| 释义 |
peg/peɡ/ n. & v.●n. 1a a usu. cylindrical pin or bolt of wood, metal, etc., often tapered at one end, and used for holding esp. two things together (木头、金属等的)栓，销，桩(通常为圆筒状，一端尖细，用来把两件物品固定在一起) b such a peg attached to a wall etc. and used for hanging garments etc. on 固定在墙上的挂衣钉 c a peg driven into the ground and attached to a rope for holding up a tent (系帐篷绳用的)短桩 d a bung for stoppering a cask etc. (塞桶等用的)塞子 e each of several pegs used to tighten or loosen the strings of a violin etc. (小提琴等的)琴轴，琴栓 f a small peg, matchstick, etc. stuck into holes in a board for calculating the scores at cribbage (插在克里比奇牌戏板上供记分用的小钉，火柴棍等)记分枚 2 Brit. [英] = CLOTHES-PEG 3 Brit. a measure of spirits or wine [英]一标准量的烈酒或葡萄酒 4 a place allotted to a competitor to fish etc. from (usu. marked by a numbered peg) (给钓鱼等选手)分配的用地(常用带数字的木桩标明) ●v. tr. (pegged, pegging) 1 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 down, in, out, etc.) fix (a thing) with a peg 用钉(或桩)固定(某物) 2 Econ. 【经】a stabilize (prices, wages, exchange rates, etc.) 稳定(价格、工资、兑换率等) b prevent the price of (stock etc.) from falling or rising by freely buying or selling at a given price (通过以规定的价格自由买入或卖出来)稳住(股票等的)价格 3 mark (the score) with pegs on a cribbage board (在克里比奇牌戏板上)用记分枚记(分) □ off the peg esp. Brit. (of clothes) ready-made [尤英] (衣服)现成的 □ peg away (often foll. by 常后跟 at) Brit. work consistently and esp. for a long period [英] (尤指长时期)坚持不懈地工作 □ peg down restrict (a person etc.) to rules, a commitment, etc. (用规则、约定等)限制，拘束(人等) □ peg on = peg away □ peg out 1 Brit. slang die [英] [俚语]死去 2 score the winning point at cribbage (在克里比奇牌戏中)用记分枚记分 3 Croquet hit the peg with the ball as the final stroke in a game 【槌球】击中标杆(获胜) 4 mark the boundaries of (land etc.) 标明(土地等的)边界 □ a peg to hang an idea etc. on a suitable occasion or pretext etc. for it (提出想法等的)恰当机会(或借口) □ a square peg in a round hole a misfit 不适宜的人，不称职的人 □ take a person down a peg or two humble a person 煞煞(某人的)威风 [Middle English, probably of Low German or Dutch origin: cf. Middle Dutch pegge, Dutch dialect peg, Low German pigge] |