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ピン、留め針

物を留めるために使う、先のとがった細く小さな金属の針。

やさしい英語で： A small thin piece of metal with a sharp point, used to hold things together.

• I need a pin.
• She held the fabric together with pins.
• A sharp pin pricked my finger.

類義語： nail, tack

よく使う表現： safety pin, sewing pin, a sharp pin

ピン、留め具

部品をつないだり動かせたりする、金属や木などの短い棒。

やさしい英語で： A short solid rod, usually metal or wood, that holds parts together or lets them move.

• The metal pin is bent.
• Remove the pin before taking the hinge apart.
• A wooden pin holds the two pieces together.

類義語： peg, dowel

よく使う表現： locking pin, hinge pin, metal pin

ピン

ボウリングなどで、球を当てて倒すために立てて置く物。

やさしい英語で： An upright object that players try to knock down with a ball in games such as bowling.

• One pin is still standing.
• The ball knocked down six pins.
• Can you hit the last pin?

類義語： skittle

よく使う表現： bowling pin, a standing pin

固定する、ピン留めする

メッセージやアプリなどを、見つけやすい決まった場所に表示しておく。

やさしい英語で： To keep a message, app, or other digital item in a fixed place where it is easy to find.

• Pin the message for everyone.
• I pinned the folder to the start menu.
• Can we pin this post at the top?

使い方： pin something to something (You can pin the app to the taskbar.)

反対語： unpin

よく使う表現： pin a message, pin an app, pin a post

ピンで留める

小さく先のとがった金属のピンで物を留める。

やさしい英語で： To attach something using a small sharp metal fastener.

• Pin the two pieces together.
• He pinned a badge on his jacket.
• Can you pin this poster to the wall?

使い方： pin something to/on something (She pinned the notice to the board.)

類義語： fasten, attach

反対語： unpin

よく使う表現： pin something up, pin something together, pin on a badge

押さえつける、動けなくする

人を床や壁などに強く押しつけ、動けなくする。

やさしい英語で： To hold someone firmly against a surface so they cannot move.

• He pinned me to the floor.
• The wrestler pinned her opponent in seconds.
• She was pinned against the wall and could not move.

使い方： pin someone to/against something (The wrestler pinned his opponent to the mat.); pin someone down (Two men pinned him down while help arrived.)

類義語： hold down, immobilize

反対語： release, free

よく使う表現： pin someone down, pin an opponent, pin someone against something

固定する

コンピューターのデータの位置や設定値が変わらないようにすること。

やさしい英語で： To keep computer data in a fixed location or prevent a chosen software value from changing.

• Pin the array before accessing its address.
• The application pins the server certificate.
• We pinned the package version to prevent unexpected updates.

使い方： pin something to something (We pinned the dependency to a specific version.)

類義語： fix, lock

反対語： unpin

よく使う表現： pin an array, pin a certificate, pin a version