belt
n
1 strip of leather, cloth, etc usu worn around the waist 腰帶; 褲帶
a coat with a belt attached 有腰帶的外套
a `sword-belt 佩劍帶
You don't need braces if you're wearing a belt! 若系著腰帶, 就用不著背帶了!
2 endless moving strap, used to connect wheels and so drive machinery or carry things along 傳動帶; 傳送帶: a `fan belt 風扇皮帶
a con`veyor belt 運輸帶.
3 distinct area, region or extent; zone 地帶; 分區; 地區; 區域
a country's `cotton, `forest, in`dustrial, etc belt 國家的產棉、森林、工業等地區
live in the com`muter belt 住在通勤者居住帶
a belt of rain moving across the country 經該國而移動的降雨帶.
4 (sl 俚) heavy blow 重擊; 痛打.
5 (idm 習語) (hit sb) below the `belt (fight) unfairly 用不正當手段(攻擊). tighten one's belt => tighten (tight). under one's `belt (infml 口) achieved; obtained 達到的; 獲得的
She already has good academic qualifications under her belt. 她已獲得良好學歷. belt, v
1
(a) [Tn] put or fasten a belt round (sth) 圍繞(某物)系上帶子
Your mackintosh looks better belted. 你的雨衣系上帶子更好看.
(b) [Tn.pr, Tn.p]
attach (sth) with a belt 用帶子系住(某物)
The officer belted his sword on. 軍官用皮帶扣住佩刀.
2 [Tn, Dn.n] (sl 俚) thrash (sb); hit 抽打(某人); 打
If you don't shut up, I'll belt you (one). 你再不閉嘴, 我就揍你(一頓).
3 (phr v) belt along, up, down, etc (sl 俚) move very fast in the specified direction 向某方向快速移動
A car came belting along (the road). 一輛汽車(沿路)飛速駛來.
He went belting up/down the motorway at 90 mph. 他在高速公路上以每小時90英里的速度疾駛. belt sth out (sl 俚) sing or play sth loudly and forcefully 大聲地、強有力地唱出或奏出
a radio belting out pop music 大聲播放流行音樂的收音機. belt `up
(a) (infml 口) fasten one's seat-belt (esp in a car) 束緊安全帶(尤指乘坐汽車時).
(b) (sl 俚) be quiet 安靜
Belt up, I can't hear what your mother is saying! 安靜點, 我聽不見你母親說的話了.