peg
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A peg is a small piece of wood or metal that is used for fastening something to something else. 銷釘
He builds furniture using wooden pegs instead of nails. 他用木釘而不是鉄釘制作家具。
2. N-COUNT A peg is a small hook or knob that is attached to a wall or door and is used for hanging things on. 掛鉤; 掛環
His work jacket hung on the peg in the kitchen. 他的工作服掛在廚房裡的掛鉤上。
3. N-COUNT A peg is a small device that you use to fasten clothes to a clothes line. 衣夾[英國英語]
4. V-T If you peg something somewhere or peg it down, you fix it there with pegs. 用衣夾夾住; 用銷釘固定
Peg down netting over the top to keep out leaves. 把網子用銷釘固定在頂部以防止樹葉掉入。
...a tent pegged to the ground nearby for the kids. …用銷釘固定在附近的地上給孩子們用的一個帳篷。
5. V-T If a price or amount of something is pegged at a particular level, it is fixed at that level. 固定 (價格、數量等)
Its currency is pegged to the dollar. 其貨幣與美元的滙率固定了。
The Bank wants to peg rates at 9%. 該銀行想要把利率固定在9%。
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peg /pɛɡ/ (pegging,pegged,pegs)
剑桥词典
- We need some more pegs in the hall .
- All the children have their own peg with their name on it.
- My hat fell off the peg.
- Her bag was hanging on the peg.
- Hang your jacket on the peg.
peg noun (HOOK)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]a small stick or hook that sticks out from a surface and from which objects , especially clothes , can hang
小釘；掛物釘；（尤指）掛衣鉤
He took off his coat /hat and hung it on the peg. 他脫下大衣／帽子，掛在衣鉤上。
[ 單數名詞 ]
a reason for discussing something further
（進一步討論某事物的）依據，理由
They decided to use the anniversary as the peg for/a peg on which to hang a TV documentary . 他們決定把周年慶典作爲制作一部電眡紀錄片的入手點。
例句
peg noun (FASTENING DEVICE)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]a device used to fasten something into a particular place
（起固定作用的）釘，栓，樁
Hammer the (tent ) pegs firmly into the ground . 用鎚子把（帳篷）樁牢牢地打入地裡。
也見
clothes peg
peg noun (IN BASEBALL)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ] US informala low fast throw in baseball
全力投球，釘子球
peg noun (LEVEL)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]an arrangement that fixes a price , currency , etc. at a particular level
（固定價格、貨幣等的安排）掛鉤
The government removed the currency from its peg against the dollar . 政府取消了貨幣與美元的掛鉤。