词汇 | peg |
释义 | peg | BrE pɛɡ, AmE pɛɡ | A. noun ① (to hold things together) 夹子 ; (to hang things) 挂物钉 ▸ to use sth as a peg (to hang a discussion/a theory on) figurative 以某事物为由头(展开讨论/理论) ② (for garments) 衣服钩 ▸ coat/hat peg 衣钩/帽钩 ▸ to buy sth off the peg 买某衣物的成品 ③ (for tent) 帐篷桩子 ④ (for clothes) 晾衣夹子 ⑤ (marking position) 界桩 ; (for surveying) 地标 ▸ a surveyor's peg 测标 ⑥ (in carpentry) 栓 ⑦ Music 琴栓 ▸ a tuning peg 调音栓 ⑧ (barrel stop) 塞子 ⑨ (in mountaineering) 攀岩钉 ⑩ British (small drink) 少量酒 ▸ a peg of whisky 一小杯威士忌酒 ⑪ ▸ (in self-esteem) to be taken or brought down a peg or two 被煞了几分威风 ▸ to take or bring sb down a peg (or two) 挫某人的锐气 B. transitive verb present participle pegging past tense, past participle pegged ① (fasten) 用夹子夹住 ‹clothes, washing›; 用桩固定 ‹tent›② Economics 限定 ‹price, deficit, currency›③ US informal (characterize) 把…看作 ▸ the policeman probably has us pegged as criminals 那名警察很可能把我们当成了罪犯 PHRASAL VERBS peg away intransitive verb informal 坚持不懈地工作 ▸ to peg away at sth; 兢兢业业地做某事 peg down transitive verb [peg down sth/sb, peg sth/sb down] ① (fix in place) 用桩固定 ‹tent, canvas, rope›② figurative (force to be specific) 让…说定 ‹person›; (force to make a commitment) 让…作出承诺 ‹person›▸ to peg sb down to a price 让某人定好价 peg out A. transitive verb [peg out sth, peg sth out] ① (mark) 用界桩标出 ‹area of land›▸ to peg out a claim 用界桩标出自己的土地 ② (fasten) 铺开钉住 ‹animal skin›B. intransitive verb slang (die) 断气 |
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