Word
clothespin
衣夹；晒衣夹
a wooden or plastic fastener used to hold clothes on a clothesline
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wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline
用于将衣物固定在晾衣绳上的木质或塑料夹子
用于将衣物固定在晾衣绳上的木质或塑料夹子；晒衣绳上夹衣服之夹子
In use
She used a wooden clothespin to hold the socks on the clothesline.
I bought a bag of clothespins because the old ones were cracked.
A plastic clothespin is easier to squeeze open than a wooden one.
put a clothespin on [sth]
put ... on ... 表示把衣夹夹在某个物品上。
Put a clothespin on the shirt so it doesn't blow away.
把衣夹夹在衬衫上，这样它就不会被吹走。
use clothespins to [do sth]
use ... to ... 强调衣夹的用途。
We use clothespins to hang the sheets on the line.
我们用衣夹把床单挂在晾衣绳上。
attach [sth] with a clothespin
attach ... with ... 表示用衣夹作为工具来固定。
She attached the note to the fridge with a clothespin.
她用衣夹把便条夹在冰箱上。
Common mistakes
I need two clothespin to hang the laundry.I need two clothespins to hang the laundry.
clothespin 是可数名词，在 two 后必须用复数 clothespins。中文没有名词复数变化，容易漏掉 -s。
A cloth pin is used to hold clothes on the line.A clothespin is used to hold clothes on the line.
clothespin 由 clothes（衣服）和 pin 组成，不是 cloth（布料）；不要把 clothes 误写成 cloth，也不能把单词拆开。
Connections
Collocations
- wooden clothespin
- 木制衣夹
- She picked up a wooden clothespin and clipped the towel to the line.她拿起一只木制衣夹，把毛巾夹在晾衣绳上。
- plastic clothespin
- 塑料衣夹
- The plastic clothespins come in bright colors for easy sorting.这些塑料衣夹颜色鲜艳，便于分类。
- clothespin bag
- 衣夹袋
- I keep a clothespin bag hanging on the clothesline.我把衣夹袋挂在晾衣绳上。
- attach with a clothespin
- 用衣夹夹住
- Attach the note with a clothespin so it stays visible.用衣夹把便条夹住，这样它就一直看得见。
Synonyms
- clothes peg
- （英）晾衣夹；衣夹 · 英式英语常用词，与 clothespin 同义，可互换使用。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 clothes（衣服）和 pin（别针）拼在一起：像别针一样夹住晾晒的衣服，就是衣夹。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：laundry room、outdoor clothesline、hardware store clothespin 是日常生活中的常用名词，语气中性，多用于谈论晾衣服或购买晾衣夹等场景；正式书面语中较少出现，但也不算俚语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The final syllable of clothespin sounds like /pɪn/, so pin /pɪn/ and spin /spɪn/ match its sound and spelling; thin /θɪn/ and chin /tʃɪn/ also end in /ɪn/. These words do not rhyme with the whole word, because clothespin is stressed on the first syllable (CLOTHES-pin), not on the final -pin. Be careful with clothe /kləʊð/ and clothes /kləʊðz/: they match the start of clothespin but end with /ð/ or /ðz/, not /pɪn/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.