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单词 peg
释义 peg¹ /peɡ/ n.
1.(used to hold two things together)小钉

He builds furniture using wooden pegs instead of nails.他用木钉代替铁钉来制作家具。

Hold the layer in place with a wooden or metal peg.用木钉或铁钉固定着压条。

2.(driven into surface)(钉在表面上用来挂物或作标记的)钉, 桩

Mark the area with wooden pegs and string.用木桩和线标记这个区域。

His jacket was hanging on the peg in the kitchen.他的夹克挂在厨房的挂钩上。

3.【音】(弦乐器的)弦轴

Luke sat on the floor fiddling with his tuning pegs.卢克坐在地板上胡乱地摆弄着弦轴。

4.<英>(for washing line)(晾衣服用的)衣夹

Holly secured her bed sheet onto the washing line with a peg.霍利用衣夹把床单固定在晾衣绳上。

5.<非正式>(leg)

It was a 30-yarder with my right peg.这是我用右脚从30码处踢入的一记进球。

6.<英格兰北部,方>(tooth)牙齿
7.<英>(drink)少量的酒(尤指白兰地或威士忌加苏打水兑成的酒)

He is said to be partial to a peg of whisky.据说他喜欢没事喝点威士忌。

8.(pretext)机会;借口;遁词

She knew she was using him unfairly as a peg on which to hang her anger.她知道自己是在拿他当出气筒, 这样不公平。

9.【体登山】(in mountaineering)(登山用的)钢锥, 岩钉

A piton is a mountain climber's peg.岩钉就是登山运动员用的一种钢钉。

10.【体】(in croquet)(槌球运动中的)标杆
11.【渔】(垂钓比赛中为每位选手标记的)比赛区域, 垂钓区域

Only 36 of the 120 pegs are fishable.120个垂钓区域中只有36个可以钓鱼。

idiom
to bring sb down a pegortwoorto take sb down a pegortwo<非正式>杀某人威风;挫某人锐气

You're getting too big for your boots, we've got to take you down a peg or two.你自视过高了, 我们要挫挫你的锐气。

She needed to be brought down a peg or two.得杀杀她的威风才行。

off the peg<英>+ clothes现成的;成品的

He buys clothes off the peg.他买的衣服都是成衣。

an off-the-peg two-piece suit两件套成衣套装

a square peg in a round hole方枘圆凿(指与周围环境格格不入或与所做的事情不相称的人)

Taylor is clearly the wrong man for the job — a square peg in a round hole.很明显泰勒不是这个工作的合适人选, 简直是方枘圆凿。

peg² /peɡ/(pegs,pegging,pegged)
🄰 vt.
1.(knock peg into)把钉子钉进;用钉子钉

All the beams were pegged.所有的横梁都用钉子固定上了。

2.+ tent, clothes, groundsheet用钉子(或衣夹)固定

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

Mother came out and pegged wet clothes on the line.妈妈走出来, 把湿衣服用衣夹夹在绳子上。

3.【体登山】+ piton(登山中)插入, 使用(钢锥)
4.【牌】+ score(在某些扑克牌游戏中)用得分枚记(分)
5.<非正式>+ missile瞄准并发射
6.【金融】+ price, rate, wages(通过法律或市场操作)稳定

a pegged European currency一种稳定的欧洲货币

to peg sth at sth将…稳定在…水平

The bank wants to peg interest rates at 4%.银行想要把利率稳定在4%的水平。

to peg sth to sth把…与…挂钩

Its currency is pegged to the dollar.它的货币是与美元挂钩的。

🄱 vi.
【体登山】(登山中)插入钢锥, 使用钢锥
Phrasal Verbspeg away,peg back,peg down,peg out
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