peg

[peg]

n.钉, 支柱, 借口
vt.钉木桩, 扔
vi.努力工作, 匆忙走

n.[C]

1. 钉; 栓; 桩

He hung his coat on the wooden peg.

他把上衣挂在木钉上。

2. 【英】(晒衣用的)衣夹

3. 弦轴, 琴栓

4. 栓间间距

5. 等, 级; (物价等的)限定标准

Her work is a peg above him.

她的工作实绩胜他一筹。

6. 借口, 遁辞; 依据

She will use this as a peg to hang her grievance on.

她会利用这个作为发泄怨愤的借口。

7. 【口】(木制的)假腿; 腿

8. 【口】(棒球中为把跑垒员杀出局的)全力投球, 钉子球

vt.

1. 用木钉钉牢[(+down)]

2. 用桩标出[(+out)]

3. 【英】用木夹把(衣服)夹在晒衣绳上[(+up/out)]

She pegged wet clothes on the line.

她用衣夹将湿衣服夹在晒衣绳上。

4. 固定, 限制; 限定(工资, 物价等)[(+down)]

Some countries suggested that the price of oil be pegged down.

一些国家建议应该限定石油价格。

5. 投(球)

6. 【棒】把……杀出局

vi.

1. 孜孜不倦地做某事[(+away)]

2. 急忙前行, 疾行[(+along/down)]

He pegged along the path.

他沿着小路急奔。

词形变化

动词过去式: pegged | 动词过去分词: pegged | 动词现在分词: pegging | 动词第三人称单数: pegs |

词义辨析

同义参见:

wade  stake  stem  

英英释义

名词 peg:

a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

同义词：nog

small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

同义词：pin

informal terms of the leg

同义词：pin, stick

a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg

同义词：wooden leg, leg, pegleg

regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument

a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

同义词：pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock

动词 peg:

succeed in obtaining a position

同义词：nail down, nail

pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into

fasten or secure with a wooden pin

同义词：peg down

stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations

短语词组

a square peg in a round hole

1. 不合适的人(或东西)

He can never do the job well. He is just like a square peg in a round hole.

他永远做不好这工作, 他根本就不合适。

off the peg

1. 现成的

I bought the dress off the peg.

这连衣裙我是买现成的。

peg away

1. 坚持不懈地做

He pegged away at the work throughout the night.

她孜孜不倦地做了一个通宵。

peg down

1. 用木桩固定

They have pegged the tent down.

他们已把帐篷用木桩固定住了。

2. 约束; 使遵守

We must peg them down to the promise.

我们一定要他们遵守诺言。

peg out

1. (用木桩)标出

The surveyor pegged out the plot of land.

测量员们用木桩标出了那块地。

take sb. down a peg (or two)

1. 下某人面子; 杀某人威风

They were doing that to take him down a peg or two.

他们那样做是为了杀杀他的威风。

补充

pegpeg英:[peɡ] 美:[pɛɡ]n.1.挂钉, 挂钩Hang your overcoat on the peg in the hall.把你的大衣挂在门厅的挂衣钩上。2.系帐篷的桩3.衣夹vt.1.用夹子或钉子固定They pegged their tent down.他们钉好了账篷。2.使固定在某水平

