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单词 peg
释义
peg1 nounpeg2 verb
pegpeg1 /peɡ/ ●○○ noun [countable] Entry menu
MENU FOR pegpeg1 short stick2 hanging wet clothes3 tent4 take/bring somebody down a peg (or two)5 musical instrument6 a peg to hang something on7 drink
Word Origin
WORD ORIGINpeg1
Origin:
1400-1500 Probably from Middle Dutch pegge
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Serena hung her hat on a peg.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Green in the chrome of the Harley, in the beach towel hung on a peg.
  • Hang your coat on this peg.
  • His voice was nasal, to the extent that it sounded as if there was a clothes peg clipped on to his nose.
  • I also put on the real Sperzel locking tuning pegs as opposed to the fake ones that Fender are making now.
  • I clipped into the top peg and swung around in tides of feelings below the bulge.
  • Knock in rows of pegs just outside the patio boundary.
  • Saddles, gleaming immaculately and stirrup irons polished, hung neatly on pegs.
  • The Creative Weaver comprises a perforated base board, with sets of pegs for setting up the design on the board.
word sets
WORD SETS
a cappella, adjectiveaccelerando, adjectiveaccompaniment, nounaccompanist, nounaccompany, verbaccordion, nounacid house, nounacoustic, adjectiveadagio, nounallegro, nounandante, adjectiveandante, nounanthem, nounaria, nounarpeggio, nounarr., arrange, verbarrangement, nounatonal, adjectiveback, verbbacking, nounbagpipes, nounbalalaika, nounballad, nounband, nounbandmaster, nounbandsman, nounbandstand, nounbanjo, nounbar, nounbarbershop, nounbaritone, nounbarrel organ, nounbass, nounbass, adjectivebass clef, nounbass guitar, nounbassist, nounbassoon, nounbaton, nounbeat, verbbeat, nounbebop, nounblast, verbblow, verbbluegrass, nounbolero, nounbongos, nounboogie, nounbootleg, nounbow, nounbow, verbbrass band, nounbreve, nounbridge, nounbugle, nounbusk, verbC, nouncabaret, nouncadence, nouncadenza, nouncalypso, nounC & W, canon, nouncantata, nouncanticle, nouncantor, nouncarillon, nouncarol, nouncarol, verbcastanets, nouncatchy, adjectivecellist, nouncello, nounchamber music, nounchamber orchestra, nounchant, verbchant, nounchoir, nounchoirboy, nounchoral, adjectivechorale, nounchord, nounchorister, nounchorus, nounChristmas carol, nounchromatic, adjectiveclapper, nounclarinet, nounclavichord, nounclef, nouncoda, nouncoloratura, nouncombo, nouncompose, verbcomposer, nounconcert, nounconcertgoer, nounconcertina, nounconcertmaster, nounconcerto, nounconduct, verbconductor, nounconsonant, adjectiveconsort, nouncontinuo, nouncontrabass, nouncontralto, nouncor anglais, nouncornet, nouncounterpoint, nouncountertenor, nouncountry and western, nouncountry music, nouncover, verbcover, nouncrescendo, nouncroon, verbcrotchet, nouncut, verbcymbal, nounD, noundamper, noundance, noundance band, noundemo, noundescant, noundidgeridoo, noundiminuendo, noundirge, noundisc jockey, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedissonance, nounditty, nounDixieland, noundo, noundoh, noundominant, noundouble bass, noundownbeat, noundrum, noundrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrum kit, noundrum major, noundrummer, noundrumming, noundrum-roll, noundrumstick, noundub, nounduet, noundulcimer, nounduo, nounear, nouneasy listening, nouneighth note, nounelevator music, nounencore, interjectionensemble, nounexpression, nounf., fa, nounfalsetto, nounfanfare, nounfantasia, nounfiddle, nounfiddler, nounfife, nounfinale, nounfingering, nounflat, adjectiveflat, nounflat, adverbflautist, nounfloor