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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。
衣夹；晒衣夹
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衣夹；晒衣夹
a wooden or plastic fastener used to hold clothes on a clothesline
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。
用于将衣物固定在晾衣绳上的木质或塑料夹子
wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline
She used a wooden clothespin to hold the socks on the clothesline.
她用一只木衣夹把袜子夹在晾衣绳上。
I bought a bag of clothespins because the old ones were cracked.
我买了一袋衣夹，因为旧的都裂了。
A plastic clothespin is easier to squeeze open than a wooden one.
塑料衣夹比木衣夹更容易捏开。
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 ... 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 ... 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。
Not this
I need two clothespin to hang the laundry.
Use this
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。
Not this
A cloth pin is used to hold clothes on the line.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
衣夹袋
I keep a clothespin bag hanging on the clothesline.
我把衣夹袋挂在晾衣绳上。
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。
Use clothespin naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.