belt
n
1 strip of leather, cloth, etc usu worn around the waist 腰带; 裤带
a coat with a belt attached 有腰带的外套
a `sword-belt 佩剑带
You don't need braces if you're wearing a belt! 若系著腰带, 就用不著背带了!
2 endless moving strap, used to connect wheels and so drive machinery or carry things along 传动带; 传送带: a `fan belt 风扇皮带
a con`veyor belt 运输带.
3 distinct area, region or extent; zone 地带; 分区; 地区; 区域
a country's `cotton, `forest, in`dustrial, etc belt 国家的产棉、森林、工业等地区
live in the com`muter belt 住在通勤者居住带
a belt of rain moving across the country 经该国而移动的降雨带.
4 (sl 俚) heavy blow 重击; 痛打.
5 (idm 习语) (hit sb) below the `belt (fight) unfairly 用不正当手段(攻击). tighten one's belt => tighten (tight). under one's `belt (infml 口) achieved; obtained 达到的; 获得的
She already has good academic qualifications under her belt. 她已获得良好学历. belt, v
1
(a) [Tn] put or fasten a belt round (sth) 围绕(某物)系上带子
Your mackintosh looks better belted. 你的雨衣系上带子更好看.
(b) [Tn.pr, Tn.p]
attach (sth) with a belt 用带子系住(某物)
The officer belted his sword on. 军官用皮带扣住佩刀.
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). 你再不闭嘴, 我就揍你(一顿).
3 (phr v) belt along, up, down, etc (sl 俚) move very fast in the specified direction 向某方向快速移动
A car came belting along (the road). 一辆汽车(沿路)飞速驶来.
He went belting up/down the motorway at 90 mph. 他在高速公路上以每小时90英里的速度疾驶. belt sth out (sl 俚) sing or play sth loudly and forcefully 大声地、强有力地唱出或奏出
a radio belting out pop music 大声播放流行音乐的收音机. belt `up
(a) (infml 口) fasten one's seat-belt (esp in a car) 束紧安全带(尤指乘坐汽车时).
(b) (sl 俚) be quiet 安静
Belt up, I can't hear what your mother is saying! 安静点, 我听不见你母亲说的话了.
and we have to lower into the ground and haul out of the ground great lengths of drill pipe which are rotated by an engine at the top and are fitted with a cutting bit at the bottom.