belt
/belt/ (bre, ipa) · /belt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbelt/ (ame, mw)
belt — 名詞
1. a long thin band, usually made of leather or fabric, that you fasten around your
腰帶；皮帶
繫在腰部的長條布或皮革
a long thin band, usually made of leather or fabric, that you fasten around your waist to hold up trousers or skirts, or simply to look stylish.
Nia tightened her leather belt before heading into the office.
Nia 進辦公室前把皮帶束緊了一點。
tighten / loosen + a [material] belt
Rashida wore a thin gold belt over her summer dress.
Rashida 在夏天的洋裝外繫了一條細細的金色腰帶。
wear + a + [adjective] belt + over [garment]
These jeans are loose, so I need a belt to keep them up.
這條牛仔褲很鬆，我得繫條皮帶才撐得住。
The little boy could not fasten the buckle on his belt.
小男孩沒辦法把腰帶上的扣環扣好。
Mira hung her keys from a small loop on her belt.
Mira 把鑰匙掛在腰帶上的小環上。
用法筆記
Often appears with verbs of fastening: 'put on', 'fasten', 'buckle', 'tighten', 'loosen', 'undo'. The material is usually named just before the noun ('leather belt', 'cloth belt').
常見錯誤
2. a long loop of rubber or similar tough material inside a machine that turns arou
輸送帶；皮帶
機器中循環轉動的長條帶
a long loop of rubber or similar tough material inside a machine that turns around two wheels, either to drive other parts or to carry items from one place to another.
The factory belt slowly carried bottles toward the labelling machine.
工廠的輸送帶緩緩把瓶子送往貼標機。
conveyor sense: belt + carry / move + objects
Passengers waited near the belt for their suitcases to appear.
旅客在輸送帶旁等著行李出現。
airport baggage belt context
Nia replaced the worn rubber belt inside the engine.
Nia 換掉了引擎裡那條磨損的橡膠皮帶。
When the belt snapped, every machine on the line stopped at once.
輸送帶一斷，整條生產線立刻停了下來。
用法筆記
Two main subtypes share this sense: a 'conveyor belt' (carries objects) and a 'drive belt' or 'fan belt' (transmits power inside engines). Subject is almost always a machine, factory line, or vehicle, never a person.
常見錯誤
3. a long stretch of land, often near a city or running across a country, that shar
地帶；地區
具有共同特徵的長條地區
a long stretch of land, often near a city or running across a country, that shares one main feature — for example, the kind of people who live there, the crops grown there, or the climate.
Many young families have moved out to the commuter belt around London.
許多年輕家庭搬到了倫敦周邊的通勤地帶。
fixed compound: commuter belt
The town sits in the rust belt, where old steel factories once thrived.
這座小鎮位於昔日鋼鐵工廠林立的鏽帶。
fixed compound: rust belt
Farms across the corn belt depend on heavy summer rain.
玉米帶上的農場全靠夏季的大雨。
A green belt of parks surrounds the old city centre.
舊城中心被一圈綠帶公園環繞著。
用法筆記
Almost always preceded by a defining word: 'commuter belt', 'rust belt', 'cotton belt', 'green belt', 'Bible belt'. Without that word, 'belt' rarely carries this geographical meaning.
常見錯誤
4. a sudden, forceful strike given to a person or thing, usually with a fist, the f
重擊；猛揍
用力打的一下
a sudden, forceful strike given to a person or thing, usually with a fist, the flat of a hand, or a heavy object.
Mateo gave the stuck door a belt with his shoulder and it finally opened.
Mateo 用肩膀朝那扇卡住的門撞了一下，門終於開了。
give + something + a belt
One belt from the boxer sent his opponent to the floor.
拳擊手一記重擊就把對手打倒在地。
a belt + from + [person]
The angry farmer threatened to give the thief a belt round the ear.
氣憤的農夫揚言要賞那個小偷一記耳光。
Nia gave the bully a hard belt on the jaw and walked away.
Nia 朝那個惡霸的下巴狠狠揍了一拳，然後轉身離開。
用法筆記
Informal and chiefly British or Irish. Most common in the pattern 'give somebody a belt' or 'a belt round the ear'. American English usually prefers 'a punch', 'a smack' or 'a wallop' for the same meaning.
