"pin down" in Chinese (Simplified)
确定明确压制住 (物理上的)
Definition
让某人给出明确答案,或清楚地确定某事。还可以指把某人或某物按住不让其动。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
在正式和非正式场合均常用。可以表示要求明确答复或确定原因(如“pin down an answer”)。也可表示物理约束。常被与'nail down'混淆,后者倾向于“敲定”。
Examples
Can you pin down the exact date of the event?
你能**确定**活动的具体日期吗?
The police tried to pin down the suspect.
警察试图把嫌疑人**按住**。
It is hard to pin down the meaning of this word.
很难**明确**这个词的含义。
We've been trying to pin down the cause of the problem for weeks.
我们已经尝试了好几周来**找出**问题的原因。
She hates when people try to pin down her plans.
她讨厌别人试图**确定**她的计划。
I can't pin down exactly why I feel uneasy, but something's off.
我说不清楚自己为什么不安,但总觉得哪里不对劲。