show, nounflourish, nounflute, nounfolk, nounfolk, adjectivefolk music, nounforte, nounforte, adjectivefortissimo, adjectiveforty-five, nounFrench horn, nounfret, nounfugue, nounfunk, nounfunky, adjectiveg, gamelan, noungig, noungig, verbglee club, nounglide, nounglockenspiel, noungong, noungospel, noungrand, noungrand opera, noungrand piano, nounGregorian chant, noungroup, nounguitar, nounhalf note, nounhalf step, nounhammer, nounhard rock, nounharmonic, adjectiveharmonica, nounharmonium, nounharmonize, verbharmony, nounharp, nounharpsichord, nounheavy metal, nounhigh, adjectivehigh-pitched, adjectivehip hop, nounhorn, nounhot, adjectivehouse music, nounhurdy-gurdy, nounhymn, nounimpressionism, nounimpressionist, nounimprovise, verbincidental music, nouninstrument, nouninstrumental, adjectiveinstrumental, nouninstrumentalist, nouninstrumentation, nouninterlude, nouninterval, nounjam, verbjam session, nounjazz, nounjazzy, adjectivejig, nounjingle, nounjungle, nounkaraoke, nounkazoo, nounkettledrum, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkey signature, nounla, nounlament, nounlargo, adjectiveleader, nounledger line, nounlegato, adjectiveleitmotif, nounlento, adjectivelibrettist, nounlibretto, nounlilt, nounlullaby, nounlute, nounlyre, nounlyric, adjectivelyrical, adjectivelyricism, nounlyricist, nounmadrigal, nounmaestro, nounmajor, adjectivemale-voice choir, nounmandolin, nounmaracas, nounmarch, nounmarching band, nounmariachi, nounmarimba, nounmasterclass, nounmedley, nounmellifluous, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemelody, nounmetronome, nounmezzo-soprano, nounmi, nounmiddle C, nounminim, nounminor, adjectiveminstrel, nounminuet, nounmodal, adjectivemode, nounmoderato, adjectivemodulate, verbmolto, adverbmood music, nounmotif, nounmouth organ, nounmouthpiece, nounmovement, nounmusic, nounmusical, adjectivemusical, nounmusical instrument, nounmusically, adverbmusician, nounmusicianship, nounmusicology, nounmusic stand, nounmute, verbmute, nounMuzak, nounnational anthem, nounnatural, adjectivenatural, nounNegro spiritual, nounnocturne, nounnote, nounnumber, nounnumber one, nounnursery rhyme, nounoboe, nounoctave, nounoctet, nounoff-key, adjectiveone-man band, nounopera, nounopera house, nounoperetta, nounopus, nounoratorio, nounorchestra, nounorchestral, adjectiveorchestra pit, nounorchestrate, verborgan, nounorgan grinder, nounorganist, nounovertone, nounoverture, nounp., panpipes, nounpart, nounpart-song, nounpause, nounpeal, verbpedal, nounpeg, nounpenny whistle, nounpercussion, nounperfect pitch, nounPhilharmonic, adjectivephrase, nounphrase, verbphrasing, nounpianissimo, adjectivepianist, nounpiano, nounpiano, adjectivepianola, nounpiccolo, nounpick, verbpick, nounpipe, verbpiped music, nounpiper, nounpitch, nounpitch, verbpizzicato, nounplainchant, nounplainsong, nounplay, verbplayer, nounplayer piano, nounplectrum, nounpluck, verbpolyphony, nounpop, nounpop group, nounpop music, nounpop star, nounprelude, nounpresto, adjectivepresto, nounprima donna, nounproduction number, nounpromenade concert, nounpsaltery, nounpunk, nounquarter note, nounquartet, nounquaver, nounquintet, nounR & B, nounrag, nounraga, nounragga, nounragtime, nounrange, nounrap, nounrap, verbrapper, nounrecital, nounrecitative, nounrecord, nounrecorder, nounreed, nounrefrain, nounreggae, nounregister, nounremaster, verbrendering, nounrendition, nounrepeat, nounrequest, nounrequiem, nounresonator, nounrest, nounrhapsody, nounrhythm, nounrhythm