常見錯誤
belt — 動詞
1. to move very quickly in one direction, especially when talking about cars, motor
飛奔；疾駛
（常指車輛）以極快速度移動
to move very quickly in one direction, especially when talking about cars, motorbikes, or runners going much faster than normal.
A red sports car came belting down the narrow lane.
一輛紅色跑車從那條窄巷裡呼嘯而過。
belt + along / down + [path]
Nia belted across the field to catch the last bus home.
Nia 飛奔過田野，趕上了回家的末班車。
belt + across + [place]
The motorbike was belting past us at well over a hundred.
那輛重機以時速一百多公里從我們身旁飛過。
Rashida belted up the stairs when she heard the smoke alarm.
Rashida 一聽到火災警報就飛奔上樓。
- crawl
to move very slowly, often used about traffic
文法句型
belt + along / down / past / up [place]
用法筆記
Almost always followed by a direction word ('along', 'down', 'past', 'up', 'across'). Informal and chiefly British; in American English 'tear', 'race' or 'speed' are more common in the same situations.
常見錯誤
2. to hit a person or thing with a lot of force, often in anger or in a fight.
猛擊；痛打
用力打人或物
to hit a person or thing with a lot of force, often in anger or in a fight.
Mateo belted the ball over the back fence on his first swing.
Mateo 第一棒就把球轟過了後方圍牆。
belt + [object] + [direction]: sports use
Two drunk customers belted each other outside the bar.
兩個喝醉的客人在酒吧外互毆起來。
belt + each other: in a fight
Nia belted the table with her fist when she heard the result.
Nia 一聽到結果就用拳頭重重砸了一下桌子。
If you belt your little brother again, you will be sent to your room.
如果你再打弟弟一次，就會被罰回房間。
- stroke
to touch gently, the opposite kind of contact
文法句型
belt + [person / object]
用法筆記
Informal. Two typical patterns: hitting a person in anger ('he belted his rival') and striking a ball with great force in sports ('she belted the ball into the net'). Avoid in formal writing — prefer 'hit', 'strike', or 'punch'.
常見錯誤
3. to hold a piece of clothing close to the body, or to keep a person safely in a s
繫上腰帶
用腰帶或安全帶束住衣物或人
to hold a piece of clothing close to the body, or to keep a person safely in a seat, by putting a belt or strap around it.
Rashida belted her long coat at the waist before stepping into the snow.
Rashida 在踏入雪地前把長大衣的腰帶繫好。
belt + [garment] + at the waist
The flight attendant checked that every child was belted into a seat.
空服員確認每個小孩都已繫上安全帶坐在位子上。
passive: be belted into a seat
Mateo belted his sword to his side before riding out of the village.
Mateo 把劍繫在腰側才騎馬離開村子。
Mira belted the loose cardigan so that it looked smarter for the meeting.
Mira 把那件寬鬆的開襟衫繫起腰帶，看起來開會比較得體。
- unbuckle
to undo a belt or strap
文法句型
belt + [object / person]
be belted + into [seat]
用法筆記
Very often passive: 'be belted in', 'be belted into'. The object is usually a coat, dress, or jacket (to give it shape) or a person in a vehicle seat. Distinguish from sense 1: this is about fastening, not about speed.
常見錯誤
4. to sing a song with a very strong, powerful voice so that it sounds full and rea
高歌；放聲唱
以宏亮有力的嗓音唱歌
to sing a song with a very strong, powerful voice so that it sounds full and reaches the back of a room or stage.
Mira belted out the chorus and the whole bar joined in.
Mira 放聲唱出副歌，整間酒吧都跟著合唱起來。
belt out + the chorus
The young singer belted her final song to a standing crowd.
那位年輕歌手對著起立的觀眾盡情唱完最後一首歌。
belt + [song] without 'out'
Rashida can belt a high note without sounding tired.
Rashida 唱高音時嗓子聽起來毫不費力。
Mateo belted out old rock hits during the long drive home.
Mateo 在漫長的回家路上一路高聲唱著老搖滾金曲。
- whisper
to speak or sing very quietly, the opposite kind of voice
文法句型
belt out + [song]
belt + [song] + out
用法筆記
Almost always paired with 'out' for songs and choruses ('belt out a tune'). Suggests volume and power rather than sweetness — used about pop, rock, or musical-theatre singing, rarely about lullabies or quiet ballads.