peg
noun
verb
peɡ
noun
1
SHORT STICK
短棒
a
short
piece
of
wood,
metal,
or
plastic
that
is
attached
to
a
wall
or
fits
into
a
hole,
used
especially
to
hang
things
on
or
to
fasten
things
together
〔木头、金属或塑料制的〕短钉，挂衣钉
Sarah
hung
her
coat
on
the
peg.
萨拉把外套挂在衣钩上。
a
table
fitted
together
with
pegs
一张用钉子钉起来的桌子
a
pattern
made
with
coloured
pegs
on
a
board
彩色钉子钉在木板上而形成的图形
2
HANGING WET CLOTHES
晾挂湿衣服
a
small
plastic
or
wooden
object
used
to
fasten
wet
clothes
to
a
thin
rope
to
dry
[英] 〔晾衣服用的塑料或木制〕衣夹;
BrE AmE
3
TENT
帐篷
a
pointed
piece
of
wood
or
metal
that
you
push
into
the
ground
in
order
to
keep
a
tent
in
the
correct
position
〔用于固定帐篷的木制或金属〕桩
4
take/bring sb down a peg (or two)
to
make
someone
realize
that
they
are
not
as
important
or
skilled
as
they
think
they
are
杀某人的威风，挫某人的傲气
Evans
is
an
arrogant
bully
who
needs
taking
down
a
peg
or
two.
埃文斯傲慢霸道，真该杀一下他的威风。
5
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
乐器
a
wooden
screw
used
to
make
the
strings
of
a
VIOLIN
,
GUITAR
etc
tighter
or
looser
〔用于调节小提琴、吉他等弦线松紧的〕弦轴，琴栓;
6
a peg to hang sth on
something
that
is
used
as
a
reason
for
doing,
discussing,
or
believing
something
[英] 做某事 （相信某事 ）的理由 （借口 ）; 话题，谈资
BrE
As
a
peg
to
hang
it
on,
the
tournament
had
the
100th
anniversary
of
Nehru’s
birth.
本次锦标赛是为了纪念尼赫鲁百年诞辰。
7
DRINK
饮料
DRINK
饮料
a
small
amount
of
strong
alcoholic
drink,
especially
WHISKY
or
BRANDY
[英，过时] 少量威士忌 （白兰地 ）
BrE old-fashioned
verb
8
to
set
prices,
wages
etc
at
a
particular
level,
or
set
them
in
relation
to
something
else
把〔价格、工资等〕固定在一定水平; 与…挂钩
peg
sth
at
sth
The
dividend
was
pegged
at
6.1p.
股息限定在 6.1 便士。
peg
sth
to
sth
a
currency
pegged
to
the
American
dollar
与美元挂钩的货币
9
to
fasten
something
somewhere
with
a
peg
用钉 （桩等 ）固定〔某物〕，把…钉牢
The
tent
flap
was
pegged
open.
帐篷的门帘被掀开固定住。
Outside,
a
woman
was
pegging
sheets
to
a
washing
line.
屋外，一个女人在把床单夹在晾衣绳上。
10
to
believe
or
say
that
someone
has
a
particular
type
of
character,
or
that
a
situation
has
particular
qualities
认定〔某人〕为〔某种性格的人〕; 认定〔某事〕有某种特质
I’d
had
him
pegged
as
a
trouble-maker.
我觉得他是个惹事坯子。
11
to
work
hard
and
with
determination
[英，非正式] 坚持不懈地努力工作
[+
at
]
She
pegged
away
at
her
essay.
她坚持不懈地写论文。
12
to
stop
someone
from
winning
in
a
sport
or
from
increasing
the
amount
by
which
they
are
winning
–
used
in
news
reports
[英] 〔在体育比赛中〕扳平，遏制…的势头〔用于新闻报道〕
They
were
pegged
back
by
an
equaliser
from
Jameson.
詹姆森把比分扳平，遏制了他们的势头。
13
to
die,
or
to
fall
down
because
you
are
tired
[英，非正式] 死;〔因筋疲力尽而〕倒下
BrE informal
14
peg sth out
↔
to
fasten
wet
clothes
to
a
washing
line
to
dry
[英] 把〔湿衣服〕夹在晾衣绳上晾晒
BrE
15
peg sth out
↔
to
mark
a
piece
of
ground
with
wooden
sticks
用木桩标明〔某块土地〕