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- a short cylindrical piece of wood, metal, or plastic, typically tapered at one end, that is used for holding things together, hanging things on, or marking a position螺钉; 栓; 挂物钉; 标度钉。
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- such an object attached to a wall on which to hang garments挂衣钉。
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- （亦作tent peg）such an object driven into the ground to hold one of the ropes or corners of a tent in position（系帐篷用的）桩。
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- short for TUNING PEG.TUNING PEG的简称。
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- Brit. short for CLOTHES PEG.〈英〉CLOTHES PEG的简称。
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- a bung for stoppering a cask（桶）孔塞。
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- a place allotted to a competitor to fish or shoot from赛位（分配给参赛者钓鱼或射击的位置）。
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- informal a person's leg〈非正式〉（人的）腿。
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- a point or limit on a scale, especially of exchange rates（尤指汇率的）限度, 标定点。
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- informal a footrest on a motorbike〈非正式〉（摩托车的）脚镫。
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- chiefly Indian a measure of spirits〈主印度〉（烈酒的）计量; 度量：
have a peg of whisky.
喝一点威士忌。
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- US informal a strong throw, especially in baseball〈美, 非正式〉（尤指棒球中的）尽力的一掷。
verb
pegged, pegging
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- with obj. and adverbial fix or make fast with a peg or pegs用钉子钉; 用桩固定：
drape individual plants with nets, pegging down the edges.
用网罩盖每一棵植物, 并用钉子固定网的边缘。
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- hang (washing) on a line with clothes pegs用衣夹把（洗的衣服）夹在衣绳上：
clothes were pegged out on a line.
衣服用衣夹夹住晾在绳上。
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- with obj. mark (the score) with pegs on a cribbage board（在克里比奇牌戏中）用得分枚记（分）。
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- （一般作be pegged）allot a specified place to (a competitor) in a fishing or shooting competition by means of a marker（钓鱼或射击比赛中）给（比赛者）分派赛位：
we've been pegged next to the winning team.
我们被分派到与优胜队相邻的比赛位置上。
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- with obj. fix (a price, rate, or amount) at a particular level限定（价格、比率或数量）。
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- N. Amer. informal form a fixed opinion of; categorize〈北美, 非正式〉对…形成固定看法; 归类：
the officer probably has us pegged as anarchists.
那军官可能认为我们是无政府主义者。
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- N. Amer. informal throw (a ball) hard and low, especially in baseball〈北美, 非正式〉（尤指棒球中）用力低低地扔（球）：
the catcher pegs the ball to the first baseman.
这个接球手用力低低地把球传给一垒。
短语
off the peg
- chiefly Brit. (of clothes) ready-made rather than made to order〈主英〉（衣服）现成的, 非定制的。
a peg to hang a matter on
- something used as a pretext or occasion for the discussion or treatment of a wider subject可使…站得住脚的依据。
a square peg in a round hole
- a person in a situation unsuited to their abilities or character方枘圆凿, 处于与自己能力或性格不合的情形中的人。
take someone down a peg or two
- make someone realize that they are less talented or important than they think are煞煞某人的威风。
词源
late Middle English: probably of Low German origin; compare with Dutch dialect peg 'plug, peg'. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.
短语动词
peg away
- informal continue working hard at or trying to achieve something, especially over a long period〈非正式〉（尤指长期）坚持不懈地工作, 勤奋地工作。
peg someone back
- reduce or eradicate the lead of an opponent in a race or game（赛跑或比赛中）减少（对手的）领先优势; 消除（对手的）领先优势。
peg out
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- informal, chiefly Brit. die〈非正式, 主英〉死。
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- score the winning point at cribbage（在克里比奇牌戏中）得分取胜。
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- Croquet hit the peg with the ball as the final stroke in a game【槌球】（比赛的最后一击）击中标竿。
peg something out
- mark the boundaries of an area of land用木桩标出…的边界：
I went out to peg out our assembly area.
我出去用木桩标出我们的集合区。