thumbtack

/ˈθʌmtæk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈθʌmtæk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈthəm-ˌtak How to pronounce thumbtack (audio)/ (ame, mw)

thumbtack — noun

  • thumbtacksingular
  • thumbtacksplural

1. a short, thin piece of metal with one sharp end and a broad flat top, made to be

1.名詞B1
釋義

a short, thin piece of metal with one sharp end and a broad flat top, made to be pushed into a wall or noticeboard using your thumb, so that paper or other light items stay in place

例句

Megan used a thumbtack to hang her drawing on the classroom notice board.

used to hang paper on a board

Jisoo pinned the poster to her bedroom wall with a red thumbtack.

with a [colour] thumbtack

同義詞
  • drawing pin

    British term for the same object

  • pushpin

    similar but has a longer handle rather than a flat head

  • tack

    broader term; a tack is any short nail with a wide head, not necessarily pressed by thumb

文法句型

a [adjective] thumbtack

thumbtack + for + noun/gerund

用法筆記

Thumbtack is the common term in American English. In British English, the same object is usually called a drawing pin.

常見錯誤

❌I used a pushpin to hang the poster.
✅I used a thumbtack to hang the poster.
💡A pushpin has a handle-like top; a thumbtack has a flat metal or plastic head that you press with your thumb.

thumbtack — verb