;腰带;裤带;皮带 A belt is a strip of leather or cloth that you fasten round your waist.
He wore a belt with a large brass buckle.
他系着一条带大铜扣的腰带。
2
[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
conveyor belt
;
fan belt
;(机器的)皮带,输送带 A belt in a machine is a circular strip of rubber that is used to drive moving parts or to move objects along.
The turning disc is connected by a drive belt to an electric motor.
转盘由一根传动带与电机相连。
3
[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
Bible Belt
;
commuter belt
;
green belt
;地带;带状区域 A belt of land or sea is a long, narrow area of it that has some special feature.
[with supp]
Miners in Zambia's northern copper belt have gone on strike...
赞比亚北部铜矿带的矿工已经罢工了。
Behind him was a belt of trees, and behind the trees hills and fields.
在他身后是一片树林,树林后面是小山和田地。
4
[VERB 动词]抽打;痛打 If someone belts you, they hit you very hard.
[V n]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
'Is it right she belted old George in the gut?' she asked.
“她真的把老乔治痛打了一顿?”她问。
Belt is also a noun.
Father would give you a belt over the head with the scrubbing brush.
爸爸会拿硬毛刷打爆你的头。
5
[VERB 动词]飞奔;疾驰 If you belt somewhere, you move or travel there very fast.
[V prep/adv]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
We belted down Iveagh Parade to where the motor was.
我们沿着艾维格大街一路飞奔到汽车那儿。
6
[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
belted.PHRAESE
;(表示柔道或空手道级别的)段,带 If someone is or has a belt of a particular colour in judo or karate, they have reached the standard which that colour represents.
[usu adj N]
He is a black belt in karate.
他是空手道黑带选手。
7
[PHRASE 短语]残酷而不公正的 Something that is below the belt is cruel and unfair.
Do you think it's a bit below the belt what they're doing?
你觉得他们的做法是不是有点儿不太光明正大?
...this kind of below-the-belt discrimination.
这种不公正的歧视
8
[PHRASE 短语]勒紧裤腰带;紧缩开支;节衣缩食 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.
[V inflects]
Clearly, if you are spending more than your income, you'll need to tighten your belt.
明摆着,要是你入不敷出,你就得省着点了。
9
[PHRASE 短语]已经取得(或完成) If you have something under your belt, you have already achieved it or done it.
[have/with n PHR]
Clare is now a full-time author with six books, including four novels, under her belt.
克莱尔现在是全职作家,著有6本书,其中有4部小说。
相关词组:
belt out
belt up
Oxford
belt★/belt; NAmEbelt/
noun
,
verb
beltbeltsbeltedbeltingnoun★ _shirt_hoodyclothes_comp.jpg _shirt.jpg 1★a long narrow piece of leather, cloth, etc. that you wear around the waist 腰带;皮带◆to do up/fasten/tighten a belt系上╱扎牢╱扎紧腰带◆a belt buckle腰带扣☞see also
black belt
,
lifebelt
,
seat belt
,
suspender belt
2a continuous band of material that moves round and is used to carry things along or to drive machinery 传送带;传动带☞see also
conveyor belt
,
fan belt
3an area with particular characteristics or where a particular group of people live 地带;地区◆the country's corn/industrial belt这个国家的产粮区╱工业区◆We live in the commuter belt.我们住在通勤者居住带。◆a belt of rain moving across the country横穿这个国家的降雨带☞see also
green belt
4( informal) an act of hitting sth/sb hard 狠打;猛击◆She gave the ball a terrific belt.她猛击了一下球。IDIOMSbelow the ˈbelt(of a remark 说话)unfair or cruel 不公正的;伤人的◆That was distinctly below the belt!那显然是不公正的!ˌbelt and ˈbraces( informal) taking more actions than are really necessary to make sure that sth succeeds or works as it should 双管齐下;多重保障◆a belt-and-braces policy稳妥可靠的政策have sth under your ˈbelt( informal) to have already achieved or obtained sth 已经获得某物◆She already has a couple of good wins under her belt.她已将两项冠军收入囊中。☞more at
tighten
verb1beltsb/sth ( informal) to hit sb/sth hard 猛击;狠打◆He belted the ball right out of the park.他用力一击,球迳直飞出了球场外。◆I'll belt you if you do that again.你要是再这样,我就揍你。2[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.( informal) ( especially BrE) to move very fast 飞奔;飞驰SYN
tear
◆A truck came belting up behind us.一辆货车从我们后方飞驰而来。3[transitive ]beltsth to fasten a belt around sth 绕着系上带子◆The dress was belted at the waist.那件连衣裙的裙腰束着条带子。PHRASAL VERBSˌbelt sth↔ˈout( informal) to sing a song or play music loudly 高声唱歌(或奏乐)ˌbelt ˈup( BrE) 1(NAmEˌbuckle ˈup)( informal) to fasten your seat belt(= a belt worn by a passenger in a vehicle)系上安全带2( informal) used to tell sb rudely to be quiet 住口;闭嘴SYNshut up◆Just belt up, will you!你安静点行不行!belt/belt; NAmEbelt/
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belt1 noun
belt2 verb
beltbelt1 /belt/ ●●●S2W3 noun [countable]
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1belt (1)a band of leather, cloth etc that you wear around your waist to hold up your clothes or for decoration: He unbuckled his leather belt.2a large area of land that has particular features or where particular people live: America’s farming belt the green (=countryside) belt British English →
green belt
3a circular band of something such as rubber that connects or moves parts of a machine →
conveyor belt
, fan belt
4below the belt informal unfair or cruel: That was a bit below the belt, Paul. The comments hit below the belt (=they were unfair or cruel).5have something under your belt to have achieved something useful or important: a secretary with several years’ experience under her belt6belt and braces British English informal a belt and braces way of doing something is one in which you do more than necessary in order to make sure that it succeeds →
black belt
, garter belt
, safety belt
, seat belt
, suspender belt
, → tighten your belt
at tighten(6)
COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + belta wide belt· Along the coast is a wide belt of sand dunes.a narrow belt· The tree grows in a narrow belt around the western Mediterranean.the green belt British English (=land around a city where building is not allowed)· the government's commitment to protecting the green belta mountain belt (=a long and wide area of mountains)· mountain belts such as the Himalayasa coastal belt (=land along the coast)· The wide coastal belt is a flat plain, partially wooded.an industrial belt (=where there are a lot of factories etc)· the northern industrial belt of the United Statesthe corn/cotton/wheat belt (=where corn/cotton etc is grown)· Western Australia's wheat beltthe commuter belt British English (=an area around a large city from where people travel to work in the city every day)· House prices are high in the London commuter belt.the stockbroker belt British English (=an area around a city where rich people who work in the city live)· wealthy families living in the stockbroker belt
belt1 noun
belt2 verb
beltbelt2 verb
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1hit [transitive] informal to hit someone or something hard: Dan belted the ball towards the goal.2go quickly [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] British English spoken to go somewhere very fastSYN chargebelt down/along etc We were belting down the motorway at 95 miles per hour.3fasten [transitive] to fasten something with a belt: Maria belted her raincoat firmly. a dress belted loosely at the waistbelt out phrasal verbto sing a song or play an instrument loudly: She was belting out old Broadway favourites.belt up phrasal verb British English1 spoken used to tell someone rudely to be quiet2informal to fasten your seat belt in a vehicle
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