belt
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A belt is a strip of leather or cloth that you fasten around your waist. 腰帶; 皮帶
He wore a belt with a large brass buckle. 他系著一條綴有一顆大銅釦的皮帶。
2. →see also safety belt , seat belt
3. N-COUNT A belt in a machine is a circular strip of rubber that is used to drive moving parts or to move objects along. 輸送帶
The turning disc is connected by a drive belt to an electric motor. 轉磐與電動馬達之間由一條輸送帶連接。
4. →see also conveyor belt
5. N-COUNT A belt of land or sea is a long, narrow area of it that has some special feature. 狹長地帶
Miners in Zambia's northern copper belt have gone on strike. 贊比亞北部銅鑛區的鑛工們擧行了罷工。
6. →see also commuter belt , green belt
7. V-T If someone belts you, they hit you very hard. If someone belts something, they hit it very hard. 狠揍; 猛打[非正式]
"Is it right she belted old George in the gut?" she asked. “她狠揍老喬治的肚子對嗎?”她質問道。
Torrealba belted the ball into the left-field bleachers. 托雷爾巴把球猛打到左邊的看台上。
8. N-COUNT Belt is also a noun. 狠揍; 猛打
Father would give you a belt over the head with the scrubbing brush. 父親會拿板刷狠狠地敲你的頭。
9. V-I If you belt somewhere, you move or travel there very fast. 飛奔[非正式]
Darren and I belted down the stairs and ran out of the house. 達倫和我飛奔下樓,跑出了屋子。
10. PHRASE Something that is below the belt is cruel and unfair. 不公正的
Do you think it's a bit below the belt what they're doing?
你認爲他們的所作所爲有點不太公正嗎?
11. PHRASE If you have to tighten your belt, you have to spend less money and manage without things because you have less money than you used to have. 省喫儉用
Clearly, if you are spending more than your income, you'll need to tighten your belt. 很顯然,如果你現在花錢就入不敷出,以後就不得不勒緊腰帶了。
12. PHRASE If you have something under your belt, you have already achieved it or done it. 已成囊中之物
Clare is now a full-time author with six books, including four novels, under her belt. 尅萊爾現在是個名下有6本書的專職作家,其中包括4本小說。
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belt /bɛlt/ (belting,belted,belts)
剑桥词典
- The captain switched on the seat belt sign as we neared the airport .
- It's a frame rucksack with a belt and padded shoulder straps .
- This belt's too big - I'll have to punch an extra hole in it.
- I've had to loosen my belt.
- a tightly buckled belt
belt noun (CLOTHING)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]a strip of leather or material worn around the waist to support clothes or for decoration
腰帶
She fastened her belt tightly around her waist . 她把腰帶束緊。
He had eaten so much that he had to loosen his belt a couple of notches . 他喫得太多,不得不把腰帶放松幾個釦。
例句
belt noun (MOVING STRIP)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]a flat strip of material in a machine that moves along continuously to keep another part turning , or to keep objects on it moving along
傳送帶;傳動帶
a fan belt 風扇皮帶
a conveyor belt 傳送帶
belt noun (AREA)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 通常作爲單數使用的名詞 ]an area , usually just outside a city , where a particular group of people live , such as the commuter belt and the stockbroker belt, or an area that is known for a particular characteristic , such as the cotton belt (= an area where cotton is grown )
地帶;(特定的)區域
belt noun (HIT)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 通常作爲單數使用的名詞 ] informala hard hit or punch
猛擊,狠打
a belt on the jaw 對準下巴的猛擊
習語
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