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pin down

英 [pɪn daʊn]

美 [pɪn daʊn]

确定; 证实; 迫使…作出决定(或明确表态)

柯林斯词典

  • PHRASAL VERB 确定;证实
    If you try topinsomethingdown, you try to discover exactly what, where, or when it is.
    1. 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。
    2. I can only pin it down to between 1936 and 1942...
      我只能确定是在1936至1942年期间。
    3. If we cannot pin down exactly what we are supposed to be managing, how can we manage it?
      如果我们都不能确切地知道自己该管理什么,那又怎么去管理呢?
  • PHRASAL VERB 迫使…作出决定(或明确表态)
    If youpinsomeonedown, you force them to make a decision or to tell you what their decision is, when they have been trying to avoid doing this.
    1. She couldn't pin him down to a date...
      她没有办法强迫他答应约会。
    2. ...their repeated efforts to pin him down on a number of topics...
      他们迫使他对一系列问题明确表态的再三努力
    3. If you pin people down, they will tell you some puzzling things about stress.
      如果非让他们说的话,人们会告诉你一些有关压力的令人费解的事情。

英英释义

verb

  • define clearly
    1. I cannot narrow down the rules for this game
    Synonym:peg downnail downnarrow downnarrowspecify
  • attach with or as if with a pin
    1. pin up a picture
    Synonym:pin up
  • place in a confining or embarrassing position
    1. He was trapped in a difficult situation
    Synonym:trap

双语例句

  • To pin down the size of an orbital, we take a contour surface.
    为束缚住轨道的大小,我们取一等值面。
  • The conclusions come from Swiss and Australian researchers who analysed previous studies from around the world to pin down the role of grandparents.
    这一结论出自于瑞士和澳大利亚的研究人员,他们分析了此前世界各地的相关研究,以确定祖父母的作用。
  • I can only pin it down to between 1936 and 1942
    我只能确定是在1936至1942年期间。
  • It was difficult to pin down exactly what it was in her that pleased him so much.
    很难确切说清她身上有什么东西使他这样动心。
  • We should use our secondary forces to pin down several enemy columns.
    我们应该用助攻部队来牵制住敌人的几个纵队。
  • I know there's something wrong but it's hard to pin down.
    我知道有点不对头,可是很难证实。
  • But it took up to now to witness the process in action and pin down the mechanism.
    但直到今天才能亲眼目击这一过程并阐明它的机制。
  • But however hard you try, you'll struggle to pin down the identity of this beauty.
    不过不管再怎么想破脑袋,你肯定也还是无法确定这位美人的身份。
  • It was difficult for me to pin down the subject.
    对我来说,要弄清楚这个问题很困难。
  • The question simply has too many possible answers. I can't seem to pin down exactly.
    这个问题有太多可能的答案。我很难作出确定的结论。