pin
/pɪn/ (bre, ipa) · [pˈɪn] /pɪn/ (ame, ipa) · [pˈɪn] /ˈpin/ (ame, mw)
pin — 動詞
- pinpresent simple I / you / we / they
- pins3rd person singular
- pinning-ing form
- pinnedpast simple
1. to attach one thing to another by pushing a thin pointed piece of metal through
用別針別住
用大頭針把東西釘在表面上
to attach one thing to another by pushing a thin pointed piece of metal through both, so they hold together.
Sarah pinned the photo of her grandmother to the corkboard above her desk.
Sarah 把祖母的照片用別針釘在書桌上方的軟木板上。
pin + object + to + place
The tailor pinned the sleeve in place before sewing it onto the jacket.
裁縫先用別針把袖子固定好，再縫到外套上。
pin + object + in place
Marcus pinned a small red flower onto his suit jacket before the wedding.
Marcus 在婚禮前把一朵小紅花別在西裝外套上。
The teacher pinned the children's drawings on the classroom wall.
老師把孩子們的圖畫釘在教室牆上。
Lina carefully pinned the pattern to the fabric so it would not slip.
Lina 小心地把紙樣別在布料上，以免滑動。
文法句型
pin + object + to/on + place
用法筆記
Almost always followed by a preposition of place (to, on, onto) plus the surface where the object is attached. The object pinned is typically light and flat: paper, cloth, a flower, a badge.
常見錯誤
2. (of a young man at a US university) to give a girlfriend his fraternity badge as
贈徽訂情
美國大學男生贈兄弟會徽章表示交往
(of a young man at a US university) to give a girlfriend his fraternity badge as a sign that the two are a serious couple.
By the spring of his junior year, David had pinned Emily and everyone expected an engagement.
到大三春天，David 已經把兄弟會徽章送給 Emily，大家都在等他們訂婚。
pin + female partner; informal American campus tradition
Grandma still remembers the night Grandpa pinned her at a fraternity dance in 1962.
奶奶到現在還記得 1962 年那一晚，爺爺在兄弟會舞會上送她徽章定情。
Over Sunday brunch, Rachel told her roommate that Jake had pinned her at the fraternity formal the night before.
Rachel 在星期天的早午餐上跟室友說，Jake 前一晚在兄弟會正式舞會上送她徽章定情了。
Old yearbooks from the 1950s often listed which sorority girls had been pinned that semester.
1950 年代的舊畢業紀念冊經常列出當學期有哪些姐妹會女生被送了兄弟會徽章定情。
- go steady with
broader and more current; not tied to fraternity culture
文法句型
pin + person
用法筆記
Dated US college slang tied to fraternity culture; rarely heard outside that historical context. Often used in the passive ('she was pinned'). Distinguish from sense 1 (physical fastening) by the human object.
常見錯誤
3. to mark a digital item — for example a chat message, a file, a social-media post
釘選；置頂
把訊息或檔案固定在畫面顯眼處
to mark a digital item — for example a chat message, a file, a social-media post, or a website link — so it stays at the top of a list or sits in a fixed spot on your screen for easy access.
Carlos pinned the team's holiday schedule to the top of the group chat.
Carlos 把團隊的假期行程釘選在群組聊天的最上方。
pin + object + to + digital location
I pinned my favourite recipe to a board on Pinterest so I could find it later.
我把最愛的食譜釘選到 Pinterest 的釘板上，方便之後找到。
pin to a board (Pinterest)
The moderator pinned the rules at the top of the forum so new members would see them.
版主把版規置頂在論壇最上方，讓新成員一眼看到。
Maya pinned the weather app to her home screen for quick access.
Maya 把天氣 app 釘到主畫面，方便快速開啟。
Sarah pinned her boss's project email so it stayed at the top of her crowded inbox all week.
