名詞 pin:

1. a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
2. when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
   同義詞：fall
3. small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
   同義詞：peg
4. a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts
   同義詞：personal identification number, PIN number
5. informal terms of the leg
   同義詞：peg, stick
6. axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
   同義詞：pivot
7. 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
8. flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
   同義詞：flag
9. a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
10. a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
    同義詞：peg, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock
11. a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target
    同義詞：bowling pin

動詞 pin:

1. to hold fast or prevent from moving
   同義詞：trap, immobilize, immobilise
2. attach or fasten with pins
3. pierce with a pin
4. immobilize a piece

1. He was pinned down by his attackers.
   襲擊他的人把他按住了。
2. She's a difficult person to pin down.
   她這人行事、說話沒個準(zhǔn)兒。
3. The bank manager was really to blame, though he tried to pin it on a clerk.
   真正受責(zé)備的應(yīng)該是銀行經(jīng)理，可是他卻想把責(zé)任推到一個職員身上。
4. He pinned the notice to the board.
   他把通知釘在布告牌上。
5. I bought a tie pin for my husband yesterday.
   昨天我給丈夫買了一支領(lǐng)帶別針。
6. The general pinned the medal on the soldier's chest.
   將軍把獎?wù)聞e在這位士兵的胸前。

pin

n.（名詞）

A short, straight, stiff piece of wire with a blunt head and a sharp point, used especially for fastening.
大頭針：一種一頭鈍一頭尖的短、直、硬的鐵絲，常用于固定他物
Something, such as a safety pin, that resembles such a piece of wire in shape or use.
別針：象安全別針這樣的東西，外形或用途類似一根鐵絲
A whit; a jot:
小東西，小事：無價值的小東西；小事：
例句：
didn`t care a pin about the matter.
一點也不關(guān)心這事情

A slender, usually cylindrical piece of wood or metal for holding or fastening parts together, or serving as a support for suspending one thing from another, as:
銷子，釘子：一種細(xì)長且常為圓柱形的木制或金屬物，用來使各部位固定或使一物懸于另一物，比如：
A thin rod for securing the ends of fractured bones.
不銹鋼釘：一種固定裂開骨頭的末端的細(xì)釘
A peg for fixing the crown to the root of a tooth.
牙釘：用來將牙冠固定在牙根上的釘子
A cotter pin.
扁銷
The part of a key stem entering a lock.
（鑰匙）插入鎖孔部分
Music One of the pegs securing the strings and regulating their tension on a stringed instrument.
【音樂】 弦軸，琴軫：用來固定弦或調(diào)弦的松緊的部分
Nautical A belaying pin.
【航?！?/i> 系索栓
Nautical A thole pin.
【航海】 槳栓
An ornament fastened to clothing by means of a clasp.
別針：一種別在衣物上的飾物
A rolling pin.
搟面杖
Sports
【體育運(yùn)動】
One of the wooden clubs at which the ball is aimed in bowling.
木柱、球欄：保齡球中標(biāo)球的木桿之一
A flagstick.
旗桿
See fall
參見 fall
pins Informal The legs:
pins 【非正式用語】 腿：雙腿：
例句：
spry for his age, and steady on his pins.
雖老卻步足穩(wěn)健

Electronics A lead on a device that plugs into a socket to connect the device to a system.
【電子學(xué)】 插頭：一種設(shè)備的頭部，插入插座中可使該設(shè)備與一系統(tǒng)相聯(lián)
Computer Science
【計算機(jī)科學(xué)】
Any of the pegs on the platen of a printer, which engage holes at the edges of paper.
插針：打印機(jī)壓紙卷筒上的針，可在紙張邊緣打孔
Any of the styluses that form a dot matrix on a printer.
插針：一種在打印機(jī)上能形成點陣的觸針
v.tr.（及物動詞）
pinned,pin.ning,pins
To fasten or secure with or as if with a pin or pins.
用別針別住：用別針或象是用別針固定住
To transfix.
釘?。捍檀?、釘住
To place in a position of trusting dependence:
依附于：信賴性地附屬于：
例句：
He pinned his faith on an absurdity.
他迷信荒唐

To hold fast; immobilize:
使…困住；使不動：
例句：
The passenger was pinned under the wreckage of the truck.
卡車翻車后，乘客被卡住

Sports To win a fall from in wrestling.
【體育運(yùn)動】 摔倒在地：摔跤中，將對方摔在地而獲勝
To give (a woman) a fraternity pin in token of attachment.
送作定情物：將自己大學(xué)聯(lián)誼會會徽送（女人）作為定情物
adj.（形容詞）
Having a grain suggestive of the heads of pins. Used of leather.
具有針頭似小點的：用于皮革，指有針頭似小點的

<常用詞組>pin down
To fix or establish clearly:
控制?。呵宄毓潭ɑ蚪ⅲ?/br>例句：
was finally able to pin down the cause of the disease.
最后終于確定病因

To force (someone) to give firm opinions or precise information:
強(qiáng)求承諾：強(qiáng)迫某人提供確定意見或正確信息：
例句：
The reporter pinned the governor down on the issue of capital punishment.
記者強(qiáng)求州長在死刑問題上發(fā)表確切看法

pin on
To attribute (a wrongdoing or crime):
歸罪：將錯事或罪行歸于…：
例句：
The murder was pinned on the wrong defendant.
被告被錯誤地定了謀殺之罪

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old English pinn
源自 古英語 pinn
perhaps from Latin pinna [feather] * see pet-
可能源自 拉丁語 pinna [羽毛] *參見 pet-