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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。
木钉；桩；栓；销子；借口
pegs — plural of peg
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
木钉；桩；栓；销子；借口
a wooden pin or spike used for fastening, hanging, or as a mark; also an excuse
He hung his coat on a peg.
他把外套挂在钉子上。
用于固定或作为轴承的圆柱形木或金属物体
A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
插入或打入表面的木钉
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
用于悬挂物品的凸起物
A protrusion used to hang things on.
插入表面的小标记,用于标记分数或定义位置等
small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
He hammered a peg into the wall to hang his coat.
他把一个木钉敲进墙里挂他的外套。
The tent pegs were driven deep into the ground to keep the tent steady.
帐篷的桩被深深打入地面以保持帐篷稳定。
She used a peg to hold the clothesline in place.
她用一根销子固定晾衣绳的位置。
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。
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。
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.
他在新学校感觉格格不入。
Not this
I need peg to fix the shelf.
Use this
I need a peg to fix the shelf.
Peg 是可数名词，在句中需要加不定冠词 a。
Not this
I used a nail to hang my coat.
Use this
I used a peg to hang my coat.
Nail 意为钉子（金属），而 peg 指木钉或挂衣钉，用于挂衣服。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
（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。
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。
格格不入的人
He felt like a square peg in a round hole at the corporate job.
在那份公司工作中，他感到自己格格不入。
坚持不懈地做某事
She pegged away at her homework until it was finished.
她坚持不懈地做作业直到完成。
方枘圆凿；格格不入
He always felt like a square peg in a round hole at corporate meetings.
他在公司会议上总是感到格格不入。
挫某人的锐气
Her criticism really took him down a peg.
她的批评确实挫了他的锐气。
Use pegs naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
通常用于木工或日常固定物品的场景，属于中性语域。
可数名词，表示钉子、桩等，常用于搭配‘a peg on something’。
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