belt
noun
verb
belt
noun
1
a
band
of
leather,
cloth
etc
that
you
wear
around
your
waist
to
hold
up
your
clothes
or
for
decoration
腰带，皮带
He
unbuckled
his
leather
belt.
他解开皮带。
2
a
large
area
of
land
that
has
particular
features
or
where
particular
people
live
〔具有某种特色或某类人居住的〕地区，地带
BrE
America’s
farming
belt
美国农业区
the
green
(=countryside)
belt
BrE 【英】 绿色地带
3
a
circular
band
of
something
such
as
rubber
that
connects
or
moves
parts
of
a
machine
传动带; 输送带
4
below the belt
unfair
or
cruel
[非正式] 不公道的; 不正当的
informal
That
was
a
bit
below
the
belt,
Paul.
保罗，那样做有点不公平。
The
comments
hit
below
the
belt
(=they
were
unfair
or
cruel)
.
这些话伤人。
5
have/get sth under your belt
to
have
achieved
something
useful
or
important
获得〔有用或重要的〕某物
a
secretary
with
several
years’
experience
under
her
belt
一位拥有数年工作经验的秘书
6
belt and braces
a
belt
and
braces
way
of
doing
something
is
one
in
which
you
do
more
than
necessary
in
order
to
make
sure
that
it
succeeds
[英，非正式] 〔指做事方法〕双重保险
BrE informal
verb
7
HIT
击打
to
hit
someone
or
something
hard
[非正式] 重击，狠揍
T | informal
Dan
belted
the
ball
towards
the
goal.
丹猛地一脚把球踢向球门。
8
GO QUICKLY
快速走
to
go
somewhere
very
fast
[英，口] 快速行进;
I always + adv/prep | BrE spoken
[+
down/along
etc
]
We
were
belting
down
the
motorway
at
95
miles
per
hour.
我们以每小时 95 英里的速度在高速公路上疾驶。
9
FASTEN
系
to
fasten
something
with
a
belt
系，束
T
Maria
belted
her
raincoat
firmly.
玛丽亚把雨衣系紧。
a
dress
belted
loosely
at
the
waist
裙腰松松地束着一条带子的连衣裙
10
to
sing
a
song
or
play
an
instrument
loudly
引吭高歌; 高声演奏〔乐器〕
She
was
belting
out
old
Broadway
favourites.
她在大声地唱着百老汇的经典老歌。
11
used
to
tell
someone
rudely
to
be
quiet
[口] 住口，闭嘴
spoken
12
to
fasten
your
seat
belt
in
a
vehicle
[非正式] 系好安全带
informal