Common English Vocabulary - The Word Pin

常用英语词汇 - The Word Pin

Do you know what we use a rolling pin for?

你知道我们用擀面杖做什么吗？

Do you have trouble finding a hair pin  even though you just bought a packet?

刚买了一包却找不到发夹？

Have you ever pinned your hopes on  something, but it didn’t happen?

你有没有把希望寄托在某件事上，但它并没有发生？

Are you a little bit confused about  how to answer some of these questions?

您是否对如何回答其中一些问题感到有点困惑？

That’s ok!

没关系！

Hello, everyone.

大家好。

I’m Anna and I’m here to teach you  all about the many uses of ‘pin’.

我是安娜，我来这里是为了向大家介绍“别针”的多种用途。

Let’s get started with a simple  definition of the word ‘pin’.

让我们从“pin”这个词的简单定义开始。

The word ‘pin’ is a verb and a noun.

“pin”这个词是一个动词和一个名词。

The noun ‘pin’ means ‘a thin piece  of metal with a sharp point at one  

名词“别针”的意思是“一块薄金属，一端有尖头，另一

end and a little ball at the other’ -  like the pins you use to pin clothes. 

端有一个小球”——就像你用来别衣服的别针。

The verb ‘pin’ means ‘to hold something  or someone down so it or they can’t move’.

动词“pin”的意思是“按住某物或某人使其无法移动”。

“The police had me pinned to the ground.”

“警察把我按在地上。”

It can also mean to simply ‘attach with a pin’.

它也可以表示简单地“用别针固定”。

“Yeah, pin the tail on the donkey.”

“嗯，把尾巴夹在驴身上。”

‘Pin the tail on the donkey’ is a  popular children’s game where you  

“把尾巴钉在驴子上”是一种流行的儿童游戏，您可以

put a tail on a donkey using a pin, not  a real donkey. A picture of a donkey.

用别针将尾巴钉在驴子上，而不是真正的驴子上。驴的图片。

‘Pin up’ has the same meaning as ‘pin  to the wall’, so you can also just say,

“Pin up”与“pin to the wall”的意思相同，所以你也可以直接说

“We pinned the poster up.” “We pinned up our new football scarf.”

“我们把海报钉起来了”。 “我们别好了新的足球围巾。”

‘A pin-up’ is a noun which  means ‘a glamorous person’.

“A pin-up”是一个名词，意思是“迷人的人”。

Marylin Monroe was often referred to as ‘a  

玛丽莲·梦露经常被称为“

pin-up’ - a woman who might be on  a poster that you’d, well, pin up.

海报”——一个可能出现在海报上的女人，好吧，海报。

‘Pin down’, however, doesn’t mean ‘to take down’.

但是，“Pin down”并不意味着“取消”。

Unfortunately, it’s not as clear as that!

不幸的是，它并没有那么清楚！

‘Pin down’ means ‘to hold something  in place’, sometimes with an object.

“Pin down”的意思是“将某物固定在适当的位置”，有时是用一个物体。

“Ah, I had to pin the dog down  while he had his vaccinations.”

“啊，他打疫苗的时候我不得不把狗固定住。”

Or as a phrasal verb, it means ‘to force  someone to make concrete plans or a decision’.

或者作为短语动词，它的意思是“强迫某人制定具体计划或决定”。

You can pin your brother down for a holiday drink,  

你可以让你的兄弟在假期喝一杯，

which means you make your brother  make a plan with you to get a drink…

这意味着你让你的兄弟和你一起计划去喝一杯......

Or you can pin down a time and day to  discuss a contract with a colleague,  

或者你可以安排一个时间和一天与同事讨论合同，

so you organise a time for that task.

这样你就可以安排时间那个任务。

Now, the phrasal verb ‘pin (someone) down’  can be used in formal and informal situations.

现在，短语动词“pin (someone) down”可用于正式和非正式场合。

Next, we’ll look at ‘pin on’  or ‘pin something on someone’.

接下来，我们将看看“固定”或“将某物固定在某人身上”。

This means ‘to try and show  that someone did something  

这意味着“试图表明某人做了

bad or unhelpful, possibly even a crime’.

坏事或无益的事情，甚至可能是犯罪”。

The person may or not be guilty.