Sarah 把老闆寄來的專案信件釘選起來，讓它整個禮拜都留在塞滿信件的收件匣最上方。
- unpin
removes from the fixed position
文法句型
pin + object + to + location
用法筆記
Modern computing sense; the object is digital (post, message, app, tab, file). Common targets: 'to the top', 'to your home screen', 'to a board'. Distinguish from sense 1 (physical pin) by context — no real metal involved.
常見錯誤
4. to press a person or thing against a surface with such force that they cannot mo
壓制；壓住
用重量把人或物壓在表面動彈不得
to press a person or thing against a surface with such force that they cannot move away.
The fallen tree pinned the cyclist against the muddy ground for over an hour.
倒下的樹把那位騎士壓在泥地上動彈不得，超過一個小時。
pin + object + against + surface
Two officers pinned the suspect to the wall while a third searched his bag.
兩名警察把嫌犯壓制在牆上，第三個人則搜他的包包。
pin + person + to + wall
A heavy beam pinned Mr Tanaka under the rubble after the earthquake.
地震過後，一根沉重的橫樑把 Mr Tanaka 壓在瓦礫堆下。
Rescuers worked for three hours to free the driver who was pinned behind the steering wheel.
救援人員花了三個小時，才把那位被壓在方向盤後的駕駛救出來。
Marcus pinned his little brother to the sofa and refused to let him up.
Marcus 把弟弟壓在沙發上，不讓他起身。
- trap
broader; doesn't always involve direct pressure
- hold down
more general; less forceful connotation
- immobilise
formal; emphasises the inability to move
文法句型
pin + object + against/to/under + surface
用法筆記
Often used in passive when describing accidents ('she was pinned under the car'). Almost always followed by 'against', 'to', 'under', or 'beneath' plus the surface. Distinguish from sense 5: this sense covers any forced restraint, while sense 5 is a specific wrestling technique.
常見錯誤
5. in wrestling and similar contact sports, to keep both shoulders of your opponent
壓制獲勝
在摔角中把對手雙肩壓在墊上取勝
in wrestling and similar contact sports, to keep both shoulders of your opponent flat on the mat long enough to win the round.
Diego pinned his rival in the final seconds to take the state wrestling title.
Diego 在最後幾秒壓制對手獲勝，拿下州摔角冠軍。
pin + opponent (wrestling)
The young judo champion pinned her opponent for a full ten seconds.
這位年輕的柔道冠軍把對手壓制在地長達十秒。
pin + opponent + for + duration
Sofia pinned the Russian wrestler's shoulders to the mat for three full seconds and won the gold medal.
Sofia 把俄羅斯選手的雙肩壓在墊上整整三秒，奪下金牌。
Coach Rivera taught the students how to pin a heavier wrestler safely.
Rivera 教練教學生如何安全地壓制體重較重的摔角選手。
文法句型
pin + opponent
用法筆記
Restricted to combat sports such as wrestling, judo, and jiu-jitsu. Subject is the winning competitor; object is the opponent. Distinguish from sense 4: this sense is the formal scoring move that ends a match, not just any forced restraint.
常見錯誤
pin — 名詞
- pinsingular
- pinsplural
1. a short, sharp metal stick with a tiny round head, pushed through cloth to hold
別針；大頭針
縫紉時暫時固定布料的小金屬針
a short, sharp metal stick with a tiny round head, pushed through cloth to hold layers in place while you sew them.
Grandma kept her sewing pins in a small red cushion on the table.
奶奶把縫紉用的大頭針都收在桌上一個紅色的小針墊裡。
typical container: pin cushion
Lina pricked her finger on a pin while folding the new curtains.
Lina 在折新窗簾的時候，被一根大頭針扎到了手指。
verb collocation: prick on a pin
Marcus held the cloth steady and pushed a pin through both layers.
Marcus 把布料壓住，再把一根大頭針穿過兩層布。
The tailor used three pins to mark where the trousers needed shortening.
