hairpin [
'hєәpin]
n. 簪, 束发夹, 夹发针
- She has no hairpin because her hair is short.
因为她头发短,所以没有束发夹。 - Her hairpin is new.
她的束发夹是新的。 - In default of tools, she used a hairpin and a buttonhook.
因没有工具,她使用一支发针及一钮钩。
hairpin[ noun ]
a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place
<noun.artifact>
Hairpin \Hair"pin`\ (-p[i^]n`), n.
A pin, usually forked, or of bent wire, for fastening the
hair in place, -- used by women.
- The automobile failed to negotiate a hairpin turn and tumbled down a ravine.
- For the first 30 minutes outside the capitol, the curves are hairpin, causing speeding buses and trucks to tilt around turns into oncoming traffic.
- Ruffo said the hairpin curve has a history of accidents.