n.钉；支柱；借口

vt.钉木桩；扔

vi.努力工作；匆忙走

He hung his coat on the wooden peg. 他把上衣挂在木钉上。

First hammer the tent pegs into the ground, then tie the ropes onto them. 先把系帐篷的桩子打进地里，再把绳子系在桩子上。

Whatever, I needed to find a peg to stay at home. 我无论如何要想个借口留在“家”里。

He had not a peg to hang on and got dumb for some time. 他一点借口也找不出来,楞在那儿好一会儿。

We pegged the tent to the ground. 我们用木桩把帐篷固定到地面上了。

We pegged away until our luck turned. 我们一直坚持干下去直到我们时来运转。

He pegged along the path. 他沿着小路急奔。

peg用作名词的意思是“短钉”“栓”,转化为动词意思是“把…用木钉钉住”,引申可表示“固定”。

peg既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词,多与介词或副词连用。

peg away at的意思是“孜孜不倦”。

peg的过去式和过去分词均为pegged。

peg还可用作名词,基本意思是“钉; 栓,桩; 借口”。例如：The teacher asked the campers to hammer the tent pegs into the ground first, and then tie the ropes onto them.老师让野营的学生先把系帐篷的桩子打进地里,再把绳子系在桩子上。He had not a peg to hang on and got dumb for some time.他一点借口也找不出来,愣在那儿好一会儿。