| 单词 | conveyor belt |
| 释义 | conveyor belt (once / 33388 pages) n If you've ever stood at the baggage claim in an airport, watching suitcases and backpacks move past you on a baggage carousel, you know exactly what a conveyor belt is. It moves the bags around in a circle. You're most likely to see a conveyor belt in a store or an airport. It is a machine built from some material, like rubber, that's stretched across rotating rollers which pull it forward, along with whatever is resting on it. Large post offices use a conveyor belt to move packages, and your food moves along on a conveyor belt at the grocery store checkout. To convey means to move. WORD FAMILYconveyor belt: conveyor belts USAGE EXAMPLESInvestigators said they pieced together the case after Estepp’s body was found on a conveyor belt at a recycling center in Anaheim in March 2014. The Guardian(Dec 15, 2016) The conveyor belts move at a comfortable walking pace. Washington Post(Dec 13, 2016) That space was once occupied by a conveyor belt when the building was used as a warehouse. New York Times(Dec 12, 2016) n a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory) Syn|Hypo|Hyper conveyer, conveyer belt, conveyor, transporter carousel, carrousel, luggage carousel, luggage carrousel a conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air travelers belt endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys |
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