n.[C]

1. 钉；栓；桩
   He hung his coat on the wooden peg.

   他把上衣挂在木钉上。

2. 【英】（晒衣用的）衣夹
3. 弦轴，琴栓
4. 栓间间距
5. 等，级；（物价等的）限定标准
   Her work is a peg above him.

   她的工作实绩胜他一筹。

6. 借口，遁辞；依据
   She will use this as a peg to hang her grievance on.

   她会利用这个作为发泄怨愤的借口。

7. 【口】（木制的）假腿；腿
8. 【口】（棒球中为把跑垒员杀出局的）全力投球，钉子球

vt.

1. 用木钉钉牢[（+down）]
2. 用桩标出[（+out）]
3. 【英】用木夹把（衣服）夹在晒衣绳上[（+up/out）]
   She pegged wet clothes on the line.

   她用衣夹将湿衣服夹在晒衣绳上。

4. 固定，限制；限定（工资，物价等）[（+down）]
   Some countries suggested that the price of oil be pegged down.

   一些国家建议应该限定石油价格。

5. 投（球）
6. 【棒】把……杀出局

vi.

1. 孜孜不倦地做某事[（+away）]
2. 急忙前行，疾行[（+along/down）]
   He pegged along the path.

   他沿着小路急奔。

n.

1. a short projecting pin or bolt used for hanging things on, securing something in place, or marking a position.
   ▸a clip for holding things together or hanging up clothes.
   ▸a place marked by a peg and allotted to a competitor to fish or shoot from.
2. a point or limit on a scale, especially of exchange rates.
3. informal a person's leg.
4. chiefly Indian a measure of spirits.
5. chiefly Baseball  a strong throw.

v.

1. fix, attach, or mark with a peg or pegs.
2. fix (a price, rate, or amount) at a particular level.
3. informal, chiefly N. Amer. form a fixed opinion of:
   the officer probably has us pegged as anarchists.
4. chiefly Baseball  throw (a ball) hard and low.