詞彙 "pin down" 在中文的含義

"pin down" 在英語中是什麼意思？與 Lingoland 一起探索這個詞的含義、發音及具體用法

pin down

US /pɪn daʊn/

UK /pɪn daʊn/

確定, 查明

to understand or describe something exactly

範例:

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It's hard to pin down the exact cause of the problem.

很難確定問題的確切原因。

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I can't quite pin down what's bothering me.

我無法完全確定是什麼困擾著我。

同義詞:

identify specify determine ascertain diagnose

制服, 困住

to make someone stay in a particular place or prevent them from moving

範例:

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The police managed to pin down the suspect in the alley.

警方設法在小巷裡制服了嫌疑人。

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The heavy rain pinned us down in the cabin for hours.

大雨把我們困在小屋裡好幾個小時。

同義詞:

restrain confine trap immobilize hold down

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