pin down

柯林斯詞典

1. PHRASAL VERB If you try to pin something down, you try to discover exactly what, where, or when it is. 弄明確
It has taken until now to pin down its exact location. 一直到現(xiàn)在才確定了它的準(zhǔn)確位置。
I can only pin it down to between 1936 and 1942. 我只能將其確定在1936年到1942年之間。
2. PHRASAL VERB If you pin someone down, you force them to make a decision or to tell you what their decision is, when they have been trying to avoid doing this. 迫使…明確表態(tài)
She couldn't pin him down to a date. 她未能迫使他確定下日期。