| 单词 | belt-like |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈbelt-like ˈbelt-like adv. and adj. (a) adv. in the manner of a belt (somewhat rare); (b) adj. resembling a belt in function or appearance. ΚΠ 1732 A. de la Mottraye Voyages ii. 73/2 The Knights wear it on the left shoulder Beltlike. 1735 B. Martin Philos. Gram. ii. iv. 128 Those Belt-like Appearances of Jupiter are supposed to adhere to, or be in the Surface of his Body. 1884 Amer. Naturalist 18 1235 The belt-like pieces under the wall are in connection with the other trophi..and frequently..bear a small piece..which proves them to be basal parts of the first maxillæ. 1912 Jrnl. Amer. Soc. Mech. Engineers Mar. 430 A much better way was to punch or turn out a rubber ring with a rectangular cross section, place it belt-like over two pulleys, and draw the pulleys apart. 1972 K. G. Heider in Oceania 42 187 The initiation costume for each boy was..a narrow strip of bark cloth tied belt-like around the waist. 2003 Evening Herald (Plymouth) (Nexis) 7 Nov. 38 A belt-like ring road that wraps the city centre away from its surroundings. < as lemmas |
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