裁縫師用三根大頭針標出長褲要改短的位置。
Lina heard a pin drop onto the wooden floor and bent down to find it.
Lina 聽到一根大頭針掉到木地板上的聲音，便彎下腰去找。
用法筆記
Often imagined as the smallest object that can make a sound, hence the phrase 'you could hear a pin drop' for total silence.
常見錯誤
2. a thin straight rod of metal that joins or holds two parts together, such as ins
插銷；金屬釘
連接機械零件或固定骨頭的細金屬棒
a thin straight rod of metal that joins or holds two parts together, such as inside a machine, a hinge, or a broken bone after surgery.
Surgeons placed a steel pin in Carlos's leg to fix the broken bone.
外科醫生在 Carlos 腿裡放了一根鋼釘，把斷掉的骨頭固定起來。
medical use: place a pin in [body part]
The old door hinge needed a new pin before it would swing properly.
舊門的鉸鏈得換一根新插銷，門才能順順地開合。
machine part: hinge pin
Carlos noticed a loose pin near the bicycle's pedal and tightened it before his morning ride to school.
Carlos 發現腳踏車踏板附近有一根插銷鬆了，便在早上騎去上學前把它鎖緊。
The mechanic tapped the pin out of the chain with a small hammer.
技師用小鎚子把鏈條上的插銷敲了出來。
用法筆記
Subject is usually a machine, vehicle, or body part. Often modified by the material (steel, metal, iron) or by location (hinge, gear, knee).
常見錯誤
3. a small, casual decoration — usually mass-produced enamel or metal — with a shor
徽章；別針
別在衣服上的小裝飾或紀念徽章
a small, casual decoration — usually mass-produced enamel or metal — with a short sharp point on the back that pushes through clothing or fabric, worn to show a fan interest, a campaign, a job role, or a souvenir.
Maya wore a tiny enamel pin shaped like a cat on her denim jacket.
Maya 在她的牛仔外套上別了一個貓咪造型的小琺瑯徽章。
wear a pin on + clothing
The volunteers handed out yellow pins to anyone who joined the campaign.
志工把黃色徽章發給每一位加入這次活動的人。
hand out pins for a cause
Mr Tanaka proudly fixed his veteran's pin to the lapel of his suit jacket.
Mr Tanaka 驕傲地把退伍軍人徽章別在西裝外套的翻領上。
Maya's denim backpack was covered in colourful enamel pins from every concert and bookshop she had visited that summer.
Maya 的牛仔背包上別滿了五顏六色的琺瑯徽章，那是她那年夏天逛過的每一場演唱會和書店的紀念。
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 4 (BROOCH): a pin in this sense is small, flat, often mass-produced, and worn casually; a brooch is larger, often made with stones or fine metalwork, and worn as formal jewellery.
常見錯誤
4. a brooch — a piece of fine jewellery, usually with stones or detailed metalwork,
胸針
鑲有寶石或精緻金屬工藝的別針飾品
a brooch — a piece of fine jewellery, usually with stones or detailed metalwork, fastened to clothing by a hinged clasp at the back.
Aunt Rosa wore her grandmother's silver pin to the wedding ceremony.
Rosa 阿姨在婚禮上戴了她外婆留下來的銀製胸針。
heirloom jewellery: wear a pin to + event
The antique shop displayed a pearl pin from the 1920s in the front window.
古董店的櫥窗裡擺著一枚 1920 年代的珍珠胸針。
Sarah fastened a diamond pin to the collar of her black evening dress.
Sarah 把一枚鑽石胸針別在她黑色晚禮服的領口上。
Rosa's mother left her a beautiful gold pin shaped like a butterfly.
Rosa 的媽媽留給她一枚做成蝴蝶造型的漂亮金胸針。
- brooch
the standard British term; in American English the two are interchangeable for fine jewellery
用法筆記
Mainly American English; British speakers use 'brooch' for this kind of jewellery. In American usage, 'pin' covers both the small badge of sense 3 and the formal brooch of this sense, with context deciding which is meant.
