peg
[peg] noun
HOOK 钩
ADVANCED countable
■a small stick or hook which sticks out from a surface and from which objects, especially clothes, can hang 小钉；挂物钉；（尤指）挂衣钩•He took off his coat/hat and hung it on the peg.他脱下大衣／帽子，挂在衣钩上。 only singular
■a reason for discussing something further （进一步讨论某事物的）依据，理由•They decided to use the anniversary as the peg for /a peg on which to hang a TV documentary.他们决定把周年庆典作为制作一部电视纪录片的理由。
[peg] noun
FIXING DEVICE 固定装置
countable
■a device which is used to fix something into a particular place （起固定作用的）钉，栓，桩•UK There aren't enough pegs (also clothes pegs , USclothes pins)to hang all this washing on the line.没有足够的夹子把所有洗好的衣服都挂在绳子上。 •Hammer the pegs (also tent pegs)firmly into the ground.用锤子把（帐篷）桩牢牢地打入地里。
[peg] noun
BASEBALL 棒球
countable US informal
■a low fast throw in baseball 全力投球，钉子球
[peg] noun
bring / take sb down a peg (or two) informal
■to show someone that they are not as important as they thought they were 煞某人的威风，挫某人的傲气
[peg] verb (-gg-)
FIX 固定
transitive usually + adverb or preposition
■to fix something in place with pegs 用钉（或桩等）固定•Make sure the tarpaulin is securely pegged down.务必用桩子把油布牢牢地固定好。 •I'll peg out the clothes before I go to work.我会在上班之前用夹子把衣服晾在晒衣绳上的。 transitive
■to arrange something so that it stays at a particular level 把…固定在某一水准；限定，限制•The agreement works because member nations haven't tried to peg prices.因为成员国没有企图限定价格，所以协议发挥作用了。
[peg] verb (-gg-)
BASEBALL 棒球
transitive US informal
■to throw a ball in baseball low and fast （棒球）投掷快速低球•Mattingly pegged the ball to Stanley.马丁利把球投给史坦利。
[peg] verb (-gg-)
Phrasal Verbs peg out UK slang
■to die 死去，断气
■to stop working 停止运转•The car finally pegged out about 20 miles from home.那辆车在离家20英哩的地方终于停下来了。
[peg] verb (-gg-)
Phrasal Verbs [M] peg sth out
■If you peg out an area, you mark the edges of it by hitting short sticks into the ground. 用木桩标出…的边界
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