| 词汇 | pin upon |
| 释义 | phrasepin upon ! Pin upon is more formal than pin on and is mostly used in writing1. pin sth on/upon sb if you pin the blame for something on someone, you say that they are responsible for something bad that has happened, often when this is not true: Don't try to pin the blame on me. The president was trying to pin the economic problems on Republican lawmakers.■ SIMILAR TO: stick on BrE informal2. pin sth on/upon sb if you pin a crime on someone, you accuse them of having done it, often when this is not true: Lawmen and prosecutors, desperate to please the public, pinned the murders on Sharif. "I don't know anything about a burglary," the boy said. "You can't pin it on me."3. pin your hopes/faith on sb/sth if you pin your hopes on something or someone, you hope very much that something will happen successfully or someone will help you, because your plans depend on it: The company says it's pinning its hopes on new products to increase its profits. Charles needed someone to do him a favour, and he was pinning his hopes on Guy. |
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