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单词 belay
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belay in British English

(bɪˈleɪ)
verbWord forms: -lays, -laying or -layed
1.  nautical
to make fast (a line) by securing to a pin, cleat, or bitt
2. (usually imperative) nautical
to stop; cease
3. (ˈbiːˌleɪ) mountaineering
to secure (a climber) to a mountain by tying the rope off round a rock spike, piton, nut, etc
noun
4. (ˈbiːˌleɪ) mountaineering
the attachment (of a climber) to a mountain by tying the rope off round a rock spike, piton, nut,etc, to safeguard the party in the event of a fall
See also running belay
Word origin
Old English belecgan; related to Old High German bileggen, Dutch beleggen

belay in American English

(bɪˈleɪ)
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: beˈlayed or beˈlaying
1. 
to make (a rope) secure by winding around a belaying pin, cleat, piton, etc.; hold fast
2.  Nautical; Informal
a. 
to hold; stop
belay there!
b. 
to cancel
belay the last order
3. 
to secure (a person, as a mountain climber, or thing) by a rope
noun
4. 
action, method, or place of securing a hold for a rope in mountain climbing
Word origin
ME bileggen < OE belecgan, to make fast < be-, be- + lecgan, lay3

Examples of 'belay' in a sentence
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It wasn't just that he hadn't hurt himself - as long as the belay held, he hadn't been in any real danger.
Elizabeth Lowell THIS TIME LOVE (2002)
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