| 释义 |
belt /belt/ noun- A band of leather or other material, esp one worn around the waist
- A band of flexible material used to transmit motion in machinery
- A broad stripe of anything, different in colour or material from whatever surrounds it
- Something which confines or restrains
- A zone of country, a district (geography)
- A strait
- A band for the waist awarded in recognition of a specific (grade of) achievement (see black belt, Lonsdale belt)
- A seat belt
- A sharp blow, impact or shock (informal)
transitive verb- To award a belt, or to invest formally with one, as in conferring knighthood
- To encircle with a belt
- To thrash with a belt
- To hit hard (informal)
intransitive verb (slang)To move very fast ORIGIN: OE belt, from L balteus beltˈed adjective - Wearing a belt, eg of a knight
- Marked with a band or bands of different colours
beltˈer noun (informal) - Something outstanding or strikingly good
- A song for belting out
- A singer who belts out songs
beltˈing noun - Belts collectively
- Material for making belts
- A beating (informal)
adjective (informal)Outstandingly good belt-and-braˈces adjective Giving double security or double the chances of success belt bag noun Another term for bum bag (see under bum1) belt drive noun A system of transmitting power using an endless flexible belt beltˈman noun (Aust) The member of a lifesaving team who swims out to the rescue, with a line tied to his belt beltˈway noun (US) A ring road belt out (informal) To sing, play or send out vigorously or with great enthusiasm belt up (informal) - To be quiet
- To fasten one's seat belt
hit, etc, below the belt - To hit, etc, an opponent's body lower than the waist (forbidden in some sports)
- Hence (figurative) to deliver a mean blow, attack unfairly
hold the belt To hold the championship in wrestling, boxing, or the like tighten one's belt To reduce one's demands or expenditure, to economize (beltˈ-tightening noun) under one's belt (figurative) Firmly and irrevocably secured or in one's possession |