常見錯誤
5. in tenpin bowling, one of ten tall bottle-shaped objects set up at the far end o
保齡球瓶
保齡球比賽中要被擊倒的瓶狀目標物
in tenpin bowling, one of ten tall bottle-shaped objects set up at the far end of the lane as targets for the heavy ball.
Marcus rolled the ball straight and knocked down all ten pins for a strike.
Marcus 把球滾得又直又準，一次擊倒全部十支球瓶，打了個全倒。
knock down + pins for a strike
Only two pins were left standing after Lina's first throw.
Lina 第一球之後，球道上只剩兩支球瓶還站著。
pins left standing
After each player's turn, the bowling alley's machine swept up the fallen pins and stood the new ten back up.
每一位選手投完之後，保齡球館的機器會把倒下的球瓶清走，再把全新的十支球瓶重新立好。
Carlos cheered when his ball clipped the corner pin and made it fall.
Carlos 的球擦到角落那支球瓶並把它撞倒時，他高興地歡呼起來。
- skittle
British term for the same kind of pin in the older game of skittles
用法筆記
Almost always plural in this sense. Common verbs: knock down, hit, miss, leave standing, reset.
6. in golf, the tall stick topped with a small flag, placed inside each hole to sho
球洞旗桿
高爾夫球洞上插著小旗的標示桿
in golf, the tall stick topped with a small flag, placed inside each hole to show distant players exactly where to aim their shot.
From the fairway, Marcus could just see the red pin on the eighteenth hole.
從球道上 Marcus 只能勉強看到第十八洞那支紅色的旗桿。
see the pin on + hole number
Maya's caddy pulled the pin out before she lined up her short putt.
Maya 的桿弟在她瞄準短推之前先把旗桿拔了起來。
pull the pin out before putting
Carlos's ball rolled across the green and tapped the pin before dropping straight into the cup.
Carlos 的球滾過果嶺，輕輕碰到旗桿，便直接掉進了洞裡。
From the tee, Sarah aimed her drive ten yards right of the pin to skirt the deep bunker.
Sarah 從發球台把球瞄準旗桿右邊大約十碼處開球，避開了深沙坑。
用法筆記
Also called the 'flagstick' in formal golf vocabulary. Common verbs: pull (out), replace, aim at, hit. The pin marks the hole's position from a distance.
常見錯誤
7. a picture posted to the website Pinterest, where users keep collections of photo
圖釘貼文
Pinterest 上分享或收藏的圖片
a picture posted to the website Pinterest, where users keep collections of photos and links so other people can view, save, or share them.
Maya saved a pin of a chocolate cake recipe to her baking board.
Maya 把一張巧克力蛋糕食譜的釘圖存到她的烘焙看板。
collocation: save a pin to [a board]
The wedding planner shared three pins of bouquet ideas with her client.
婚禮顧問跟客戶分享了三張捧花靈感的釘圖。
collocation: share a pin / pins of [topic]
Carlos clicked the pin and was taken to the original blog post.
Carlos 點了那張釘圖，連到原本的部落格貼文。
Maya's travel board has over two hundred pins of beaches in Thailand.
Maya 的旅遊看板上有超過兩百張泰國海灘的釘圖。
用法筆記
Always refers to content on the Pinterest platform; do not use for posts on other social media.
8. a leg, used as a casual or playful word — usually said in the plural to talk abo
腿；雙腿
口語中對人的腿的俏皮說法
a leg, used as a casual or playful word — usually said in the plural to talk about both of someone's legs.
Grandpa rubbed his pins after standing all afternoon at the market.
爺爺在市場站了一整個下午後，揉著自己的雙腿。
informal register: 'pins' for legs
Lina has lovely long pins, perfect for the dance team.
Lina 有一雙又長又美的腿，非常適合舞蹈隊。
plural use: 'long pins'
Marcus collapsed onto the pub bench and groaned that his pins were killing him after the coast walk.
