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hairpin

/hair-pin/US // ˈhɛərˌpɪn //UK // (ˈhɛəˌpɪn) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a slender U-shaped piece of wire, shell, etc., used by women to fasten up the hair or hold a headdress.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : sharply curved back, as in a U shape: a hairpin turn.

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Examples

  • At first glance, the Sleekform Folding Desk is beautiful, with its rustic tabletop and hairpin legs, but what really makes it special is its no-assembly required design.

  • Carrey sings: "You're a big, big man with a little bitty gland, so you need something bigger with a hairpin trigger."

  • “I never unplug,” says Edith Zimmerman, editor of The Hairpin.

  • But a campaign this volatile undoubtedly faces a few more hairpin turns at the hands of ticked-off voters.

  • The hairpin or wire is bent as shown in the illustration, and the rubber band then placed on the inverted U-shaped part.

  • The car coasted down a long slope, crossed a bridge and began to go up a hairpin rise.

  • The pressure was building now, as we blasted around in a hairpin curve, our acceleration picking up fast.

  • "Wonderful," said the Widow contemptuously, replacing the hairpin in the knob which was balanced on the top of her head.

  • And it was with him still, even when he was consciously concentrating on the hairpin turns of Mount Lawson's narrow road.