| 单词 | peg |
| 释义 | peg —pegless, adj. —peglike, adj. /peg/, n. , v. , pegged, pegging, adj. n. 1. a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point. 2. Informal. a leg, either real or wooden: still on his pegs at 99. 3. a notch or degree: to come down a peg. 4. an occasion, basis, or reason: a peg to hang a grievance on. 5. Also called pin. Music. a pin of wood or metal in the neck of a stringed instrument that may be turned in its socket to adjust a string's tension. 6. Informal. a throw, esp. in baseball: The peg to the plate was late. 7. See news peg. 8. Econ. the level at which some price, exchange rate, etc., is set. 9. Brit. , Anglo-Indian. an alcoholic drink, esp. a whiskey or brandy and soda. 10. Brit. clothespin. 11. take down a peg, to reduce the pride or arrogance of; humble: I guess that'll take him down a peg! v.t. 12. to drive or insert a peg into. 13. to fasten with or as with pegs. 14. to mark with pegs. 15. to strike or pierce with or as with a peg. 16. to keep (the commodity price, exchange rate, etc.) at a set level, as by manipulation or law. 17. Informal. to throw (a ball). 18. Journalism. to base (an article, feature story, etc.) upon; justify by (usually fol. by on): The feature on the chief of police was pegged on the riots. 19. Informal. to identify: to peg someone as a good prospect. v.i. 20. to work or continue persistently or energetically: to peg away at a homework assignment. 21. Informal. to throw a ball. 22. Croquet. to strike a peg, as in completing a game. adj. 23. Also, pegged. tapered toward the bottom of the leg: peg trousers. [1400-50; late ME pegge (n.), peggen (v.) < MD] |
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