这个人可能有罪，也可能没有罪。

“The robbery was pinned on an ex-employee.”

“抢劫案归咎于一名前雇员。”

So, someone said and there is some evidence  that the ex-employee committed the robbery or

所以，有人说，有一些证据表明前雇员实施了抢劫，或者

“You’ll never pin that on me!’

“你永远不会把它归咎于我！”

This means there will never be  proof that I committed that act.

这意味着永远不会有证据证明我犯下了那个行为。

Another use of ‘pin’ is ‘to  put a pin in something’.

“别针”的另一种用法是“将别针插入某物”。

This means ‘to stop discussing or working on  

这意味着“停止讨论或处理

something and plan to look  at it again after a break’.

某事并计划在休息后再次查看它”。

For example, you can say

例如，您可以说

“We’re not getting anywhere with this report. 

“我们对这份报告一无所知。

Let’s put a pin in it and  come back to it after lunch.”

让我们在上面插一根别针，午饭后再回来看。”

You can also use the verb ‘stick’, so the  expression would be ‘stick a pin in something’.

你也可以使用动词“stick”，所以这个表达就是“stick a pin in something”。

Like…

就像……

“Can we stick in a pin in that idea  while we explore some other options?”

“我们可以在探索其他选择的同时坚持这个想法吗？”

Meaning, it’s a good idea but it might not be the  

意思是，这是一个好主意，但它可能不是

best one so let’s think of some  more and then come back to it.

最好的，所以让我们考虑更多，然后再回过头来。

Next up, I wanna show you some physical objects that are all different kinds of pins.

接下来，我想向您展示一些物理对象，它们都是不同种类的别针。

This is a hair pin.

这是发夹。

You use it to hold your hair in place.

你用它来固定你的头发。

And you can usually never find one when  you need it but when you don’t need one,  

你通常在需要的时候找不到，但当你不需要的时候，

then you’ll find one in your handbag, in  your coat pocket, you even step on one.

你会在你的手提包里、你的外套口袋里找到一个，你甚至会踩到一个。

That’s what’s known as the great pin paradox!

这就是所谓的大针悖论！

This is a rolling pin.

这是擀面杖。

You use it to roll out pastry or  cookie dough to make it thin and flat.

您可以用它来擀糕点或饼干面团，使其变薄变平。

If you don’t have one, there’s a trick - you can use an empty wine bottle  

如果你没有，有一个窍门——你可以用一个空酒瓶

instead of a rolling pin and it’s almost as good.

代替擀面杖，效果几乎一样好。

A rolling pin is a useful tool  to have if you like to bake.

如果你喜欢烘焙，擀面杖是一个有用的工具。

This is a safety pin.

这是安全别针。

You use it to hold things in place or to attach  two different pieces of material together.

您可以用它来固定东西或将两块不同的材料连接在一起。

Safety pins are really useful when  you have a clothing emergency.

当您遇到衣物紧急情况时，安全别针非常有用。

They can be a temporary button or zip.

它们可以是临时按钮或拉链。

Some people even use them for decoration!

有些人甚至用它们来装饰！

Here’s a drawing pin.

这是一个图钉。

You may hear this being called a  ‘thumbtack’ - that’s the American  

您可能听说过这被称为“thumbtack”——这是美国

word but in Britain, we say ‘drawing pin’.

词，但在英国，我们说“drawing pin”。

Originally used to attach paper to a drawing board  so the paper doesn’t move while drawing on it,  

最初用于将纸张固定在绘图板上，这样纸张在绘图时就不会移动，

drawing pins can be found in almost  every school, office and home today.

如今几乎每个学校、办公室和家庭都可以找到绘图针。

And here are some enamel pins.

这里有一些搪瓷别针。

People in different clubs,  

不同俱乐部、

groups or fandoms wear enamel pins with  a picture of a thing they love on it.

团体或粉丝圈中的人们都佩戴带有他们喜爱事物图片的珐琅别针。

There are some really beautiful pins designed  

您可以在网上找到一些由世界各地的艺术家

and made by artists all over the  world that you can find online.

设计和制作的非常漂亮的别针

Here’s one of mine from when I was  a Girl Guide back in my childhood.

