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单词 pin down
释义 pin down
1. 把…别住(或钉牢)
pin a map down to the wall 用图钉把地图钉在墙上
2. 把…困住,使不能行动
The man was pinned down by a fallen beam. 那人被一根倒下的梁木压住了。
They were being pinned down by machine-gun fire. 他们被机枪火力压制而动弹不得。
3. 使受约束(或限制);强使承诺(或承担)
pin sb. down to a particular time and place 给某人限定时间和地点
pin sb. down to a promise 使某人不得不履行诺言
pin sb. down to make answers as specific as possible 强使某人回答得尽量具体
pin sb. down to admit that he lied 迫使某人承认说了谎
4. 使明确说明,使详述;确定,证实
They tried to pin him down on major issues. 他们试图迫使他对主要问题表态。
I cannot pin the quotation down to its author. 我不能确定这条引语出自哪位作家。
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