thumbtack
thumbtack — 名詞
- thumbtacksingular
- thumbtacksplural
1. a short, thin piece of metal with one sharp end and a broad flat top, made to be
圖釘
頭部扁平、用拇指按壓的短針
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
Megan used a thumbtack to hang her drawing on the classroom notice board.
Megan 用一根圖釘把她的畫掛在教室的佈告欄上。
used to hang paper on a board
Jisoo pinned the poster to her bedroom wall with a red thumbtack.
Jisoo 用一根紅色圖釘把海報別在臥室牆上。
with a [colour] thumbtack
A single thumbtack held the calendar in place above the wooden desk.
一根圖釘就把那張月曆固定在木桌上方。
Omar carefully pushed the thumbtack into the cork board near the door.
Omar 小心地把圖釘按進門邊的軟木板上。
push a thumbtack into [surface]
- push a thumbtack
- remove a thumbtack
- thumbtack into a board
- thumbtack on a wall
- 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
thumbtack — 動詞
- thumbtackpresent simple I / you / we / they
- thumbtacks3rd person singular
- thumbtacking-ing form
- thumbtackedpast simple
1. to attach a piece of paper, a sign, or another light object to a board, wall, or
用圖釘固定
用圖釘將物品固定在表面
to attach a piece of paper, a sign, or another light object to a board, wall, or similar surface by using a thumbtack
Mira thumbtacked the new company schedule onto the staff noticeboard in the break room.
Mira 用圖釘把新的公司排班表釘在休息室的員工佈告欄上。
thumbtack + noun + onto + surface
Aarav thumbtacked a photo of his family above his desk at the office.
Aarav 用圖釘把家人的照片固定在他辦公桌上方。
A notice was thumbtacked to the front door of the community hall.
一張通知被用圖釘釘在社區活動中心的大門上。
passive: be thumbtacked to [surface]
Adina thumbtacked the list of volunteers to the bulletin board before lunch.
Adina 在午餐前用圖釘把志工名單釘在佈告欄上。
- thumbtack to a board
- thumbtack onto a wall
- thumbtack up a notice
文法句型
thumbtack + noun + preposition + noun phrase
用法筆記
This verb is derived from the noun and is most common in informal workplace, school, or home contexts. The past tense is thumbtacked (not thumbtuck).
常見錯誤
同根字
- thumbtacked形容詞C1