• 基础释义
  • 例句
  • 词组
  • 柯林斯词典释义
  • 英汉词典释义
  • 英英词典释义
  • 行业词典释义
例句
词组
  • 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
  • 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)降低(对手的)领先地位;消除(对手的)领先地位
  • peg out
    (informal, chiefly Brit.)die (非正式,主英)死 score the winning point at cribbage (在克里比奇牌戏中)得分取胜 (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
  • take (someone) down a peg
    To reduce the pride of; humble. 压制:压制…的傲气;贬抑
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
  • N-COUNT
    挂钩;挂钉
    A peg is a small hook or knob that is attached to a wall or door and is used for hanging things on.
    例句
    His work jacket hung on the peg in the kitchen. 他的工作服挂在厨房里的挂钩上。
  • N-COUNT
    (晾衣用的)衣夹
    A peg is a small device which you use to fasten clothes to a washing line.
  • N-COUNT
    (金属或木制的)销钉,楔子,栓
    A peg is a small piece of wood or metal that is used for fastening something to something else.
    例句
    He builds furniture using wooden pegs instead of nails. 他用木楔子取代钉子制作家具。 ...the noise of the hammer striking the steel pegs. 锤子敲击钢栓的噪音
  • VERB
    用销钉(或楔子、木栓)固定
    If you peg something somewhere or peg it down, you fix it there with pegs.
    例句
    ...trying to peg a double sheet on a washing line on a blustery day... 大风天试图用衣夹把双人床单固定在晾衣绳上 Peg down netting over the top to keep out leaves. 用销钉在顶上加固防护网,防止叶子落入。
  • VERB
    限定(价格、数量等);把…固定在一定水平;使与…挂钩
    If a price or amount of something is pegged at a particular level, it is fixed at that level.
    例句
    Its currency is pegged to the dollar... 其货币与美元挂钩。 UK trading profits were pegged at £40 million... 英国的贸易利润固定在4,000万英镑。
  • PHRASE
    杀…的威风;挫…的锐气
    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.
    例句
    We thought it was time they were brought down a peg or two... 我们认为是时候煞煞他们的嚣张气焰了。 We'd have liked to see her taken down a peg, but not this way. 我们乐意看到她杀威风,但不是用这种方法。
  • PHRASE
    (衣服)非定制的,成品的
    Off-the-peg clothes are made in large numbers and sent to shops, not made specially for a particular person.
    例句
    ...an off-the-peg two-piece suit... 两件套西服成衣 Instead of dining in top restaurants and wearing expensive suits, he likes to eat hamburgers and buys clothes off the peg. 比起穿着昂贵的套装到高档饭店吃饭,他更喜欢吃汉堡、买成衣。
  • PHRASE
    方枘圆凿;格格不入
    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.
    例句
    Taylor is clearly the wrong man for the job — a square peg in a round hole. 泰勒明显不适合做这项工作——简直就是方枘圆凿。
英汉词典释义
  • n.
    挂钉, 挂钩
    Hang your overcoat on the peg in the hall. 把你的大衣挂在门厅的挂衣钩上。
  • vt.
    用夹子或钉子固定
    They pegged their tent down. 他们钉好了账篷。
英英词典释义
  • Noun
    1. a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
    2. small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
    3. informal terms of the leg;
    "fever left him weak on his sticks"
    4. a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
    5. regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
    6. a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
  • Verb
    1. succeed in obtaining a position;
    "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
    2. pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into into
    3. fasten or secure with a wooden pin;
    "peg a tent"
    4. stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations;
    "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar"
行业词典
  • 医学: 钉:一种突出性结构;
    金融: 定价;联系汇率制;汇价钉住;固定证券价格;