单词 | belt |
释义 | Word Frequency belt(bɛlt) noun 1. a band of cloth, leather, etc, worn, usually around the waist, to support clothing, carry tools, weapons, or ammunition, or as decoration 2. a narrow band, circle, or stripe, as of colour 3. an area, esp an elongated one, where a specific thing or specific conditions are found; zone the town belt a belt of high pressure 4. a belt worn as a symbol of rank (as by a knight or an earl), or awarded as a prize (as in boxing or wrestling), or to mark particular expertise (as in judo or karate) 5. seatbelt 6. a band of flexible material between rotating shafts or pulleys to transfer motion or transmit goods a fan belt a conveyer belt 7. a beltcourse cordon (sense 4)8. informal a sharp blow, as with a bat or the fist 9. below the belt 10. tighten one's belt 11. under one's belt verb 12. (transitive) to fasten or attach with or as if with a belt 13. (transitive) to hit with a belt 14. (transitive) slang to give a sharp blow; punch 15. (intransitive; often foll by along) slang to move very fast, esp in a car belting down the motorway 16. (transitive) rare to mark with belts, as of colour 17. (transitive) rare to encircle; surround Derived forms belted (ˈbelted) adjective Word origin Old English, from Latin balteus |
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