buckle
n
1 metal or plastic clasp with a hinged spike for fastening a belt or straps (皮帶等的)鎖扣, 扣環.
2 ornamental clasp on a shoe (鞋上的)裝飾扣. buckle, v
1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (sth) (up) fasten (sth) or be fastened with a buckle 用鎖扣扣緊(某物)
My belt is loose; I didn't buckle it up tightly enough. 我的腰帶松了, 我沒扣緊.
These shoes buckle at the side. 這鞋在側面系扣.
2 [I, Tn] (cause sb/sth to) crumple or bend (usu because of pressure or heat) (使某人[某事物])屈服, 順從, 讓步, 弄彎, 變形(通常因受力或受熱所致)
The metal buckled in the heat. 金屬因受熱而變形.
The crash buckled the front of my car. 我的汽車前部撞癟了.
(fig 比喻) He's beginning to buckle under the pressure of work. 工作快要把他壓垮了.
3 (phr v) buckle down to sth (infml 口) start sth in a determined way 下定決心做某事
She's really buckling down to her new job. 她埋頭苦干做新工作. buckle sb in/into sth fasten sb in (a seat, etc) with a belt 用皮帶把某人扣在(座位等)上
The parachutist was buckled into his harness. 跳傘者扣上了背帶. buckle (sth) on (cause sth to) be attached with a buckle (使某物)被鎖扣扣住
a sword that buckles on 用鎖扣扣住的劍
buckle on one's belt 把自己的皮帶系緊. buckle `to (infml 口) (esp of a group) make a special effort (usu in the face of difficulties) (尤指集體)特別努力(通常為面對困難時)
The children had to buckle to while their mother was in hospital. 孩子們因母親住院只好事事更加努力.