peg

• n. 釘；樁；借口；琴栓
• vt. 限製；釘木釘
• vi. 疾行；孜孜不倦地做某事
• adj. 越往下端越細的
• n. (Peg)人名；(英)佩格(女子教名 Margaret 的昵稱)；(西)佩格

來自中古英語pegge,來自Proto-Germanic*pag,樁子，楔子，來自PIE*bak,棍子，削尖的木樁，詞源同bachelor,bacteria.引申詞義橛子，衣鉤子等。

peg (n.)

mid-15c., from Middle Dutch pegge "peg," a common Low German word (Low German pigge "peg," German Pegel "gauge rod, watermark," Middle Dutch pegel "little knob used as a mark," Dutch peil "gauge, watermark, standard"), of uncertain origin; perhaps from PIE *bak- "staff used as support" (see bacillus). To be a square peg in a round hole "be inappropriate for one's situation" is attested from 1836; to take someone down a peg is from 1580s, but the original literal sense is uncertain (most of the likely candidates are not attested until centuries later). Peg leg "wooden leg" attested from 1765.

peg (v.)

"fasten with or as if on a peg," 1590s, from peg (n.). Slang sense of "identify, classify" first recorded 1920. Related: Pegged; pegging.

1. To avoid damaging the tree, hammer a wooden peg into the hole.

為了不毀壞樹，用錘子將一個木栓釘進洞裏。

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2. His work jacket hung on the peg in the kitchen.

他的工作服掛在廚房裏的掛鉤上。

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3. I thought the oldest were going to peg out.

我想最老的那些人快蹬腿了。

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4. Sam was left at the dinner table with Peg.

薩姆被留下來陪佩格一起吃晚餐。

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5. Peg down netting over the top to keep out leaves.

用銷釘在頂上加固防護網，防止葉子落入。

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