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pin down

更新日期:2026-08-14

词语 pin down
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pin down

    • 使(某人)把话讲明白;使(某人)表明态度(或意图);迫使(某人)履行(某种诺言):

      We shall have to pin him down to his promise.

      我们将只好迫使他履行诺言。

    • 用摁钉别住,按住:

      The map is pinned down on the wall.

      那张地图被钉在墙上。

    • 使受约束;使固定不动:

      The man was pinned down by a fallen tree.

      那人被一棵倒下的树压住了。

    • 确实证明(事实、情节等);清清楚楚或毫不含糊地说明;准确说明;解释明白[常用于否定句]:

      I seem to recognize the quotation, but I cannot pin it down to its author.

      这句引文我仿佛见过,但我不能确定它的作者是谁。

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