peg
n.(名词)
A small cylindrical or tapered pin, as of wood, used to fasten things or plug a hole.圆木栓,木钉:用来把东西锁住或打孔的圆柱状或两头渐细的木制钉A similar pin forming a projection that may be used as a support or boundary marker.界桩,木桩:类似的可用作支撑物或界标的形成突起的栓形物Music One of the pins of a stringed instrument that are turned to tighten or slacken the strings so as to regulate their pitch.【音乐】 琴栓,弦钮:用来拧紧或拧松弦以定音的弦乐器的一个乐栓A degree or notch, as in estimation:一刻度,一格:用于估测中的一种程度或等级:例句:Our opinion of him went up a few pegs after he did the dishes.他洗完碗碟后我们对他的看法有所改善
Chiefly British A drink of liquor.【多用于英国】 烈酒:一种酒精饮料Baseball A low and fast throw made to put a base runner out.【棒球】 钉子球:棒球比赛中为把跑垒员杀出局而掷出的低而快的球Informal A leg, especially a wooden one.【非正式用语】 木腿:尤指木制的假腿v.(动词)pegged,peg.ging,pegs v.tr.(及物动词)To fasten or plug with a peg or pegs.钉木钉,用木钉钉牢:用一个或几个钉栓锁住或插上To designate or mark by means of a peg or pegs.以木栓标出:以一个或几个桩的方式指明或标出To fix (a price) at a certain level or within a certain range.稳定行情或价位:把(价格)限定在某一水平上或某一范围内Informal To classify; categorize:【非正式用语】 分类;归类:例句:I pegged her as an opportunist. Why do you have me pegged as the rowdy oneô我把她视为机会主义者。为什么你认为我是行为粗暴的那一类人呢
Informal To throw.【非正式用语】 扔,投掷v.intr.(不及物动词)To work steadily; persist:勤勉地工作:持续地、稳定地工作;坚持:例句:pegged away until our luck turned.坚持干下去直到我们时来运转
<习惯用语>take (someone) down a peg
To reduce the pride of; humble.压制:压制…的傲气;贬抑习惯用语>来源:Middle English pegge 中古英语 pegge from Middle Dutch 源自 中古荷兰语