n.[C]

1. 釘；栓；樁
   He hung his coat on the wooden peg.

   他把上衣掛在木釘上。

2. 【英】（曬衣用的）衣夾
3. 弦軸，琴栓
4. 栓間間距
5. 等，級；（物價等的）限定標準
   Her work is a peg above him.

   她的工作實績勝他一籌。

6. 藉口，遁辭；依據
   She will use this as a peg to hang her grievance on.

   她會利用這個作為發洩怨憤的藉口。

7. 【口】（木製的）假腿；腿
8. 【口】（棒球中為把跑壘員殺出局的）全力投球，釘子球

vt.

1. 用木釘釘牢[（+down）]
2. 用樁標出[（+out）]
3. 【英】用木夾把（衣服）夾在曬衣繩上[（+up/out）]
   She pegged wet clothes on the line.

   她用衣夾將濕衣服夾在曬衣繩上。

4. 固定，限制；限定（薪資，物價等）[（+down）]
   Some countries suggested that the price of oil be pegged down.

   一些國家建議應該限定石油價格。

5. 投（球）
6. 【棒】把……殺出局

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.

   他沿著小路急奔。

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.