短语 | pin sb / sth ↔ down |
释义 | pin sb / sth ↔ down 1. to make someone give clear details or make a definite decision about something让〔某人〕详细说明,让〔某人〕明确表态:[+ to ]•Did you manage to pin him down to a definite date?你有没有设法让他明确具体日期?•He's impossible to pin down.让他明确表态是不可能的。2. to understand something clearly or be able to describe it exactly清楚地知道,确切地描述,确定:hard / difficult to pin down•The flavour was hard to pin down.那味道很难确切描述。3. if soldiers etc involved in fighting are pinned down, they cannot move from their position because someone is shooting at them〔在战斗中〕火力压制:•The rebels have been pinned down in a camp to the south of the river.叛乱分子已被火力压制在河南岸的营地里。 |
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