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单词 belay
释义

belay

/ˈbiːleɪ / /bɪˈleɪ /
verb [with object]
1Fix (a running rope) round a cleat, rock, pin, or other object, to secure it.I realised that the sump rope was belayed some 4m from the end of the sump, and so I'd crossed the sump pool under water....
  • This lasts for some 20 metres, and then drops steeply into the Far Eastern Bedding Plane, emerging close to where the telephone cable is belayed for the Near Wallows.
  • Also at this point, a telephone cable may be found belayed to a rock.
1.1Secure (a climber) with a belayed rope: he belayed his partner across the ice...
  • For a few nights I kept having a nightmare, where I was rockclimbing, and Rowan was belaying me.
  • Losing no time, Simon tied their two 300 foot ropes together and started belaying the pain stricken Joe down the mountain.
  • He eventually got it and scrambled to some anchors before belaying Suzanne from the top of the climb.
2 [usually in imperative] nautical slang Stop; desist from: ‘Belay that, mister. Man your post.’...
  • Of course, since I do the grocery shopping, I had only myself to blame for all these extra boxes… belay that, I have my child to blame.
  • 3 Responses to “Belay that order, we’ve Japanese fuel!”
  • The pirate says to belay the whining and I must say I do agree
noun
1An act of belaying: the leader may require belays to tackle more difficult sections...
  • I'm watching the rope quickly diminish in length and wondering when he's going to get to the belay.
  • No amount of determination could get me up any of these walls if I didn't have someone to give me a belay.
  • Eventually the snow slides were over, the belay was set and it was my turn on the climb.
2A spike of rock or other object used for belaying: the trees along the top are used as belays...
  • A dry extension to the passage leads to a spike belay and the original 40-metre pitch.
  • Approaching Cathedral Sam made a point of rigging exactly as the CNCC guide recommended, and began looking for the rock column mentioned as the initial belay.
  • I felt like a sissy for having six layers and still not being able to feel my fingers at the belays.

Derivatives

belayer

noun ...
  • In recent times I could not bring myself to jump off a platform to a trapeze even though I was in a full body harness and belayed by not one but two belayers.
  • The climber will tie into one end of the rope and the belayer will take up slack from the other end using his belaying device.
  • If you're leading, think about the position of your belayers and bystanders if you should pull something off.

Origin

Mid 16th century (originally in nautical use): from be- + lay1, on the pattern of Dutch beleggen.

Rhymes

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