Marcus 整天沿著海岸步道走下來，一進酒吧就癱在長椅上抱怨他的腿快斷了。
The old boxer is still steady on his pins at seventy-two.
這位老拳擊手到了七十二歲，雙腿仍然站得很穩。
用法筆記
Almost always plural and informal; sounds odd in formal writing or in the singular.
常見錯誤
9. in chess, a situation where one of your pieces threatens an enemy piece that is
牽制戰術
西洋棋中讓對方棋子動不了的招數
in chess, a situation where one of your pieces threatens an enemy piece that is stuck in place: if it moved, a more valuable piece directly behind it (often the king or queen) would be captured.
Marcus set up a clever pin against the black knight with his bishop.
Marcus 用主教對黑方的騎士擺出了一個漂亮的牽制。
collocation: set up a pin
Grandmaster Carlsen used a quiet bishop pin on move twenty to win his opponent's queen and end the game.
大師 Carlsen 在第二十步用一個低調的主教牽制，贏走了對方的皇后，結束了那盤棋。
typical pattern: use a pin to [win/take]
Sarah stared at the board for two minutes, saw the pin against her rook, and offered her opponent a draw.
Sarah 盯著棋盤看了兩分鐘，發現自己的城堡被牽制住，只好向對手提議和棋。
Carlos used a knight pin against his opponent's queen to win the championship match.
Carlos 用騎士牽制對手的皇后，贏下了那場冠軍賽。
- fork
different chess tactic — attacking two pieces at once
用法筆記
Specialised chess vocabulary; learners are unlikely to meet this sense outside chess commentary or tutorials.
10. a short personal number — usually four to six digits — that you tap into a phone
解鎖碼；密碼
手機、保險箱等日常裝置的數字解鎖碼
a short personal number — usually four to six digits — that you tap into a phone, smart lock, gym locker, hotel safe, or any everyday device to unlock it or prove the device belongs to you.
Maya changed the pin on her phone after her younger brother kept guessing it right.
Maya 因為弟弟一直猜中她手機的解鎖碼，只好把它換掉。
collocation: pin on a phone
Carlos tapped a six-digit pin into the smart lock on the front door of his apartment.
Carlos 在公寓大門的智慧鎖上輸入了一組六位數的解鎖碼。
typical pattern: tap a pin into a smart lock
Aunt Rosa set a four-digit pin on the hotel safe before locking her passport and gold ring inside.
Rosa 阿姨在把護照和金戒指鎖進飯店保險箱之前，先設定了一組四位數的解鎖碼。
Lina punched in the pin and the gym locker clicked open straight away.
Lina 按下解鎖碼，健身房置物櫃馬上就「咔」一聲打開了。
- passcode
interchangeable for phones; 'passcode' is the term Apple uses on iPhone
- unlock code
explicit and slightly technical; same idea, less common in speech
用法筆記
Used loosely for any short numeric unlock code outside the banking world. Often written in lower case ('pin') or capitals; pronunciation is the same as the noun 'pin'. Distinguish from abbreviation/1: the abbreviation entry treats PIN as the formal acronym spelt out as 'personal identification number', usually in banking; this noun sense covers everyday device codes where speakers feel 'pin' simply as a word.
常見錯誤
pin — 形容詞
- pinpositive
- pinnercomparative
- pinnestsuperlative
1. Used before another noun to describe something that is connected with, made for,
大頭針用的
用來放或搭配大頭針的
Used before another noun to describe something that is connected with, made for, or designed to work with a pin — for example, a pin tray, pin cushion, or pin hinge.
Grandma kept her sewing needles inside a small pin cushion shaped like a tomato.
奶奶把縫紉用的針都收在一個番茄形狀的小針插裡。
attributive: pin + noun (pin cushion)
The teacher stuck the children's drawings onto the pin board behind her desk.
