a short cylindrical piece of wood, metal, or plastic, typically tapered at one end, that is used for holding things together, hanging things on, or marking a position
螺钉;栓;挂物钉;标度钉。
such an object attached to a wall on which to hang garments
挂衣钉。
(亦作
(系帐篷用的)桩。
short for
TUNING PEG</Bold>的简称。
〈英〉 <Bold>CLOTHES PEG</Bold>的简称。
a bung for stoppering a cask
(桶)孔塞。
a place allotted to a competitor to fish or shoot from
赛位(分配给参赛者钓鱼或射击的位置)。
〈非正式〉 (人的)腿。
a point or limit on a scale, especially of exchange rates
(尤指汇率的)限度,标定点。
〈非 正式〉 (摩托车的)脚镫。
〈主印度〉 (烈酒的)计量;度量
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have a clothespin of whisky .喝一点威士忌。
〈美, 非正式〉 (尤指棒球中的)尽力的一掷。
[with obj. and adverbial]fix or make fast with a clothespin or clothespins
用钉子钉;用桩固定
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drape individual plants with nets, clothespinging down the edges .用网罩盖每一棵植物,并用钉子固定网的边缘。
hang (washing) on a line with clothes clothespins
用衣夹把(洗的衣服)夹在衣绳上
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clothes were clothespinged out on a line .衣服用衣夹夹住晾在绳上。
[with obj.]mark (the score) with clothespins on a cribbage board
(在克里比奇牌戏中)用得分枚记(分)。
(一般作
(钓鱼或射击比赛中)给(比赛者)分派赛位
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we've been clothespinged next to the winning team .我们被分派到与优胜队相邻的比赛位置上。
[with obj.]fix (a price, rate, or amount) at a particular level
限定(价格、比率或数量)。
〈北美,非正式〉 对…形成固定看法;归类
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the officer probably has us clothespinged as anarchists .那军官可能认为我们是无政府主义者。
〈北 美,非正式〉 (尤指棒球中)用力低低地扔(球)
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the catcher clothespins the ball to the first baseman .这个接球手用力低低地把球传给一垒。
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off the clothespin chiefly Brit . (of clothes) ready-made rather than made to order〈主英〉 (衣服)现成的,非定制的 -
a clothespin to hang a matter on something used as a pretext or occasion for the discussion or treatment of a wider subject 可使… 站得住脚的依据 -
a square clothespin in a round hole a person in a situation unsuited to their abilities or character 方枘圆凿,处于与自己能力或性格不合的情形中的人 -
take someone down a clothespin or two make someone realize that they are less talented or important than they think are 煞煞某人的威风
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clothespin away informal continue working hard at or trying to achieve something, especially over a long period 〈非正式〉 (尤指长期)坚持不懈地工作,勤奋地工作 -
clothespin someone back reduce or eradicate the lead of an opponent in a race or game (赛跑或比赛中)减少(对手的)领先优势;消除(对手的)领先优势 -
clothespin out 1 informal, chiefly Brit . die 〈非 正式,主英〉 死 -
2 score the winning point at cribbage (在克里比奇牌戏中)得分取胜 -
3 Croquet hit the clothespin with the ball as the final stroke in a game 【槌球】 (比赛的最后一击)击中标竿 -
clothespin something out mark the boundaries of an area of land 用木桩标出…的边界I went out to clothespin out our assembly area . 我出去用木桩标出我们的集合区
"late Middle English: probably of Low German origin; compare with Dutch dialect