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peg
[英] [peɡ] [美] [pɛɡ] 生词本

n.

vt.

vi.

adj.

  • 易混淆的单词：PEG  Peg  

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

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1. N-COUNT 挂钩；挂钉 A peg is a small hook or knob that is attached to a wall or door and is used for hanging things on. 

  • His work jacket hung on the peg in the kitchen.

    他的工作服挂在厨房里的挂钩上。

2. N-COUNT （晾衣用的）衣夹 A peg is a small device which you use to fasten clothes to a washing line. 
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 clothespin
3. N-COUNT （金属或木制的）销钉，楔子，栓 A peg is a small piece of wood or metal that is used for fastening something to something else. 

  • He builds furniture using wooden pegs instead of nails.

    他用木楔子取代钉子制作家具。

  • ...the noise of the hammer striking the steel pegs.

    锤子敲击钢栓的噪音

4. VERB 用销钉（或楔子、木栓）固定 If you peg something somewhere or peg it down, you fix it there with pegs. 

  • ...trying to peg a double sheet on a washing line on a blustery day...

    大风天试图用衣夹把双人床单固定在晾衣绳上

  • Peg down netting over the top to keep out leaves.

    用销钉在顶上加固防护网，防止叶子落入。

  • ...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

5. VERB See also: level-pegging; 限定（价格、数量等）；把…固定在一定水平；使与…挂钩 If a price or amount of something is pegged at a particular level, it is fixed at that level. 

  • Its currency is pegged to the dollar...

    其货币与美元挂钩。

  • UK trading profits were pegged at £40 million...

    英国的贸易利润固定在4,000万英镑。

  • The Bank wants to peg rates at 9%.

    该银行想把利率限定在9%。

6. PHRASE 杀…的威风；挫…的锐气 If you say that someone should be brought down a peg or be taken down a peg, you mean that they should be made to realize that they are not so important or wonderful as they think they are. 

  • We thought it was time they were brought down a peg or two...

    我们认为是时候煞煞他们的嚣张气焰了。

  • We'd have liked to see her taken down a peg, but not this way.

    我们乐意看到她杀威风，但不是用这种方法。

7. PHRASE （衣服）非定制的，成品的 Off-the-peg clothes are made in large numbers and sent to shops, not made specially for a particular person. 

  • ...an off-the-peg two-piece suit...

    两件套西服成衣

  • Instead of dining in top restaurants and wearing expensive suits, he likes to eat hamburgers and buys clothes off the peg.

    比起穿着昂贵的套装到高档饭店吃饭，他更喜欢吃汉堡、买成衣。

in AM, use 美国英语用 off-the-rack
8. PHRASE 方枘圆凿；格格不入 If you describe someone as a square peg in a round hole, you mean that they are in a situation or doing something that does not suit them at all. 

  • Taylor is clearly the wrong man for the job — a square peg in a round hole.

    泰勒明显不适合做这项工作——简直就是方枘圆凿。

相关词组：
peg out 
Noun

1. a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

  • synonym： nog

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

  • synonym： pin

3. informal terms of the leg;

  • "fever left him weak on his sticks"

4. a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg

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

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

Verb

1. succeed in obtaining a position;

  • "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"

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

3. fasten or secure with a wooden pin;

  • "peg a tent"

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

  • "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar"

医学

  • 1.钉：一种突出性结构

金融

  • 1.定价
  • 2.联系汇率制
  • 3.汇价钉住
  • 4.固定证券价格
1. Hang your overcoat on the peg in the hall.
把你的大衣挂在门厅的挂衣钩上。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. He has not a peg to hang on.
他一点借口也找不出来。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3. I've declined the invitation to the Royal Garden Party;I'd just to be a square peg in a round hole among all those posh people.
我已谢绝参加皇家游园会的邀请，同那些显赫要人在一起，我觉得实在格格不入。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. You go and show her a thing or two, bring her down a peg and see if she can still be so high and mighty.
你去给她点脸色看， 让她下不了台，看她还能神气活现？

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. You hang clothes on a peg fixed to a wall or door.
你把衣服挂在固定在墙上或门上的挂衣钩上。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》