fasten
verb
ˈfɑːsən
verb
1
CLOTHES/BAG ETC
衣服/袋子等
also
又作
a.
to
join
together
the
two
sides
of
a
coat,
shirt,
bag
etc
so
that
it
is
closed
b.
to
become
joined
together
with
buttons,
hooks
etc
扣牢; 钩住; 系牢; 钉牢;
T I
‘I’m
going
now,’
she
said,
fastening
her
coat.
“现在我要走了。”她一边说，一边扣上大衣。
Fasten
your
seat
belt.
系好你的安全带。
I
was
so
fat
that
my
skirt
wouldn’t
fasten.
我胖得连裙子都扣不上了。
2
WINDOW/GATE ETC
窗/门等
to
firmly
close
a
window,
gate
etc
so
that
it
will
not
open,
or
to
become
firmly
closed
（使）〔窗、门等〕关住;
I,T
Make
sure
all
the
windows
are
securely
fastened
before
you
leave.
离开前要确保所有的窗子都关牢。
3
ATTACH STH TO STH
把某物固定在某物上
to
attach
something
firmly
to
another
object
or
surface
使牢固，使固定
T
fasten
sth
with
sth
Fasten
the
edges
of
the
cloth
together
with
pins.
用大头针把布料的边角固定住。
fasten
sth
to
sth
They
fastened
the
rope
to
a
tree.
他们把绳子绑在树上。
4
HOLD STH TIGHTLY
牢牢握住某物
to
hold
something
firmly
with
your
hands,
legs,
arms,
or
teeth
握住; 抓牢; 咬住
I,T
fasten
sth
around/round
sth
She
fastened
her
arms
around
his
neck.
她紧紧抱住他的脖子。
[+
around/round
]
A
strong
hand
fastened
round
her
wrist.
一只有力的手牢牢抓住了她的手腕。
[+
on/onto
]
Their
long
claws
allow
them
to
fasten
onto
the
rocks
and
hold
firm.
它们可以凭借长长的爪子牢牢抓住岩石。
5
fasten your eyes/gaze on sb/sth
to
look
at
someone
or
something
for
a
long
time
眼睛盯着某人/某物
He
rose,
his
eyes
still
fastened
on
the
piece
of
paper.
他站起身，眼睛仍盯着那张纸。
6
fasten your attention on sb/sth
to
think
a
lot
about
one
particular
thing
or
person
集中注意力于某人/某物; 认真地考虑某人/某物
He
was
working
quietly,
all
his
attention
fastened
on
the
task.
他静静地干着活，注意力全都集中在工作上。
7
to
give
particular
attention
to
something
because
you
think
it
is
important
or
interesting
盯住…不放，把注意力放在…
My
mother
fastened
on
the
word
“unsafe”.
我母亲就盯着“不安全”这几个字。
8
to
give
particular
attention
to
something
because
you
think
it
is
important
or
interesting
盯住…不放，把注意力放在
9
to
follow
someone
and
stay
with
them,
especially
when
they
do
not
want
you
to
缠住，纠缠;
The
dog
seemed
lost
and
fastened
onto
us.
那条狗似乎迷了路，老跟着我们。