and blues, nounrhythm section, nounriff, nounroadie, nounroad manager, nounrock, nounrock and roll, nounrock music, nounrock 'n' roll, nounrondo, nounrostrum, nounround, nounrumba, nounrun, nounsalsa, nounsamba, nounsaxophone, nounsaxophonist, nounscale, nounscat, nounscherzo, nounscore, nounscore, verbsemibreve, nounsemiquaver, nounsemitone, nounseptet, nounserenade, nounserenade, verbset, nounsetting, nounsextet, nounshanty, nounsharp, adverbsharp, nounsheet music, nounsight-read, verbsignature tune, nounsing, verbsinger, nounsinger-songwriter, nounsingle, nounsitar, nounsixteenth note, nounska, nounskiffle, nounslide, nounslur, verbslur, nounsnare drum, nounso, nounsol, nounsol-fa, nounsolo, adjectivesolo, nounsoloist, nounsonata, nounsong, nounsongbook, nounsongster, nounsongwriter, nounsoprano, nounsoprano, adjectivesoul, nounsoundtrack, nounspiritual, nounsqueezebox, nounstaccato, adverbstaff, nounstandard, nounStar-Spangled Banner, the, stave, nounsteel band, nounsteel guitar, nounstep, nounstring, verbstringed instrument, nounstrum, verbstudy, nounsuite, nounswell, nounswing, nounsymphony, nounsyncopated, adjectivesyncopation, nounsynthesis, nounsynthesize, verbsynthesizer, nountabla, nountabor, nountambourine, nountechno, nountempo, nountenor, nountenor, adjectiveTex-Mex, adjectivetheme, nounthrash, nounthrenody, nounthrob, verbti, nountimbrel, nountime, nountime signature, nountimpani, nountoccata, nountom-tom, nountonal, adjectivetonality, nountone, nountone-deaf, adjectivetone poem, nountonic, nountootle, verbtrack, nountranscribe, verbtranspose, verbtreble, nountreble, adjectivetreble clef, nountremolo, nountriangle, nountrill, nountrombone, nountrumpet, nountuba, nountune, nountune, verbtuneful, adjectivetuneless, adjectivetuning fork, nountuning peg, nounukulele, noununaccompanied, adjectiveupright piano, nounvalve, nounvariation, nounverse, nounvibes, nounvibraphone, nounvibrato, nounviola, nounviolin, nounviolinist, nounvirginals, nounvirtuoso, nounvivace, adjectivevocal, adjectivevocal, nounvocalist, nounvoice, nounvoluntary, nounwaltz, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwhole note, nounwind instrument, nounwoodwind, nounxylophone, nounyodel, verbyodel, nounzither, nounzydeco, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· The dollar was therefore the key currency under the adjustable peg system.· What, then, has happened to the dollar and gold, the two key reserve assets under the adjustable peg?· Another major problem for the adjustable peg system was the liquidity arrangements discussed in Section 8.2.2.· Accordingly managed floating was generally adopted when the adjustable peg was abandoned.· The facilities have survived the adjustable peg system and are still in operation today.· A major problem arose from the way in which the adjustable peg system was operated.
· The round peg in a square forward line.
· He had a polished wooden peg that went tap-tapping every Tuesday night along jubilee Road.· He fastened it together with wooden pegs and made the four wheels out of short pieces of a big tree-trunk.· One of her legs ended in a carved wooden peg.· This is a lightweight wooden construction and has a hinged lid, secured with a hasp and a small wooden peg.· A small wooden peg called a spile is knocked into the soft core of the shive.
VERB
· It was too cumbersome to hang on a peg in the hall with the others.· Dorothy had only one other dress, but that happened to be clean and was hanging on a peg beside her bed.
