fasten
v
1 [Tn, Tn.p]
(a) ~ sth (down) secure or fix sth firmly 使某物牢固; 固定某物
fasten (down) the lid of a box 蓋緊箱蓋
Please fasten your seat-belts. 請系好安全帶.
Have you fastened all the doors and windows? 你把所有的門窗都關嚴了嗎?
(b) ~ sth (up) close or join sth 系住某物; 使某物聯(lián)結在一起
Fasten (up) your coat. 把你的大衣系好.
The tent flaps should be tightly fastened. 帳篷的簾布應緊緊系住.
(c) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (on/to sth); ~ A and B (together) firmly attach sth to sth or two things together 將某物固定在另一物上; 將兩物牢牢聯(lián)結在一起
fasten a lock on/to the door 把門用鎖鎖好
fasten a brooch on a blouse 把飾針別在襯衫上
fasten two sheets of paper (together) with a pin 用大頭針把兩張紙別在一起
(fig 比喻) He fastened his eyes on me. 他緊盯著我.
They're trying to fasten the blame on others. 他們想嫁禍於人.
2 [I, Ip] become closed or attached 關住; 閂住; 系牢; 扎牢
The door fastens with a latch. 這門是用撞鎖鎖住的.
This dress fastens (up) (ie has buttons, a zip, etc) at the back. 這件連衣裙是在背後系扣的.
3 (phr v) fasten on sb/sth take and use sb/sth for a particular purpose; seize on sb/sth 為某目的抓住并利用某人[某事物]; 抓牢某人[某事物]
fasten on an idea 堅持某種想法
He was looking for someone to blame and fastened on me. 他正在找人派不是, 於是便推到我的身上.