peg
noun uk/peɡ/ us/peɡ/
(HOOK)
[ C ]小钉;挂物钉;（尤指）挂衣钩
a small stick or hook that sticks out from a surface and from which objects, especially clothes, can hang
He took off his coat/hat and hung it on the peg. 他脱下大衣／帽子，挂在衣钩上。
[ S ]（进一步讨论某事物的）依据，理由
a reason for discussing something further
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入手点。
- More examples
- 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.
(FASTENING DEVICE)
[ C ]（起固定作用的）钉，栓，桩
a device used to fasten something into a particular place
Hammer the (tent) pegs firmly into the ground. 用锤子把（帐篷）桩牢牢地打入地里。
See also: clothes peg
(IN BASEBALL)
[ C ] US informal全力投球，钉子球
a low fast throw in baseball
(LEVEL)
[ C ]（固定价格、货币等的安排）挂钩
an arrangement that fixes a price, currency, etc. at a particular level
The government removed the currency from its peg against the dollar. 政府取消了货币与美元的挂钩。
Idiom
bring/take someone down a peg (or two)idiom informal 煞（某人的）威风，挫（某人的）傲气
to show someone that they are not as important as they thought
peg
verb uk/peɡ/ us/peɡ/ -gg-
(FASTEN)
[ T usually + adv/prep ]用钉（或桩等）固定
to fasten something in place with pegs
Make sure the tarpaulin is securely pegged down. 务必用桩子把油布牢牢地固定好。
UK I'll peg out the clothes before I go to work. 我会在上班之前把衣服用夹子晾在晾衣绳上的。
[ T ]把…固定在某一水平；限定，限制
to make a price, currency, etc. stay at a particular level
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，所以协议起作用了。
(THROW)
[ T ] US informal（棒球）投掷快速低球
to throw a ball in baseball low and fast
Mattingly pegged the ball to Stanley. 马丁利把球投向了斯坦利。
Phrasal verbs
peg out (also peg it)死去，断气
to die
停止运转
to stop working
The car finally pegged out about 20 miles from home. 那辆车最终在离家20英里的地方熄火了。
peg something out 用木桩标出…的边界
If you peg out an area, you mark the edges of it by putting short sticks into the ground.