英语词汇“belay”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

belaybelay /bɪˈleɪ/ verb [intransitive, transitive]

ETYMOLOGYbelay

Origin: 1500-1600 Dutch beleggen

VERB TABLE

belay

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	belay
	he, she, it	belays
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	belayed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have belayed
	he, she, it	has belayed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had belayed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will belay
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have belayed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am belaying
	he, she, it	is belaying
	you, we, they	are belaying
Past	I, he, she, it	was belaying
	you, we, they	were belaying
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been belaying
	he, she, it	has been belaying
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been belaying
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be belaying
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been belaying

1to control a rope that a climber is attached to, in order to keep them safe while they climb2technical to attach a rope to a ship by winding it under and over in the shape of a figure 8 on a special hook