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    pin down

    US /pɪn daʊn/

    ・

    UK /pin daun/

    A2
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo force someone to clarify their opinion
    He thought he should pin her down about what she meant
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo force someone to make a decision or give a clear answer.
    I tried to pin him down to a specific date for the meeting.
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo discover the exact details about something
    I tried to pin down the exact time of the meeting, but no one seemed to know.
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo hold someone so they are unable to move
    The police managed to pin down the suspect in a narrow alley.

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    12 Signs You’re Way More Intelligent Than You Realize

    11:4412 Signs You’re Way More Intelligent Than You Realize
    • be difficult to pin down. You may find yourself  laughing at things that no one else thinks are  

      be difficult to pin down. You may find yourself  laughing at things that no one else thinks are  

    • A Dark Sense of Humor Intelligent people have a sense of humor that can be difficult to pin down.

      A Dark Sense of Humor Intelligent people have a sense of humor that can be difficult to pin down.

    B1

    POP CULTURE: What Is Cinema For?

    09:55POP CULTURE: What Is Cinema For?
    • We should try to pin down more accurately what films actually do for us, then make sure we're reliably making and finding our way to seeing the best—that is, the most useful—kinds of films.

      We should try to pin down more accurately what films actually do for us, then make sure we're reliably making and finding our way to seeing the best—that is, the most useful—kinds of films.

    • We should try to pin down more accurately what films actually do for us,

      We should try to pin down more accurately what films actually do for us,

    B1

    I Know, But I'm Not Nervous

    42:55I Know, But I'm Not Nervous
    • It's translated different ways because it's a difficult concept to pin down.

      It's translated different ways because it's a difficult concept to pin down.

    • It's translated different ways because it's a difficult concept to pin down.

      It's translated different ways because it's a difficult concept to pin down.

    B1

    The Flu May Cause Alzheimer's

    12:02The Flu May Cause Alzheimer's
    • But those links are both really hard to pin down and hotly debated.

      But those links are both really hard to pin down and hotly debated.

    • But those links are both really hard to pin down and hotly debated.

      But those links are both really hard to pin down and hotly debated.

    B1

    Top 10 Most Chaotic Anti-Heroes of All Time

    13:28Top 10 Most Chaotic Anti-Heroes of All Time
    • Wade Wilson is even harder to pin down when he has an ally to work alongside.

      Wade Wilson is even harder to pin down when he has an ally to work alongside.

    • Wade Wilson is even harder to pin down when he has an ally to work alongside.

      Wade Wilson is even harder to pin down when he has an ally to work alongside.

    B2

    10 Twisted Confessions From History's Most EVIL Villains

    09:2910 Twisted Confessions From History's Most EVIL Villains
    • Though given his tendency for fabricating details, it's hard to pin down an exact number.

      Though given his tendency for fabricating details, it's hard to pin down an exact number.

    • Though given his tendency for fabricating details, it's hard to pin down an exact number.

      Though given his tendency for fabricating details, it's hard to pin down an exact number.

    B2

    Packing for Japan: What to bring and exchanging money!

    09:30Packing for Japan: What to bring and exchanging money!
    • and that's where things get tricky because it's difficult to pin down what the exact difference is between the actual exchange rate and the exchange rate that you receive is.

      and that's where things get tricky because it's difficult to pin down what the exact difference is between the actual exchange rate and the exchange rate that you receive is.

    • And that's where things get tricky because it's difficult to pin down what

      And that's where things get tricky because it's difficult to pin down what

    B1

    4 Psychological Terms That You're Using Incorrectly

    08:394 Psychological Terms That You're Using Incorrectly
    • Our moods are basically long-term emotional states that are pretty subjective and hard to pin down.

      Our moods are basically long-term emotional states that are pretty subjective and hard to pin down.

    • to pin down, but they usually fall within two broad categories with very fancy technical

      to pin down, but they usually fall within two broad categories with very fancy technical

    B2

    1. Course introduction

    46:041. Course introduction
    • But it takes actually a little bit of work to pin down precisely what is it about death that's bad and how can it be death?

      But it takes actually a little bit of work to pin down precisely what is it about death that's bad and how can it be death?

    • but it takes actually a little bit of work to pin down

      but it takes actually a little bit of work to pin down

    A2

    康軒國中英語 9 上 第9課 閱讀 P108

    01:50康軒國中英語 9 上 第9課 閱讀 P108
    • Take the following test to pin down who you are.

      Take the following test to pin down who you are.

    • Take the following test to pin down who you are.

      Take the following test to pin down who you are.

    A2