英语词汇“peg”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

peg1

/pɛɡ

noun

1A short pin or bolt, typically tapered at one end, that is used for securing something in place, hanging things on, or marking a position: she put her mack on a peg in the hall...

We rode to the lake where I saw 3 more horses tied to a peg stuck in the ground.
There he stops, sticking a peg into the ground, and tells his companions to start digging at that spot.
Part of the installation process was to pound some pegs into the ground to secure the swing set.

Synonyms

spike, pin, nail, dowel, skewer, rivet, brad, screw, bolt, hook, stick, nog, spigot;

Nautical fid;

Curling hack;

Quoits hob;

Mountaineering piton;

Golf tee;

Rowing thole (pin)

rare knag, spile

1.1 (also tent peg) A pin or bolt driven into the ground to hold one of the ropes or corners of a tent in position.The action is not unlike pushing a tent peg into the ground....

The up-and-down swinging arms are on a plane to drive a tent peg into the ground.
Darryl hummed inscrutably and looked back down at the tent peg he was trying to hammer into the ground.

1.2British short for clothes peg.Number two and three has to be a clothes line and pegs....

If my laundry hadn't dried and the sun was out, with a string round the panniers and a couple of pegs he was a clothes horse as literal as any you'll find.
The washed garments are rinsed in a little fresh water and hung outside with pegs over the tent ropes to freeze solid.

1.3A bung for stoppering a cask.Period pieces show a fire polished finish on the peg of the stopper.

1.4 informal A footrest on a motorbike.Your feet rests on pegs, your back is flat on the board and your head is slightly elevated so you are able to see where you are going.

2A point or limit on a scale, especially of exchange rates: the Mexican peso, linked to the dollar by a crawling peg, was distinctly too high...

The peg will limit the powers of the central banks.
Under flexible rates, central banks need not use interest rates to preserve an exchange-rate peg.
It is obviously not always feasible to operate with tight exchange rate pegs, such as the currency board, and larger economies find it particularly difficult to maintain such constructions.

3chiefly Indian A measure of spirits: have a peg of whisky...

He went and told Grierson about the bet that he had with Barua - a peg of whisky, which would knock a mule over.
Most drinking scenes in films start with the dialogue ‘you drink two pegs and forget all worries.’
Then it's over to flashy dance floors and fast pulsating music that becomes all the more stirring after quaffing a few mugs of chilled beer or a few pegs of booze.

4A place marked by a peg and allotted to a competitor to fish or shoot from.The chosen venue was the far bank, below the dam, and we fished pegs three and four....

Often miles of river will be almost devoid of decent fish, whilst a few hot pegs will be flogged to death.
Virginia fished on peg 8 whilst I fished next door in peg 7 casting out to the island to my left.

5 informal A person’s leg: I have a good right peg and the ball ended up in the back of the net...

I'd like Southwell to use his left peg more to drive the ball deep into the opposition's half.
Chic is idly caressing the ball with his left peg.

6chiefly Baseball A strong throw.Meanwhile, Santa rounded third and headed for home, as the shortstop finally came to his senses and threw a perfect peg to catcher Yunir Garcia, who held the ball in a collision at the plate....

Miraculously, Posada managed to find the ball, whirl and throw a perfect peg down to second to impale the Impaler.
Conine scored easily, but as Encarnacion headed home, Boone cut off a strong peg from Matsui and fired across the diamond to try to hold Pierre, conceding the run.

verb (pegs, pegging, pegged)

1 [with object and adverbial] Fix, secure, or mark with a peg or pegs: drape plants with nets, pegging down the edges...

Propagate strawberry plants once the crop is finished by pegging down a couple of runners from your best plants.
The lines on the docks were basic things: narrow gauge steel tracks pegged directly to the ties.

Synonyms

fix, pin, attach, fasten, secure, make fast

1.1Hang (washing) on a line with clothes pegs: clothes were pegged out on a line...

