pegging

英 [ˈpeɡɪŋ]

美 [ˈpeɡɪŋ]

v.  用夹子夹住; 用楔子钉住; 使工资、价格等固定于某水平(或与…挂钩); 视为; 看做
peg的现在分词

现在分词：pegging　

经济

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 挂钩；挂钉
  Apegis a small hook or knob that is attached to a wall or door and is used for hanging things on.
  1. His work jacket hung on the peg in the kitchen.
     他的工作服挂在厨房里的挂钩上。
• （晾衣用的）衣夹
  Apegis a small device which you use to fasten clothes to a washing line.

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 clothespin


• N-COUNT （金属或木制的）销钉，楔子，栓
  Apegis a small piece of wood or metal that is used for fastening something to something else.
  1. He builds furniture using wooden pegs instead of nails.
     他用木楔子取代钉子制作家具。
  2. ...the noise of the hammer striking the steel pegs.
     锤子敲击钢栓的噪音
• VERB 用销钉（或楔子、木栓）固定
  If youpegsomething somewhere orpegitdown, you fix it there with pegs.
  1. ...trying to peg a double sheet on a washing line on a blustery day...
     大风天试图用衣夹把双人床单固定在晾衣绳上
  2. Peg down netting over the top to keep out leaves.
     用销钉在顶上加固防护网，防止叶子落入。
  3. ...a tent pegged to the ground nearby for the kids.
     用楔子固定在附近地面上供孩子们用的帐篷
• See also:Its currency is pegged to the dollar...UK trading profits were pegged at £40 million...The Bank wants to peg rates at 9%....a pegged European currency.level-pegging
• PHRASE 杀…的威风；挫…的锐气
  If you say that someone shouldbe brought down a pegorbe taken down a peg, you mean that they should be made to realize that they are not so important or wonderful as they think they are.
  1. We thought it was time they were brought down a peg or two...
     我们认为是时候煞煞他们的嚣张气焰了。
  2. We'd have liked to see her taken down a peg, but not this way.
     我们乐意看到她杀威风，但不是用这种方法。
• PHRASE （衣服）非定制的，成品的
  Off-the-pegclothes are made in large numbers and sent to shops, not made specially for a particular person.
  1. ...an off-the-peg two-piece suit...
     两件套西服成衣
  2. Instead of dining in top restaurants and wearing expensive suits, he likes to eat hamburgers and buys clothes off the peg.
     比起穿着昂贵的套装到高档饭店吃饭，他更喜欢吃汉堡、买成衣。

in AM, use 美国英语用 off-the-rack


• PHRASE 方枘圆凿；格格不入
  If you describe someone asa square peg in a round hole, you mean that they are in a situation or doing something that does not suit them at all.
  1. Taylor is clearly the wrong man for the job — a square peg in a round hole.
     泰勒明显不适合做这项工作——简直就是方枘圆凿。

双语例句

• But pegging to the renminbi is not possible now because the Chinese currency is not yet fully convertible.
  但港元盯住人民币的汇率安排现在不具可行性，因为人民币仍未实现自由兑换。
• I'd strongly caution against pegging your career trajectory solely to a social media job title.
  我强烈告诫年轻人不要把你的职业路线孤注一掷地寄托于一个社交媒体职位。
• The head of China's central bank has given the strongest signal yet that the country will move away from pegging its currency to the dollar, but he said any changes would be gradual.
  中国中央银行首脑已经发出最强烈信号表示中国将放弃把人民币与美元固定汇率汇兑的做法，但是他说任何变化都将逐步实行。
• I suppose you are going to college soon? I see you pegging away at your books.
  我想你不久就要上大学了吧？我看见你老在啃书本。
• The Swiss franc dropped sharply after the Swiss National Bank refused to rule out pegging the currency to the euro in an attempt to weaken it after it rose to record levels against the single currency and dollar.
  在瑞士央行（SwissNationalBank）拒绝排除将瑞郎与欧元挂钩（此举将是为了遏制对欧元与美元已升至创纪录水平的瑞郎进一步升值）的可能性后，瑞郎出现了大幅下跌。
• Pegging to the dollar would mean a stronger yuan and more competitive US exports.
  将法币与美元挂钩意味着法币升值、美国出口商品更具竞争力。
• Since the Asian crisis in the late 1990s, many emerging economies have wisely weaned themselves off the habit of pegging their currencies to the greenback and borrowing overseas.
  自上世纪90年代末的亚洲金融危机以来，很多新兴经济体明智地改掉了将本币与美元挂钩以及在海外借款的习惯。
• Estonia, as a new member of the World Trade Organization and the European Union, has transitioned effectively to a modern market economy with strong ties to the west, including the pegging of its currency to the euro.
  爱沙尼亚作为世界贸易组织和欧盟的新成员，通过和西方国家的紧密联系，包括固定其货币对欧元的汇率，已经成功地完成了向现代市场经济转型。
• Have difficulty pegging the tent down in a storm.
  在暴风雨中固定帐篷有困难。
• You're bound m find the answer in the end, just keep pegging away at it.
  最终你一定会找到答案的，只是要继续努力。