| 词汇 | pin someone down |
| 释义 | pin someone down phrasal verb with pin verb uk/pɪn/ us/pɪn/ -nn- (SURROUND) 使（某人）动弹不得;困住（某人） to stop someone from escaping by surrounding and shooting at them if they try to escape [ often passive ] Government forces were pinned down by resistance fighters 30 miles north of the capital. 政府军被抵抗组织战士钳制在首都以北30英里处。 (GET DETAILS) （使）（某人）明确说明;（使）（某人）作出决定 to make someone provide details about something or make a decision about something I've tried asking Stephanie, but she's proving difficult to pin down to a particular date. 我已经问过斯蒂芬妮了，可她很难确定具体日期。 pin something down phrasal verb with pin verb uk/pɪn/ us/pɪn/ -nn- 清楚地知道；确认 to discover exact details about something We can't pin down where the leak came from. 我们无法确定哪里发生了泄漏。 |
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