| 词汇 | pin down |
| 释义 | pin down 主要翻译 pin [sb] down vtr + adv (hold on the ground)使…动弹不得The police officer wrestled the thief to the ground and pinned him down until backup arrived.警察把小偷摔倒在地，压制住他，等待后援到来。 pin [sb] down vtr phrasal sep figurative, informal (force to a decision, statement) (非正式用语)迫使某人明确表态；迫使某人做（决定）The reporters asked again and again whether he favored the bill, but they couldn't pin him down.记者们一遍又一遍地询问他是否赞成这项法案，但他们还是无法让他明确表态。 pin [sb] down on [sth] vtr phrasal 3-part figurative, informal (force to a decision, statement) (非正式用语)迫使…就…明确表态；迫使…就…作出决定The interviewer struggled to pin the Prime Minister down on whether she planned to raise taxes.记者竭尽全力让首相表态是否计划增税。 pin [sth] down vtr phrasal sep figurative, informal, often passive (locate, identify) (非正式用语)确定；搞清楚There is a strange noise coming from somewhere in the room but I can't pin down the exact location.The exact time of Julia's disappearance cannot be pinned down.房间某处有一种奇怪的声音，但我无法找到确切的位置。//我们无法确定茱莉亚失踪的确切时间。 |
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