| 单词 | peg |
| 释义 | peg (once / 731 pages) 1nv 2n 3v 4v A peg is a bolt or pin that holds something in place or marks a location. When you use peg as a verb, it means to identify someone or something: "I pegged you as a word lover, the first time I laid eyes on you." A coat rack might consist of a line of wooden pegs, and you might also secure a tent by driving metal pegs into the ground to hold it there. When you fasten or pierce something with a peg, you can say you peg it. Informally, if you peg a person, you make a judgment about them: "I'd peg him as a messy housekeeper based on the way his dorm room looks." WORD FAMILYpeg: pegged, pegging, pegs USAGE EXAMPLESIn “Mastering the Art of Quitting,” for example, Peg Streep and Alan Bernstein reject the “myth of persistence.” New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) The number of Russian Embassy diplomats is generally pegged at 120 to 140, compared with about 40 Foreign Service officers for the United States. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) After the Liverpool debacle against Burnley earlier in the season I accused Milner of being a square peg in a round hole. BBC(Dec 28, 2016) 1 1n a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface Syn|Hypo|Hyper nog golf tee, tee a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground tent pega peg driven into the ground to hold a rope supporting a tent treenail, trenail, trunnela wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast pin a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things 2n small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. Syn|Hyper pin mark, marker, marking a distinguishing symbol 3n regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument Hyper regulator any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. 4n a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing Syn|Hyper oarlock, pin, rowlock, thole, tholepin holder a holding device 5v pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into Hyper pierce, thrust penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument 6v fasten or secure with a wooden pin 2peg a tent Syn|Hyper peg down attach cause to be attached 1n informal terms for the leg Syn|Hyper pin, stick leg a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle 2n a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg 3Syn|Hyper leg, pegleg, wooden leg prosthesis, prosthetic device corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body v succeed in obtaining a position 4Syn|Hyper nail, nail down bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win attain success or reach a desired goal v stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar Hyper stabilise, stabilize make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium |
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