老師把孩子們的圖畫釘到她書桌後方的軟木佈告板上。
attributive: pin board (very common collocation)
Maya laid her silver brooch on the small pin tray beside the jewellery box every night before bed.
Maya 每天睡前都會把銀色胸針放到珠寶盒旁的那個小針盤上。
The tailor reached for the pin holder on the table before kneeling down to fit the bride's long dress.
裁縫在跪下來替新娘試穿長洋裝前，先伸手拿了桌上的針具盒。
文法句型
pin + noun
用法筆記
Almost always attributive — placed directly before a noun (pin cushion, pin board, pin tray, pin hinge). Not used after a linking verb such as 'be' in this sense.
常見錯誤
2. Describing wood, leather, or a similar material whose surface pattern looks like
針點紋的
表面布滿像針頭的細密點狀紋路
Describing wood, leather, or a similar material whose surface pattern looks like many tiny pin heads packed close together, giving a finely dotted texture.
Carlos chose a pin oak board for the tabletop because of its tight, dotted grain.
Carlos 選了一塊針紋橡木板來做桌面，因為它的紋路細密又帶有點狀。
domain: woodworking (pin grain wood)
The leather boots had a soft pin grain that felt smooth under Lina's fingers.
那雙皮靴有著柔軟的細點紋，摸起來在 Lina 的指尖下十分滑順。
collocation: pin grain (leather)
At the Tokyo auction, Dr. Tanaka leaned in to admire the fine pin grain running across the antique walnut cabinet.
在東京拍賣會上，Dr. Tanaka 湊近欣賞古董胡桃木櫃上那道細緻的針點紋路。
The carpenter pointed to the tight pin grain pattern in the oak floorboards and praised its quality.
木匠指著橡木地板上那道細密的針點紋路，誇讚這樣的品質。
- pebble-grained
leather only; describes a similar dotted surface
- smooth-grained
without any visible dotted pattern
文法句型
pin + noun (material)
用法筆記
Specialist term in woodworking and leatherwork. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense describes the visual texture of a material, not an object made for pins.
pin — 縮寫
1. the written acronym PIN, formed from the initials of 'Personal Identification Nu
個人識別碼
銀行用詞 PIN 之縮寫拼讀
the written acronym PIN, formed from the initials of 'Personal Identification Number' and used by banks, card issuers, and official letters to refer to the secret digits a customer types at an ATM or card reader.
The letter from the bank explained that PIN stands for Personal Identification Number.
銀行寄來的信中說明，PIN 是 Personal Identification Number 的縮寫。
spell-out: PIN = Personal Identification Number
Aunt Rosa's new debit card arrived in one envelope and her PIN arrived in a separate sealed letter.
Rosa 阿姨的新金融卡寄到一個信封，她的 PIN 則是裝在另一封彌封的信件裡。
formal context: PIN mailed by a bank
The card reader at the supermarket asked Carlos to enter his four-digit PIN to authorise the grocery payment.
超市的讀卡機要求 Carlos 輸入他的四位數 PIN，以授權這筆雜貨付款。
Card-fraud notices warn that no honest bank will ever phone customers and ask for their PIN.
信用卡防詐通知提醒，正派銀行絕不會打電話來向客戶索取 PIN。
The chip-and-PIN system replaced the old signature method across most British shops by 2006.
晶片加 PIN 系統在 2006 年前後，已取代英國大多數商店原本的簽名方式。
- personal identification number
the full spelt-out form of the acronym; used in legal and banking documents
- card PIN
narrower; specifies the PIN attached to a bank or credit card
用法筆記
Always written in capitals (PIN) when treated as the acronym, but pronounced as the single word 'pin'. Strongly tied to banking and official paperwork — bank letters, card readers, fraud warnings. Distinguish from noun/10: that noun sense covers the everyday device-unlock code on phones, safes, and lockers, where speakers no longer feel 'pin' as an acronym.