· You can moor just about anywhere the bank will take an iron peg or where a mooring ring is available.· He deserved to be taken down a peg or two.· No harm in taking Evans down a peg.· It was gratifying to her to see that woman taken down a peg.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • No harm in taking Evans down a peg.
a peg to hang something on
1short stick a short piece of wood, metal, or plastic that is attached to a wall or fits into a hole, used especially to hang things on or to fasten things together:  Sarah hung her coat on the peg. a table fitted together with pegs a pattern made with coloured pegs on a board2hanging wet clothes British English a small plastic or wooden object used to fasten wet clothes to a thin rope to dry SYN  clothes peg, clothespin American English3tent a pointed piece of wood or metal that you push into the ground in order to keep a tent in the correct position4take/bring somebody down a peg (or two) to make someone realize that they are not as important or skilled as they think they are:  Evans is an arrogant bully who needs taking down a peg or two.5musical instrument a wooden screw used to make the strings of a violin, guitar etc tighter or looser SYN  tuning peg6a peg to hang something on British English something that is used as a reason for doing, discussing, or believing something:  As a peg to hang it on, the tournament had the 100th anniversary of Nehru’s birth.7drink British English old-fashioned a small amount of strong alcoholic drink, especially whisky or brandy square peg in a round hole at square1(12)
peg1 nounpeg2 verb
pegpeg2 verb (past tense and past participle pegged, present participle pegging) [transitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
peg
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theypeg
he, she, itpegs
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theypegged
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave pegged
he, she, ithas pegged
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad pegged
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill peg
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have pegged
Continuous Form
PresentIam pegging
he, she, itis pegging
you, we, theyare pegging
PastI, he, she, itwas pegging
you, we, theywere pegging
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been pegging
he, she, ithas been pegging
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been pegging
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be pegging
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been pegging
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Although the formwork was quite heavy, we pegged it down at the four corners as a precaution.
  • But the resistance is pegged to stimulate toning and endurance, not strength, Kraemer said.
  • But Wasps pegged away and when Ashurst was careless with his feet, Pilgrim kicked the penalty goal.
  • Government measures to peg back inflation have deepened the recession.
  • The bonus was pegged to a simple productivity scale everyone could understand.
  • They resembled washing lines, although instead of clothes, several dozen peculiar wooden and metal contraptions were pegged out.
word sets
WORD SETS
absolute advantage, active population, additionality, nounadjustable peg, nounannual earnings, anti-dumping, adjectiveanti-inflation, adjectiveausterity, nounbad debt, nounbalance of payments, nounbalance of trade, nounbalance sheet, nounbank money, bank rate, nounbankrupt, adjectivebankrupt, verbbankrupt, nounbarrier to trade, nounbilateralism, nounblack market, nounboom, nounbroad money, brown goods, nounbudget, nounCACM, capital accumulation, nouncapital formation, nouncapitalism, nouncapitalist, adjectivecapital surplus, cartel, nouncentral government borrowing requirement, CGBR, Chicago School, nounclosed economy, nouncommerce clause, commodity, nouncommodity product, comparative advantage, consumer, nounconsumer confidence, nounconsumer durables, nounconsumer goods, nounconsumer price index, nounconsumer surplus, consumption, nounconsumption function, nounCost of Production Theory of Value, nouncreditor turnover rate, nouncredit rationing, noundebt ratio, deflate, verbdemand, noundemand and supply, noundemand price, demonstration effect, deregulate, verbdeveloped, adjectivedirigisme, noundiscretionary spending, dishoarding, noundisinflation, noundisposable income, noundis-saving, noundisutility, noundiversify, verbdivision of labour, noundole queue, dollars-and-cents, adjectivedowntick, noundownturn, noundrawdown, nouneconomic, adjectiveeconomic goods, economic paradigm, economist, nouneconomy, nounefficient market, elasticity of demand, nounelasticity of substitution, nounembargo, verbemployment