pushpin
/poosh-pin/US // ˈpʊʃˌpɪn //UK // (ˈpʊʃˌpɪn) //
推杆,推钉,推销,推销员
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n.名词 noun
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- : a short pin having a spool-shaped head of plastic, glass, or metal, used for affixing material to a bulletin board, wall, or the like.
- : an early children's game.
- : Archaic. child's play; triviality.
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Examples
Do you mean to say that you really agree with Bentham that, quantity of pleasure being equal, pushpin is as good as poetry?
I play at pushpin with Homer every morning before breakfast, fingering and polishing, as Paris did his armour.
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