
peg
词源
源自古英语 'pegge',可能源自原始日耳曼语,与荷兰语 'peg' 和低地德语 'pigge' 同源。最初指木钉或木栓,后引申出多种用途。
noun
❶ 一种短小的木制或金属制固定物,通常用于悬挂物品或固定物体。常见于晾衣架、帐篷搭建等场景。
“She hung her coat on the peg by the door.”
(她把外套挂在门边的挂钩上。)
“We need more pegs to secure the tent ropes.”
(我们需要更多地钉来固定帐篷绳索。)
❶ 在乐器上调节弦的松紧度的部件,如吉他调音旋钮。通过旋转可以改变音高。
“Turn the tuning peg to adjust the guitar string.”
(转动调音旋钮来调节吉他琴弦。)
“One of the violin pegs keeps slipping.”
(小提琴的一个弦轴总是打滑。)
verb
❶ 用钉子或桩子固定某物,使其牢固不动。常用于描述固定帐篷、标牌等场景。
“They pegged the tent securely before the storm came.”
(暴风雨来临前他们把帐篷牢牢固定好。)
“Peg the noticeboard to the wall at both corners.”
(用钉子把布告板的两角固定在墙上。)
❶ 将价格、汇率等维持在特定水平,通常由政府或金融机构实施控制措施。
“The central bank pegged the currency to the US dollar.”
(中央银行将本币与美元挂钩。)
“Rent increases were pegged at 3% this year.”
(今年租金涨幅被限定在3%。)
常见短语
off the peg — 指现成的、非定制的服装,与量身定制的服装相对。多用于英国英语。
“He prefers off-the-peg suits because they're more affordable.”
(他喜欢买现成的西装,因为价格更实惠。)
square peg in a round hole — 形容人与环境或职位不匹配,就像方钉钉不进圆孔一样格格不入。
“As an artist in a corporate job, she felt like a square peg in a round hole.”
(作为在企业工作的艺术家,她觉得自己格格不入。)
take someone down a peg — 挫败某人的傲气,使其更谦逊。原意指降低船旗高度表示敬意。
“The defeat took the arrogant team down a peg.”
(这次失败挫了那支傲慢球队的锐气。)