例句

1. He builds furniture using wooden pegs instead of nails.他用木钉代替铁钉来制作家具。 2. Hold the layer in place with a wooden or metal peg.用木钉或铁钉固定着压条。 3. Mark the area with wooden pegs and string.用木桩和线标记这个区域。 4. His jacket was hanging on the peg in the kitchen.他的夹克挂在厨房的挂钩上。 5. Luke sat on the floor fiddling with his tuning pegs.卢克坐在地板上胡乱地摆弄着弦轴。 6. Holly secured her bed sheet onto the washing line with a peg.霍利用衣夹把床单固定在晾衣绳上。 7. It was a 30-yarder with my right peg.这是我用右脚从30码处踢入的一记进球。 8. He is said to be partial to a peg of whisky.据说他喜欢没事喝点威士忌。 9. She knew she was using him unfairly as a peg on which to hang her anger.她知道自己是在拿他当出气筒, 这样不公平。 10. A piton is a mountain climber's peg.岩钉就是登山运动员用的一种钢钉。 11. Only 36 of the 120 pegs are fishable.120个垂钓区域中只有36个可以钓鱼。 12. You're getting too big for your boots, we've got to take you down a peg or two.你自视过高了, 我们要挫挫你的锐气。 13. She needed to be brought down a peg or two.得杀杀她的威风才行。 14. He buys clothes off the peg.他买的衣服都是成衣。 15. an off-the-peg two-piece suit两件套成衣套装 16. Taylor is clearly the wrong man for the job — a square peg in a round hole.很明显泰勒不是这个工作的合适人选, 简直是方枘圆凿。 17. All the beams were pegged.所有的横梁都用钉子固定上了。 18. a tent pegged to the ground nearby for the kids用楔子固定在附近地面上供孩子们用的帐篷 19. Mother came out and pegged wet clothes on the line.妈妈走出来, 把湿衣服用衣夹夹在绳子上。 20. a pegged European currency一种稳定的欧洲货币 21. The bank wants to peg interest rates at 4%.银行想要把利率稳定在4%的水平。 22. Its currency is pegged to the dollar.它的货币是与美元挂钩的。 23. The teacher pegged a notice to a notice board.老师把通知钉在布告栏上。 24. The surveyor pegged out that plot of land.测量员用木桩标出那块土地的界限。 25. Mother pegs wet clothes on the line.母亲把湿衣服晾在绳上用衣夹夹好。 26. The RMB was pegged at eight to the dollar by the bank.银行规定每8元人民币折合一美元。 27. The feature on the girl was pegged on her experiences.有关这个女孩子的特写是依据她的经历写成的。 28. pegged a ball to first base把球扔至第一垒 29. We should peg the students to rules.我们应该让学生们遵守规则。 30. to peg stones at the dog向狗扔石头 31. The spy doesn't know we have him pegged.那个间谍不知道我们已经把他识破了。 32. pegged him as a man of action把他当作实干家 33. John kept pegging away, and finally recognition came.约翰不断努力地踏踏实实地干活，最终得到了认可。 34. wages pegged at a low level固定在低水平上的物价 35. peg down the stairs急忙下楼 36. have a peg of whisky.喝一点威士忌。 37. drape individual plants with nets, pegging down the edges.用网罩盖每一棵植物，并用钉子固定网的边缘。 38. clothes were pegged out on a line.衣服用衣夹夹住晾在绳上。 39. we've been pegged next to the winning team.我们被分派到与优胜队相邻的比赛点。 40. the officer probably has us pegged as anarchists.那军官可能认为我们是无政府主义者。 41. the catcher pegs the ball to the first baseman.这个接球手用力低低地把球传给一垒。 42. I went out to peg out our assembly area.我出去用木桩标出我们的集合区。 43. Wage increases were pegged at 5%.薪金增幅限于5%。 44. Her coat hung on a peg by the door.她的外套挂在门边的挂钩上。 45. a tent peg [=a pointed piece of wood or metal that is pushed into the ground to hold the corners of a tent in position]帐篷桩 46. a tuning peg（调音）弦轴 47. He used the incident as a peg to hang his theory on.他用这一事件证明自己的理论。 48. She felt like a square peg in a round hole at the new school until she made some new friends.在交上一些新朋友以前，她觉得自己无法融入新学校的环境。 49. He bought that suit off the peg. [=(US) off the rack]他买了那件现成的西装。 50. He was taken down a peg when an even better player joined the team.一位更加优秀的选手加入队伍后，他的傲气收敛了不少。 51. She needs to be taken down a peg. [=humbled]要杀一杀她的威风。 52. Is the tent pegged down all the way?帐篷用桩完全固定好了吗？ 53. (Brit) She was outside pegging the laundry to the clothesline.她在外面晾衣服。 54. He pegged the boards.他用钉子钉住木板。 55. peg the price of wheat at its current level维持小麦的现价 56. The foreign currency is pegged to the U.S. dollar. [=its value changes when the U.S. dollar's value does]这种外币与美元挂钩。 57. His bonus is pegged to how many sales he makes each year for the company.他的奖金与他每年为公司完成的销售量挂钩。 58. The salesman had me pegged [=understood what kind of person I am] in a matter of minutes.没几分钟，那位推销员就摸清了我属于哪一类顾客。 59. She pegged him right away as a nice guy.她随即认定他是个好人。 60. She had him pegged for a liar.她认定他是个骗子。 61. He pegged the ball to first base.他把球投向一垒。 62. He sat there pegging away at his homework.他坐在那儿认真地做家庭作业。 63. He doesn't want to peg out because of somebody else's mistakes.他可不想因为别人的错误而断送了自己的命。