A hairgrip is a small, thin piece of metal — often with a little wave or crinkle — that slides into the hair and holds a piece of it in place.

A hairgrip一字夾 is是 a small, thin piece of metal一小片薄金屬——often with a little wave or crinkle常帶點波浪或皺褶——that slides into the hair滑進頭髮裡, and holds a piece of it in place把一撮頭髮固定住。

British English uses this word; in American English the same thing is usually a bobby pin. Though actually, people also say hairpin, but a classic hairpin is often a simple U-shape, and a hairgrip / bobby pin is the tighter, ridged kind that grips.

British English英式英文 uses this word用這個字；in American English在美式英文裡 the same thing同樣的東西 is usually一般叫做 a bobby pin『美式一字夾』。Though actually不過其實 people also say也有人說 hairpin『髮夾』，but a classic hairpin但典型的hairpin often通常 is a simple U-shape是簡單的U字形，and而 a hairgrip / bobby pin hairgrip／bobby pin is則是 the tighter, ridged kind that grips比較緊、有紋路、真的夾得住的那種。

It is a woman’s everyday tool in a lot of older dictionary lines, but anyone with long hair uses them: to pin back a fringe, hold a bun, or keep a loose bit off the face. They are small enough to lose down the sofa.

It它 is a woman's everyday tool in a lot of older dictionary lines在很多老字典的敘述裡是女性的日常小工具, but anyone with long hair uses them但只要頭髮長，誰都會用它: to pin back a fringe夾住瀏海, hold a bun固定丸子頭, or keep a loose bit off the face或讓散落的頭髮不擋到臉。They它們 are small enough to lose down the sofa小到可能掉進沙發縫裡。

The word is ordinary in Britain, slightly unfamiliar in American classrooms, and not slang. It is the clip itself, not the hairstyle.

The word這個字 is ordinary in Britain在英國很平常, slightly unfamiliar in American classrooms在美式課堂上有點陌生, and not slang而且不是俚語。It它 is the clip itself指的是夾子本身, not the hairstyle不是髮型。