n. 〔尤用于挂物或固定用的木头、金属或塑料〕短钉，挂钉

n. 〔晾衣服用的塑料或木制〕衣夹 ≈ clothes peg

v.  把〔价格、工资等〕固定在一定水平；与…挂钩

v.  用钉[桩]固定〔某物〕，把…钉牢

• take/bring sb down a peg (or two)  杀某人的威风，挫某人的傲气

• a peg to hang sth on  做某事[相信某事]的理由[借口]；话题，谈资

• peg sb/sth as sth  认定〔某人〕为〔某种性格的人〕；认定〔某事〕有某种特质

• peg away  坚持不懈地努力工作

• peg sb/sth back  〔在体育比赛中〕扳平；遏止…的势头〔用于新闻报道〕

• peg out  死；〔因筋疲力尽而〕倒下；用木桩标明〔某块土地〕

• off the peg  成品的；现成的

• There's a peg near the door to hang your coat on. 门边有个钩子可以挂衣服。 

• Evans is an arrogant bully who needs taking down a peg or two. 埃文斯傲慢霸道，真该杀杀他的威风。

• As a peg to hang it on, the tournament had the 100th anniversary of Nehru’s birth. 本次锦标赛是为了纪念尼赫鲁百年诞辰。

• The tent flap was pegged open. 帐篷的门帘被掀开固定住。

• I’d had him pegged as a troublemaker. 我觉得他是个惹事坯子。

• Pay increases will be pegged at 5%. 工资调升率将限定在5%。

• She pegged him as a big spender. 她觉得他是个大手大脚的人。

BrE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/