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| 1 | a wooden or plastic object used for fastening wet clothes onto a line so that they will dry （晾衣用的）衣夹 |
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| 2 | an object fixed to a wall , door etc and used for hanging things on （墙、门等上面的）挂钉，挂钩 |
| Her coat hung from a peg behind the door. 她的衣服挂在门背后的挂钩上。 |
| | 2a | an object used for fastening things together 销钉；栓 | | The furniture is built using wooden pegs instead of nails. 钉制这些家具用的是木栓，而不是钉子。 | |
| | 2b | an object pushed or hit into the ground to keep a tent in position 桩；帐篷桩 | |
| | 2c | a small object used for marking the position of something （标明某物位置的）界桩 | |
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| 3 | a screw used for making the strings on a musical instrument tighter or looser （弦乐器上用于调节弦线松紧的）弦轴，琴栓 |
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| 4 | an arrangement that keeps a price , amount etc at the same level in relation to something else （价格、数量等的）限度，标定点 |
| Officials have pledged that the currency peg to the US dollar will be maintained. 官方已经承诺美元汇率制度将保持不变。 |
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| - | a peg on which to hang sth
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| something that gives you an opportunity or excuse for talking or writing about something |
| 某事的借口；某事的遁词 |
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| Stock market falls gave the Conservatives a convenient peg on which to hang their plan to cut taxes. 股市的下跌为保守派们的减税计划提供了一个便捷的借口。 |
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| - | take/bring sb down a peg (or two)
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| to make someone realize they are not as important as they think they are |
| 煞煞某人的威风 |
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| See also | | - off-the-peg | | - square 2 | |
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