pin down

釋義

1. 1

   pin sb down

   按住；使動彈不得

   to make sb unable to move by holding them firmly

   Two men pinned him down until the police arrived.兩個人按住他直到警察趕來。

2. 2

   pin sb down

   找某人查問；使說清楚

   to find sb and make them answer a question or tell you sth you need to know

   I need the up - to - date sales figures but I can never pin him down at the office.我需要最新的銷售數字，可就是不能在辦公室找到他問清楚。

3. 3

   pin sb down (to sth / doing sth)

   使決定；使說明意向

   to make sb make a decision or say clearly what they think or what they intend to do

   It's difficult to pin her down to fixing a date for a meeting.讓她確定個開會日期實在是難。

4. 4

   pin sth down

   確切說明（或理解）

   to explain or understand sth exactly

   The cause of the disease is difficult to pin down precisely.病因目前還難以解釋清楚。

電影裡這樣說 · 17 部

• You're, like, impossible to pin down.Madame Web2024
• And if you could try and pin down where you were...American Psycho2000
• And they got about eight of us pinned down badThe Expendables 22012
• Instead, the animal would have first used its great weight to pin down its victim.David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive2014
• We cannot get pinned down.Wrath of Man2021
• Whether they're looking for us or not, we are pinned down.The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 22015
• There's a chance we might pin down where she ate her last day.No Way Out1987
• I wasn't actually pinned down and, of course, I could breathe.National Theatre Live: Prima Facie2022

在完整場景裡學

• 人之怒2021
  • 押運面試轉射擊訓練：upped our game（提升水平）
  • 更衣室裡介紹新人：walk on water（無所不能）
  • 第一天跑運鈔線：X marks the spot（記號就在這裡）
• 初步舉證2022
  • 裝傻讓證人說漏嘴：play it cool（把激動按住）
  • 律師誘證人入套：blood in the water（破綻已露）
  • 回家報贏挨追問：What's new?（有什麼新鮮的）

同一詞條的短語

• for two pins
• you could hear a pin drop
• pin your hopes on
• pin on