械故障，减少维修次数。

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pin 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

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I'd kill him for two pins.

我恨不得杀了他。

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She pinned the badge onto her jacket.

她把徽章别到外衣上。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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...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。

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They pinned a notice to the door...

他们把通知钉在门上。

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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。

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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

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...a two-pin continental adaptor.

欧洲大陆标准的双脚转换插头

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They're trying to pin it on us...

他们想把那件事归罪于我们。

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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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