| 释义 |
pin down A. [pin sth down, pin down sth] transitive verb ① (hold in place with pins) 固定住 gùdìng zhù ‹map, cloth, rug›② (define) 确切说明 quèqiè shuōmíng ‹concept, truth, difference›▸ I can't quite pin down his exact meaning 我说不太清楚他到底是什么意思 B. [pin sb down, pin down sb] transitive verb ① (hold down) 按住 ànzhù ‹opponent, person›② (force to be specific) 使说清楚 shǐ shuō qīngchu ▸ to pin sb down to sth; 使某人明确说出 ‹time, price, commitment›▸ to pin sb down to a promise 使某人遵守诺言 ▸ the Minister would not be pinned down 部长不会明确表态 ▸ have you pinned her down to naming the day, yet? 你让她把日期定下来了吗? ③ Military 火力压制 huǒlì yāzhì ▸ the troops were pinned down on the beach and suffered heavy losses 部队被火力压制在海滩上,损失惨重 ▸ we were pinned down by heavy machine-gun fire 我们被密集的机枪火力压制住了 |