| 单词 | lifebelt |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslifebelt lifebelt n. (a) a belt or jacket of buoyant or inflatable material, worn to support the body in water; (b) a (usually rigid) buoyant ring used to support the body in water; cf. lifebuoy n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > float to support person in water belt1758 jacket1762 marine collar1764 lifebuoy1783 life-preserver1804 life jacket1819 safety belt1836 lifebelt1841 life vest1848 life ring1911 preserver1912 Mae West1940 1841 Hull Packet 29 Oct. 5/5 The Master Warden and the Wardens of the Trinity House and the Committee of the Scarboro' Life Boat have ordered the crews of their respective boats to be furnished with Mr. Carte's life belts and buoys. 1874 F. G. D. Bedford Sailor's Pocket Bk. viii. 242 The life belts supplied to men-of-war weigh 5 pounds. 1941 N.Y. Times Mag. 27 July 21/2 One can understand..why an airman's life-belt should be a ‘Mae-West’. It..gives the wearer a somewhat feminine figure. 2008 Evening Herald (Plymouth) (Nexis) 29 Jan. 16 Students at Estover Community College have been raising money for the RNLI by selling doughnuts decorated to look like lifebelts. < as lemmas |
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