hairpin

/ˈheəpɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈherpɪn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈher-ˌpin/ (ame, mw)

hairpin — noun

  • hairpinsingular
  • hairpinsplural

1. a small U-shaped piece of metal that you slide into someone's hair so loose part

1.名詞A2
釋義

a small U-shaped piece of metal that you slide into someone's hair so loose parts stay where you want them.

例句

Before the concert, Defne pushed a gold hairpin into the loose knot at her neck.

push a hairpin into a hair knot

The dance teacher kept spare hairpins beside the mirror for students with long hair.

spare hairpins (common plural use)

同義詞
  • bobby pin

    usually a flatter, springy hair pin; especially common in American English

  • barrette

    a clip that closes around hair rather than sliding into it

  • pin

    a broader word that can refer to many kinds of small fastening objects

文法句型

a hairpin

slide/put a hairpin into hair

hold hair with a hairpin

用法筆記

Usually refers to the simple U-shaped pin that is tucked into the hair. Distinguish from a 'barrette' or a spring clip, which closes around the hair instead of sliding into it.

常見錯誤

❌She fixed her bun with three hair pins.
✅She fixed her bun with three hairpins.
💡the modern spelling is usually one word.
❌She put the hairpin on her hair.
✅She put the hairpin in her hair.
💡use 'in' because the pin sits among the hair.

hairpin — adjective