pin down
phrasal verbpin somebody down
- to make somebody unable to move by holding them with a lot of force
按住；使动弹不得 - Two men pinned him down until the police arrived.
两个人按住他直到警察赶来。 - He was pinned down on the floor.
他被按在地板上动弹不得。
- Two men pinned him down until the police arrived.
- to find somebody and make them answer a question or tell you something you need to know
找某人查问；使说清楚 - I need the up-to-date sales figures but I can never pin him down at the office.
我需要最新的销售数字，可就是不能在办公室找到他问清楚。
- I need the up-to-date sales figures but I can never pin him down at the office.
pin somebody down (to something/doing something)
- to make somebody make a decision or say clearly what they think or what they intend to do
使决定；使说明意向 - It's difficult to pin her down to fixing a date for a meeting.
让她确定个开会日期实在是难。
- It's difficult to pin her down to fixing a date for a meeting.
pin something down
- to explain or understand something exactly
确切说明（或理解） - The cause of the disease is difficult to pin down precisely.
病因目前还难以解释清楚。 - The difference between the two approaches is hard to pin down precisely.
这两种方法之间的区别很难准确地说清楚。
- The cause of the disease is difficult to pin down precisely.