unpeg

IPA/ʌnˈpeɡ/
IPA/ʌnˈpeɡ/

unpeg — 動詞

  • unpegpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • unpegs3rd person singular
  • unpegging-ing form
  • unpeggedpast simple

1. to stop keeping a currency's value tied to that of another currency, so the mark

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

脫鉤

停止讓貨幣價值與其他貨幣掛鉤

to stop keeping a currency's value tied to that of another currency, so the market can decide what it is worth

例句

Nigeria's central bank unpegged the naira from the US dollar in June 2016.

奈及利亞央行在 2016 年 6 月讓奈拉與美元脫鉤。

unpeg [currency] + from + [currency]

Shirin argued that the government should unpeg the rial before reserves ran out.

Shirin 主張政府應該在儲備耗盡之前讓里亞爾脫鉤。

常見搭配
  • unpeg from the dollar
  • unpeg the currency
  • unpeg the exchange rate
同義詞
  • decouple

    broader term for breaking any link, not only financial

  • delink

    similar but less specific to currency contexts

  • float

    describes the resulting state after unpegging, not the act itself

反義詞
  • peg

    to fix a currency's value to another currency or standard

文法句型

unpeg + [currency] + from + [currency/standard]

用法筆記

Subject is usually a government or central bank. Frequently used with 'from' to name the currency or standard being abandoned.

常見錯誤

The pound unpegged from the dollar.
The government unpegged the pound from the dollar.
'unpeg' is transitive; a currency does not unpeg itself.

2. to lift something off the peg or nail it was hanging from

2.動詞及物C2
釋義

取下；解開

從掛釘或掛鉤上取下物品

to lift something off the peg or nail it was hanging from

例句

Yael unpegged her damp coat from the hook by the back door.

Yael 從後門旁的掛鉤上取下她那件微濕的外套。

literal: unpeg [clothing] + from + [hook]

Anya unpegged her apron from the kitchen hook before sitting down to dinner.

Anya 從廚房掛鉤上取下圍裙，然後坐下來吃晚飯。

常見搭配
  • unpeg a coat
  • unpeg the washing
  • unpeg from the hook
同義詞
  • unhook

    more common term for removing something from a hook

  • detach

    broader term for separating anything that was attached

反義詞
  • peg

    to attach or hang something on a peg

文法句型

unpeg + [object] + from + [peg/hook]

用法筆記

Rare, mostly in older or literary texts. Object is typically a physical item such as clothing, a tool, or a picture hung on a wall.

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