。 这是我小时候当女导游时的一张。

“- Emily, time for your nap!”

“——艾米丽，该睡午觉了！”

- No mummy! I wanna play!

- 没有妈妈！我想玩！

- We’ll have to put a pin in this game for now.  

- 我们现在必须在这场比赛中打个针。

You can play more later. Let’s  tidy up. Where does this go?

以后可以多玩。让我们收拾一下。这是去哪里？

- Here. Oh... Look!

- 这里。哦，看！

What’s this?

这是什么？

- Oops! That’s a safety  pin. How did that get there?

- 糟糕！那是安全别针。那是怎么到那里的？

- And this? Which box for this one?

- 和这个？这个要装哪个盒子？

- That’s your hair pin. It goes in your hair box.

- 那是你的发夹。它进入你的发盒。

- Ok mummy! And this?

- 好的妈妈！和这个？

- Eerrr… That’s a rolling pin.

- 呃……那是一根擀面杖。

What in the world! Why…

这到底是怎么回事！为什么……

Let’s put that in the kitchen.

让我们把它放在厨房里。

- And this mummy? Where does this go?

- 这个木乃伊呢？这是去哪里？

- What?! How do you have my lipstick?

- 什么？！你怎么有我的口红？

- Mummy! All clean! Can I have ice cream?

- 妈咪！都干净！我可以吃冰淇淋吗？

Let’s see after your nap but  don’t pin your hopes on it.

让我们在午睡后看看，但不要寄希望于此。

‘To pin your hopes on someone or something’ means ‘to really, really want something and  

“To pin your hopes on someone or something”的意思是“真的，真的想要某事，并

have ideas about how your future  will be, based on it happening’.

根据它的发生对你的未来有想法”。

If you ‘pin your hopes on getting a promotion’, 

如果你“寄希望于升职”，

it means you start to make plans for what  life will be like after your promotion.

这意味着你开始为升职后的生活做打算。

Telling someone not to pin their hopes on  something means the same as ‘don’t get your  

告诉某人不要寄希望于某事意味着“不要

hopes up’, as in, it may not happen  so be prepared for disappointment.

抱太大希望”，因为它可能不会发生，所以要做好失望的准备。

Oh, another use of ‘pin’ is ‘pinpoint’,  

哦，“pin”的另一种用法是“pinpoint”，

which means ‘to identify something  with a lot of precision’.

意思是“非常精确地识别某物”。

For example, you can pinpoint exactly where  

例如，您可以准确地指出

to turn when visiting a loved  one’s house for the first time.

第一次去亲人家时该去哪里。

In fact, it’s often used in the context of directions - like a pin on a map. There.

事实上，它经常用在方向的上下文中——就像地图上的别针一样。那里。

Or you can pinpoint precisely where to introduce a  

或者，您可以在计划演示文稿时准确指出

new topic in a presentation  while you’re planning it.

在演示文稿中的何处引入新主题。

Another use of ‘pin’ relating to a map is to ‘drop (someone) a pin’.

与地图相关的“pin”的另一种用法是“drop (someone) a pin”。

That means ‘to send them your location  using an instant messaging app’.

这意味着“使用即时消息应用程序向他们发送您的位置”。

For example, ‘I’ll drop you a pin when I  get to the airport so you can come find me!’

例如，“我到机场后会给你发个图钉，这样你就可以来找我了！”

“Could you drop me a pin of the  location of the meeting, please?’.

“你能给我发个会议地点的图钉吗？”。

Finally, your PIN number is  your unique identification  

最后，您的 PIN 码是

number used to protect your bank accounts.

用于保护您的银行账户的唯一识别码。

Now, when you want to get some money, you will  need to know your PIN to operate a cash machine.

现在，当您想取钱时，您需要知道 PIN 码才能操作提款机。

I have another short lesson on some useful cash  machine vocabulary that I highly recommend,  

我还有另一个关于一些有用的取款机词汇的简短课程，我强烈推荐，

especially if you are planning to visit the UK.

特别是如果你打算访问英国。

Now, how many of these uses of pin were new to you?

现在，pin 的这些用途中有多少对您来说是新的？

Let me know in the comments below!

在下面的评论中让我知道！

Until next time, take care, and goodbye!

下次见，保重，再见！