seatbelts
seatbelts — noun
- seatbeltssingular
- seatbeltsesplural
1. strong straps that you put across your body inside a car, plane, or other vehicl
strong straps that you put across your body inside a car, plane, or other vehicle — they hold you safely in place during a crash or sudden stop.
The flight attendant asked everyone to fasten their seatbelts before takeoff.
fasten + possessive + seatbelts — common instruction pattern
Kofi checked that his children's seatbelts were clipped in before leaving the driveway.
checked that + possessive + seatbelts — inspection context
In many countries, the law requires all passengers to wear seatbelts in cars.
Arjun reminded his passengers to fasten their seatbelts before he started the taxi.
The mechanic said the rear seatbelts in the minivan needed to be replaced.
- safety belt
more formal; can also refer to belts used by workers at height
- seat belt
same meaning; the two-word spelling is still common in formal writing
文法句型
seatbelts + verb
fasten / buckle + possessive + seatbelt(s)
用法筆記
Seatbelts is almost always used in the plural form when talking about the safety device in general. The singular form seatbelt appears when referring to one specific belt (for example, 'the driver's seatbelt').