pushpin
pushpin — 名詞
1. a short metal pin with a round plastic head at one end, designed to be pushed in
圖釘
有塑膠圓頭，用來把紙張釘在軟木板或牆上
a short metal pin with a round plastic head at one end, designed to be pushed into a board or wall to hold papers or pictures in place
Selim used a red pushpin to mark the new office location on the wall map.
Selim 用一根紅色圖釘在牆上的地圖標出新辦公室的位置。
collocation: pushpin + to mark [something] on [surface]
The teacher pushed a pushpin through each drawing before hanging it on the classroom wall.
老師在每張圖畫上穿過一根圖釘，再把它們掛在教室的牆上。
pattern: push + pushpin + through [paper] + before [action]
Reema removed the old pushpins from the corkboard before putting up the new schedule.
Reema 在貼上新時間表之前，先把軟木板上的舊圖釘全部取下。
collocation: remove + pushpin + from [board]
A single pushpin was not strong enough to hold the heavy poster against the door.
一根圖釘不夠牢固，撐不住那張貼在門上的厚重海報。
Bao bought a box of fifty coloured pushpins for the history-class timeline project.
Bao 為歷史課的時間軸專題買了一盒五十根彩色圖釘。
collocation: a box of + [number] + coloured pushpins
- pushpin + into
- pushpin + through
- pushpin + on
- pushpin + from
- pushpin + against
- remove a pushpin
- push a pushpin
- use a pushpin
- coloured pushpins
- plastic pushpins
- thumbtack
the most common US term, interchangeable with pushpin in everyday use
- drawing pin
the standard British English term; has a flat metal head rather than a rounded plastic one
- tack
a broader category that also includes larger carpet tacks and upholstery tacks
用法筆記
Countable noun. Common in office, classroom, and home contexts. The plastic head may be brightly coloured. In British English the equivalent word is 'drawing pin'.
常見錯誤
同根字
- thumbtack名詞B1
- drawing pin名詞B1