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pushpin

/poosh-pin/US // ˈpʊʃˌpɪn //UK // (ˈpʊʃˌpɪn) //

推杆,推钉,推销,推销员

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : 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.