| 单词 | peg |
| 释义 | peg (peg ) Word forms: pegs , pegging , pegged 1. countable noun A peg is a small hook or knob that is attached to a wall or door and is used for hanging things on. His work jacket hung on the peg in the kitchen. 2. countable noun A peg is a small device which you use to fasten clothes to a washing line. [mainly British] regional note: in AM, usually use clothespin 3. countable noun A peg is a small piece of wood or metal that is used for fastening something to something else. He builds furniture using wooden pegs instead of nails. ...the noise of the hammer striking the steel pegs. Synonyms: pin, spike, rivet, skewer 4. verb If you peg something somewhere or peg it down, you fix it there with pegs. ...trying to peg a double sheet on a washing line on a blustery day. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Peg down netting over the top to keep out leaves. [VERB noun with adverb] ...a tent pegged to the ground nearby for the kids. [V-ed prep] Synonyms: fasten, join, fix, secure 5. verb If a price or amount of something is pegged at a particular level, it is fixed at that level. Its currency is pegged to the dollar. [be VERB-ed + to] U.K. trading profits were pegged at £40 million. [be V-ed + at] It is difficult for banks to peg rates at record lows indefinitely. [VERB noun + at] ...a pegged European currency. [VERB-ed] 6. See also level pegging 7. be brought down a peg/be taken down a peg phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that someone should be brought down a peg or be taken down a peg, you mean that they should be made to realize that they are not so important or wonderful as they think they are. We thought it was time they were brought down a peg or two. We'd have liked to see her taken down a peg, but not this way. 8. off the peg phrase Off-the-peg clothes are made in large numbers and sent to shops, not made specially for a particular person. [British] ...an off-the-peg two-piece suit. Instead of wearing expensive suits, he likes to buy clothes off the peg. 9. square peg in a round hole phrase [verb-link PHRASE] If you describe someone as a square peg in a round hole, you mean that they are in a situation or doing something that does not suit them at all. Taylor is clearly the wrong man for the job–a square peg in a round hole. Phrasal verbs: peg out 1. phrasal verb If someone pegs out, they are too exhausted to carry on with what they have been doing. [British, informal] I nipped round the corner and nearly pegged out. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you say that someone pegs out, you mean that they die. [British, informal] I thought the oldest were going to peg out. [VERB PARTICLE] Idioms: a peg on which to hang something a way of introducing or drawing attention to your ideas or opinions He rarely discusses the book, using it as a peg on which to hang his opinions – and not necessarily those related to the book. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a square peg in a round hole someone who is in a situation or is doing a task that does not suit them at all Taylor is clearly the wrong man for the job – a square peg in a round hole. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers take someone down a peg or two or bring someone down a peg or two to make someone who is behaving in an arrogant and unpleasant way realize that they are not as important or talented as they think I do think he needed taking down a peg or two. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: peg a rate Or you can peg your rate by purchasing a forward contract that will last for up to two years. Times, Sunday Times Typical interest rates might rise to 4.5 or 5 per cent, from their current rate pegged to inflation. Times, Sunday Times A borrower on a tracker rate pegged at 0.5 per cent above base with a 150,000 loan will have a 133 fall in repayments immediately. Times, Sunday Times During the period in that pause, banking was tightly regulated, capital movements were controlled, exchange rates pegged (if adjustable). The Times Literary Supplement The previous structure, a wooden peg mill, was destroyed by fire in 1791 (although some sources state 1793). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Dale gets bitten on the leg but lives through having it amputated and gets a wooden peg to replace his leg. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He subsequently taught himself to tap dance with a wooden peg leg. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Additionally, the cross seemed to be rigged to a small wooden peg that was holding the casket open. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some versions were rings with a wooden peg attached on top. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 销子, 用衣夹夹住 Japanese: ペグ, 固定する |
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