Greying women potter in flower beds across the fence from pregnant mums pegging washing.
Mum, who had been a nurse, seemed to be endlessly pegging nappies on the line, and I always had a small sister on one hip.
When you wash the sheets and when you reach up to peg them on the clothesline, you can feel the wet cotton against your skin and it's all cool like slipping into a swimming pool.

1.2Allot a specified place to (a competitor) in a fishing or shooting competition by means of a marker: we’ve been pegged next to the winning team

2 [with object] Fix (a price, rate, or amount) at a particular level: the dividend was pegged at 23.59p...

A student loan starts accruing interest from the moment it is borrowed, but the interest rate is pegged to the retail price index.
In response for their support, rates were pegged at their present level for three years in return for keeping its peak-time audience at last year's level.
The only saving grace for the moment is that mortgage rates are pegged at reasonable levels, thanks to the EU Bank.

Synonyms

hold down, keep down, fix, set, hold, control, freeze, limit

2.1 informal, chiefly North American Form a fixed opinion of; categorize: the officer probably has us pegged as anarchists...

That's another printmaker that has me pegged as a lunatic.
You will also take a letter home to your parents that they will sign, or I'll make sure the school board has you pegged as a troublemaker for the rest of your high school career, am I understood?
In case anyone has me pegged as a reliable apologist for the pharmaceutical industry, I'd like to direct you to this article in the Sunday New York Times.

3chiefly Baseball Throw (a ball) hard and low: the catcher pegs the ball to the first baseman...

You know sometimes when the pitcher sees the guy on first inching his way towards second and pegs the ball to the first baseman, in a feeble attempt to get the fella out?
Molly pegged the ball and it hit her in the face.
Jamie backed away and pegged the ball, which Brian missed.

Phrases

off the peg

a peg to hang something on

a square peg in a round hole

take (or bring) someone down a peg or two

Phrasal verbs

peg away

peg someone back

peg out

peg something out

Origin

Late Middle English: probably of Low German origin; compare with Dutch dialect peg 'plug, peg'. The verb dates from the mid 16th century.

Rhymes

PEG2

abbreviation

Polyethylene glycol.

