| 释义 |
peg /peɡ/ n. | a. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 小钉；销钉；螺钉；挂物钉；栓；(桶等的)孔塞
The wooden pegs that held it together could be removed. 固定此物的木钉是可以拿走的。
take one's coat from the peg in the wall 从墙壁挂衣钉上取下上衣
a hat peg 挂帽钉
2. (标志地界或系帐篷绳子用的)桩
a tent peg 帐篷桩
3. 〈英〉(晾衣用的)衣夹
4. 标度钉；(克里比奇[cribbage]牌戏中记分用的)得分枚(一种木制或象牙制小钉)
5. (弦乐器上用以调节弦线松紧的)弦轴，琴栓
6. 尖爪；尖叉
7. 钉间间距
8. (登山运动员用的)钢锥
9. (槌球运动中的)标竿
10. 级，等；度；(价格、 汇率等的)限度，标定点
His work is several pegs above yours. 他的工作实绩比你胜几筹。
11. 借口，遁词；依据
a peg upon which the actors can build up a scene 演员们可尽情发挥演技的一段剧情
12. 〈口〉足；腿；(木制)假腿；装假腿的人
He is still on his pegs at 95. 他95岁了，还活得好好的。
13. [pegs]〈美俚〉裤子
14. 〈方〉(尤指小儿的)牙齿
15. 〈英口〉含酒饮料(尤指掺苏打水的白兰地或威士忌；由饮酒好比往自己的棺材钉钉子化出)
pour sb. a stiff peg 给某人斟一杯烈酒
16. 〈口〉(棒球中为把跑垒员杀出局的)全力投球，钉子球
II a.
上宽下窄的
III (pegged; peg·ging)
❶ vt.
1. 把钉子钉进；用钉子钉；用钉(或桩等)固定
peg a notice to a post 把布告钉在柱杆上
peg a tent (down) 用桩把帐篷固定
2. 用桩标出(地界、 有开采权矿区等)
3. 〈英〉用衣夹把(衣服)夹在晾衣绳上(up)
peg wet clothes on the line 把湿衣服晾在绳上用衣夹夹住
4. (用尖形工具)刺，叉；钩
5. 限定(价格、 工资等)；(通过在低价时买进高价时卖出的办法)把(证券)价格限制在一定幅度内浮动；(将本国货币按一个固定比率同一种外币或金价挂钩而)钉住(汇率)
peg (down) the price of oil 限定(压低)石油价格
however high the hotel pegs its prices 不管宾馆把客房价调得多高
peg salary levels 限定工资水平
The deficit this fiscal year is pegged at 5 billion. 本财政年度的赤字定在50亿。
Bermuda's dollar now is pegged to the American dollar. 百慕大元的汇价现与美元挂钩。
6. (在克里比奇[cribbage]牌戏中)用得分枚记(分)
7. 〈口〉给(新闻报道等)提供背景依据(on)
The feature on the chief of police was pegged on the riots. 有关警察局长的这篇特写是依据那几场暴乱写成的。
peg a paragraph on a small mishap the President has suffered 以总统遭到的小小不幸为题材写一篇短讯
8. 〈美口〉把…认定标出，把…归类
We pegged him as a man of action. 我们认定他是个实干家。
The spy doesn't know we have him pegged. 那间谍不知道我们已把他识破了。
9. 使受约束，使遵守规则(down)
You won't peg him down on any decision. 谁也不能使他遵守任何决议。
peg sb. to rules 约束某人按规则行事
10. 投(球等)
peg stones at the trains 向列车扔石子
11. 〈美口〉【棒】全力投(球)把跑垒员杀出局；投出钉子球将(跑垒员)杀出局
peg the ball to first base 向一垒猛投钉子球
12. 〈美俚〉把(裤子)在下部收紧缝窄
❷ vi.
1. 坚持不懈地奋力干
We shall peg along, day by day. 我们非得日复一日苦干不可。
peg away at Civil Law 坚持苦读民法
2. 疾行
peg down the stairs 急奔下楼
3. (在克里比奇 [cribbage]牌戏中)用得分枚记分
[< MD pegge; 与 L baculum staff 有关] phr. a peg to hang... on 可使…站得住脚的依据 a peg on which to hang a theory 一项理论的依据 Unemployment provides a peg for some politicians to hang their complaints about the government on. 失业问题为某些政治家提供了抱怨政府的根据。Some issues may be merely pegs on which to hang individual hostilities. 某些争议问题可能只是发泄私怨的借口罢了。a square peg in a round hole (或 a round peg in a square hole) 方枘圆凿 (指与所任职务全然不称或与环境格格不入的人) bring sb. down a peg (or two)= take sb. down a peg (or two)
come down a peg (or two) 气势稍敛
off the peg〈主英〉以成衣形式
buy one's clothes off the peg 买现成衣服
on the peg 〈军俚〉
1. (尤指因行为不轨而)被监禁
2. 被扣饷作为惩罚
peg out 1. 用桩固定帐篷；安扎营帐
peg out with one's pet dog 与爱犬一起在野外扎营
2. 把…摊开在地钉住
a sheepskin pegged out on the grass 铺开并钉在草地上的一张羊皮
3. 用木桩标出…的边界
peg out one's claims to a piece of land 用木桩标出本人提出权利要求的一块土地
4. 〈英〉用衣夹把(衣服)夹在晾衣绳上
5. 〈俚〉筋疲力尽而倒下；死去
I did try a marathon once, but I pegged out half way through. 我曾试着跑过一次马拉松，但是跑了半程就体力不支了。
His father looked as if he was going to peg out at any minute. 他父亲看上去任何时候都会断气。
6. (槌球运动中) 击中(标竿)；击中标竿获胜
7. (在克里比奇[cribbage]牌戏中)得分取胜
peg sb. back (在比赛或游戏中)减少或阻止对手先发制人的机会
take sb. down a peg (or two) 煞煞某人的威风
She ought to be taken down a peg or two. 应该煞煞她的威风了。 |