theory, euro-zone, exchange, nounExchange equalization account, exchange rate mechanism, nounexpectations, nounexpenditure, nounexternal account, external competitiveness, externality, nounfactor cost, factor of production, nounFederal funds, fiscal, adjectivefloor, nounflow of funds, nounforced saving, for-profit, adjectivefree enterprise, nounfree marketeer, nounfree movement, nounfree trade, nounGDP, nounGNP, nounGoldilocks economy, goods, noungoods and services, noungross domestic product, noungross national product, noungross product, nounguaranteed price, hyperinflation, nounIMF, the, IMF quota, imperfect competition, imperfect market, import, nounimport, verbimportation, nounimporter, nounincome effect, industrial output index, Industrial Sentiment index, inelastic, adjectiveinflate, verbinflation, nouninflationary, adjectiveintermediate goods, International Monetary Fund, nouninvestment goods, J-curve, nounknowledge economy, labour-intensive, adjectivelabour market, nounLaffer curve, nounlaissez-faire, nounliving standard, nounMaastricht Treaty, nounmacroeconomics, nounmarginal revenue, market-driven, adjectivemarket economy, nounmarket failure, market forces, nounmarket-led, adjectivemarket-oriented, adjectivemarket value, nounmixed economy, nounmonetarism, nounmonetary, adjectivemoney income, monopsony, nounmultilateralism, nounNAIRU, nounnational debt, nounnational income, nationalize, verbnational wealth, neocolonialism, nounnet output, NIC, nounnominal price, non-durable goods, open-market, adjectiveoutflow, nounoverheated, adjectivepass-along, nounpass-through, nounpeg, verbper-capita income, perfect competition, perfect market, personal saving, political economy, nounpost-industrial, adjectivePPI, price control, nounprice effect, price fixing, nounprice-fixing, nounprice index, nounprice-insensitive, adjectiveprice-sensitive, adjectiveprice support, nounprice theory, primary production, private enterprise, nounprivately-owned, adjectiveprivatization, nounprivatize, verbproducer price index, production control, protect, verbprotectionism, nounprotective, adjectivepublic enterprise, public ownership, nounpublic sector borrowing requirement, public service, nounPurchasing Managers' index, real, adjectivereal income, recession, nounreflation, nounrefund, nounRetail Price Index, scarcity value, nounshakeout, nounSingle European Market, slump, nounsocial accounting, socioeconomic, adjectivesqueeze, verbsqueeze, nounstagflation, nounstandard of living, nounstandard spending assessment, staple, nounstringent, adjectivesubsidy, nounsubstitution effect, surplus, nounsystematic risk, trade deficit, nountrade dispute, trade gap, nountrade surplus, nountrade-weighted index, trickle-down effect, nountrough, nountrust, noununder-investment, noununit of account, noununsystematic risk, uptick, nounvoodoo economics, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 I’d had him pegged as a troublemaker.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· These can rang e from a completely free float to an exchange rate rigidly pegged to another currency or basket of currencies.
· The recommended salary scale for bureaux managers is pegged to local authority rates for professional staff.· Everything - growth, employment and prosperity - is to be subordinated and sacrificed to pegging the exchange rate of the pound.· It provides a formal structure within which a commitment to peg exchange rates will be credible.· And the Sussex County Building Society will peg the interest rate for first-time buyers at 13.65 percent for a year.
1to set prices, wages etc at a particular level, or set them in relation to something elsepeg something at something The dividend was pegged at 6.1p.peg something to something a currency pegged to the American dollar2to fasten something somewhere with a peg:  The tent flap was pegged open. Outside, a woman was pegging sheets to a washing line.peg somebody/something as something phrasal verb to believe or say that someone has a particular type of character, or that a situation has particular qualities:  I’d had him pegged as a troublemaker.peg away phrasal verb British English informal to work hard and with determinationpeg away at She pegged away at her essay.peg somebody/something ↔ back phrasal verb British English to stop someone from winning in a sport or from increasing the amount by which they are winning – used in news reports:  They were pegged back by an equaliser from Jameson.peg out phrasal verb1British English informal to die, or to fall down because you are tired2peg something ↔ out British English to fasten wet clothes to a washing line to dry3peg something ↔ out to mark a piece of ground with wooden sticks
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