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| 1 | to fasten something or hold it in place using pins （用别针）别住；（用卡子）固定 |
| Lucy pinned back her hair and began to put on her makeup. 露西用发夹把头发别在后面，然后开始化妆。 |
| +to Maps were pinned to the walls. 地图都用大头针固定在墙上。 |
| +on She pinned the brooch on her dress. 她把胸针别在衣服上。 |
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| 2 | pin sb to/against/on sth to hold someone very firmly so that they cannot move 紧紧抱住某人（使无法移动） |
| He had my shoulders pinned to the floor. 他紧紧地把我的双肩抵在地板上。 |
| Two heavily built men pinned him against the wall. 两个大块头的男人把他抵在墙上。 |
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| - | pin your hopes/faith on
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| to hope very much that someone or something will succeed when everyone or everything else has failed |
| 将希望寄托于…；孤注一掷 |
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| - | pin sth on sb
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| to blame someone for something , often when they are not responsible |
| 把（责任）推到某人（通常为无辜者）身上 |
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| He has managed to pin the blame on the previous government. 他设法把责任推卸到了前一届政府身上。 |
| They can’ t pin anything on to him. 他们不能把任何的责任推到他身上。 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌpin ˈdown |
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| 1 | to understand or describe something exactly 确定；确切地理解；明确地说明 | Officials are trying to pin down the cause of widespread power cuts. 官员们正在设法确定大面积停电的原因。 | |
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| 2 | to force someone to make a decision about something 强迫…作出决定；使…明确表态 | We finally pinned him down and got him to agree to a meeting. 我们最终迫使他同意召开会议的决定。 | |
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| 3 | to hold someone firmly on the ground so that they cannot move 把…困住；使…不能动弹 |
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| 4 | to keep soldiers in a place so that they cannot move 围困（部队） | The Allied armies had been pinned down by the Germans. 盟军已被德国军队困住。 | |
| - | ˌpin ˈup |
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| 1 | to fix a picture to a wall 把（图画）钉到墙上 |
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| 2 | to make the lower edge of a piece of clothing shorter by using pins （用别针）把（衣服的下摆）改短 |
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