Word · Frequency #7092
peg
木钉；桩；栓；销子；借口
a wooden pin or spike used for fastening, hanging, or as a mark; also an excuse
- 1.
A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
用于固定或作为轴承的圆柱形木或金属物体
- 2.
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
插入或打入表面的木钉
- 3.
A protrusion used to hang things on.
用于悬挂物品的凸起物
- 4.
small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
插入表面的小标记,用于标记分数或定义位置等
- 5.
A support; a reason; a pretext.
支持；理由；借口
- 6.
informal terms for the leg
腿的非正式称呼
- 7.
A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.
在计数板上移动以计分的木钉
- 8.
A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold.
固定汇率,货币价值与另一货币或黄金等挂钩
- 9.
A place formally allotted for fishing
正式分配的钓鱼位置
- 10.
One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
乐器上缠绕琴弦的弦轴
- 11.
A step; a degree.
一个步骤；一个等级。
- 12.
A topic of interest, such as an ongoing event or an anniversary, around which various features can be developed.
一个感兴趣的话题,如正在进行的事件或周年纪念,围绕其可以开发各种特征。
- 13.
An easily recalled image that a person mentally visualizes with something else, in order to remember that other thing. See mnemonic peg system.
一个人通过与其他事物联想来记住的易于回忆的图像。
用于固定或作为轴承的圆柱形木或金属物体；插入或打入表面的木钉；用于悬挂物品的凸起物；插入表面的小标记,用于标记分数或定义位置等；支持；理由；借口
In use
He hammered a peg into the wall to hang his coat.
The tent pegs were driven deep into the ground to keep the tent steady.
She used a peg to hold the clothesline in place.
a peg on sth
基本用法，指用于挂钩的钉子。
He hung his coat on a peg.
他把外套挂在钉子上。
take sb down a peg
固定短语，意为挫败某人的傲慢。
Her criticism took him down a peg.
她的批评挫了他的锐气。
square peg in a round hole
比喻用法，形容不适应环境。
He felt like a square peg in a round hole at his new school.
Connections
Collocations
- clothes peg
- 衣夹
- She hung the wet shirts on the line with clothes pegs.她用衣夹把湿衬衫挂在晾衣绳上。
- tent peg
- 帐篷桩
- We hammered the tent pegs into the ground to secure the tent.我们把帐篷桩锤进地里以固定帐篷。
- peg board
- 挂物板
- He organized his tools on a peg board in the garage.他把工具整理在车库的挂物板上。
- a peg to hang something on
- （比喻）借口；依据
- The scandal gave the media a peg to hang their criticism on.那桩丑闻给了媒体一个批评的借口。
Idioms & figurative uses
- take someone down a peg
- 挫某人的锐气He was getting too arrogant, so she took him down a peg.他太傲慢了，所以她挫了挫他的锐气。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个木钉（peg）钉在墙上，发音类似“拍个”，就像拍一下把它钉进去。
Context & Register
通常用于木工或日常固定物品的场景，属于中性语域。
Grammar Note
可数名词，表示钉子、桩等，常用于搭配‘a peg on something’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like leg, beg, keg, egg, meg rhyme with peg (all have /ɛɡ/). Note that veg is spelled with -eg but pronounced /vɛdʒ/, so it does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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