单词	peg
释义	peg1 /pɛɡ / noun 1A short pin or bolt, typically tapered at one end, that is used for securing something in place, hanging things on, or marking a position: she put her mack on a peg in the hall... We rode to the lake where I saw 3 more horses tied to a peg stuck in the ground. There he stops, sticking a peg into the ground, and tells his companions to start digging at that spot. Part of the installation process was to pound some pegs into the ground to secure the swing set. Synonyms spike, pin, nail, dowel, skewer, rivet, brad, screw, bolt, hook, stick, nog, spigot; Nautical fid; Curling hack; Quoits hob; Mountaineering piton; Golf tee; Rowing thole (pin) rare knag, spile 1.1 (also tent peg) A pin or bolt driven into the ground to hold one of the ropes or corners of a tent in position.The action is not unlike pushing a tent peg into the ground.... The up-and-down swinging arms are on a plane to drive a tent peg into the ground. Darryl hummed inscrutably and looked back down at the tent peg he was trying to hammer into the ground. 1.2British short for clothes peg.Number two and three has to be a clothes line and pegs.... If my laundry hadn't dried and the sun was out, with a string round the panniers and a couple of pegs he was a clothes horse as literal as any you'll find. The washed garments are rinsed in a little fresh water and hung outside with pegs over the tent ropes to freeze solid. 1.3A bung for stoppering a cask.Period pieces show a fire polished finish on the peg of the stopper. 1.4 informal A footrest on a motorbike.Your feet rests on pegs, your back is flat on the board and your head is slightly elevated so you are able to see where you are going. 2A point or limit on a scale, especially of exchange rates: the Mexican peso, linked to the dollar by a crawling peg, was distinctly too high... The peg will limit the powers of the central banks. Under flexible rates, central banks need not use interest rates to preserve an exchange-rate peg. It is obviously not always feasible to operate with tight exchange rate pegs, such as the currency board, and larger economies find it particularly difficult to maintain such constructions. 3chiefly Indian A measure of spirits: have a peg of* whisky... He went and told Grierson about the bet that he had with Barua - a peg of whisky, which would knock a mule over. Most drinking scenes in films start with the dialogue ‘you drink two pegs and forget all worries.’ Then it's over to flashy dance floors and fast pulsating music that becomes all the more stirring after quaffing a few mugs of chilled beer or a few pegs of booze. 4A place marked by a peg and allotted to a competitor to fish or shoot from.The chosen venue was the far bank, below the dam, and we fished pegs three and four.... Often miles of river will be almost devoid of decent fish, whilst a few hot pegs will be flogged to death. Virginia fished on peg 8 whilst I fished next door in peg 7 casting out to the island to my left. 5 informal* A person’s leg: I have a good right peg and the ball ended up in the back of the net... I'd like Southwell to use his left peg more to drive the ball deep into the opposition's half. Chic is idly caressing the ball with his left peg. 6chiefly Baseball A strong throw.Meanwhile, Santa rounded third and headed for home, as the shortstop finally came to his senses and threw a perfect peg to catcher Yunir Garcia, who held the ball in a collision at the plate.... Miraculously, Posada managed to find the ball, whirl and throw a perfect peg down to second to impale the Impaler. Conine scored easily, but as Encarnacion headed home, Boone cut off a strong peg from Matsui and fired across the diamond to try to hold Pierre, conceding the run. verb (pegs, pegging, pegged) 1 [with object and adverbial] Fix, secure, or mark with a peg or pegs: drape plants with nets, pegging down* the edges... Propagate strawberry plants once the crop is finished by pegging down a couple of runners from your best plants. The lines on the docks were basic things: narrow gauge steel tracks pegged directly to the ties. Synonyms fix, pin, attach, fasten, secure, make fast 1.1Hang (washing) on a line with clothes pegs: clothes were pegged out on a line... Greying women potter in flower beds across the fence from pregnant mums pegging washing. Mum, who had been a nurse, seemed to be endlessly pegging nappies on the line, and I always had a small sister on one hip. When you wash the sheets and when you reach up to peg them on the clothesline, you can feel the wet cotton against your skin and it's all cool like slipping into a swimming pool. 1.2Allot a specified place to (a competitor) in a fishing or shooting competition by means of a marker: we’ve been pegged next to the winning team* 2 [with object] Fix (a price, rate, or amount) at a particular level: the dividend was pegged at* 23.59p... A student loan starts accruing interest from the moment it is borrowed, but the interest rate is pegged to the retail price index. In response for their support, rates were pegged at their present level for three years in return for keeping its peak-time audience at last year's level. The only saving grace for the moment is that mortgage rates are pegged at reasonable levels, thanks to the EU Bank. Synonyms hold down, keep down, fix, set, hold, control, freeze, limit 2.1 informal, chiefly North American* Form a fixed opinion of; categorize: the officer probably has us pegged as* anarchists... That's another printmaker that has me pegged as a lunatic. You will also take a letter home to your parents that they will sign, or I'll make sure the school board has you pegged as a troublemaker for the rest of your high school career, am I understood? In case anyone has me pegged as a reliable apologist for the pharmaceutical industry, I'd like to direct you to this article in the Sunday New York Times. 3chiefly Baseball* Throw (a ball) hard and low: the catcher pegs the ball to the first baseman... You know sometimes when the pitcher sees the guy on first inching his way towards second and pegs the ball to the first baseman, in a feeble attempt to get the fella out? Molly pegged the ball and it hit her in the face. Jamie backed away and pegged the ball, which Brian missed. Phrases off the peg a peg to hang something on a square peg in a round hole take (or bring) someone down a peg or two Phrasal verbs peg away peg someone back peg out peg something out Origin Late Middle English: probably of Low German origin; compare with Dutch dialect peg 'plug, peg'. The verb dates from the mid 16th century. Rhymes beg, cleg, egg, Eigg, Greg, keg, leg, Meg, skeg, teg, yegg PEG2 abbreviation Polyethylene glycol.
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