cleats
cleats — 名詞
1. sports shoes that have small hard points or short bars under the sole, helping t
釘鞋
底部有釘或短條的運動鞋
sports shoes that have small hard points or short bars under the sole, helping the player push off the ground without slipping during football, baseball, rugby, or soccer.
Rafael laced up his new soccer cleats before the Saturday morning match.
Rafael 在週六早上的比賽前，把全新的足球釘鞋鞋帶綁好。
typical collocation: soccer / football / baseball cleats
The coach told Hugo to leave his muddy cleats outside the locker room.
教練要 Hugo 把沾滿泥巴的釘鞋留在更衣室外面。
concrete context: post-game muddy footwear
Nadia twisted her ankle when one of her cleats caught in the wet grass.
Nadia 的一隻釘鞋卡在濕草地上，結果扭傷了腳踝。
Most baseball players keep two pairs of cleats: one for grass and one for dirt.
大多數棒球選手會準備兩雙釘鞋：一雙穿草地，一雙穿紅土。
Lucas had to buy bigger cleats after his feet grew over the summer.
Lucas 的腳在夏天長大了，只好買更大號的釘鞋。
文法句型
wear cleats
用法筆記
Almost always used in the plural form 'cleats' when referring to the shoes themselves; the singular 'cleat' more often names one individual spike (see sense 2). In British English, the same sports shoes are usually called 'studs' or 'boots'.
常見錯誤
2. one of the short hard pieces that stick out from the bottom of a sports shoe, de
鞋釘
運動鞋底突出的單顆短釘
one of the short hard pieces that stick out from the bottom of a sports shoe, designed to dig into grass or dirt so the wearer keeps their footing.
Yael cleaned the dirt from each cleat with a small wooden stick after practice.
Yael 練習後，用小木棒把每一顆鞋釘上的泥巴清掉。
singular 'cleat' = one individual stud
Modern football shoes often have removable cleats that you can change for different fields.
現代足球鞋常有可拆式鞋釘，可以依場地不同更換。
pattern: removable cleats
Three of the cleats on Marco's right shoe had broken off during the second half.
下半場時，Marco 右腳鞋底有三顆鞋釘脫落了。
The new running shoes have rubber cleats instead of metal ones for safer training.
這雙新的跑鞋用橡膠鞋釘取代金屬鞋釘，訓練時比較安全。
文法句型
the cleats on a shoe
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: a single 'cleat' is one stud; 'cleats' as the whole shoe is sense 1. Many shoes have six to nine cleats on each sole.
3. a short piece of wood or metal with two horn-shaped ends, fixed to a boat or doc
繫纜柱
船上或碼頭用來繫繩的雙角金屬件
a short piece of wood or metal with two horn-shaped ends, fixed to a boat or dock, around which a sailor wraps a rope to hold the boat still.
Élise wrapped the docking line twice around the cleat on the front of her sailboat.
Élise 把船纜在帆船船頭的繫纜柱上繞了兩圈。
typical action: wrap a line around a cleat
Each wooden pier in the harbour had four metal cleats spaced along its edge.
港口每座木製碼頭邊上都裝了四個金屬繫纜柱。
concrete scene: pier hardware
Darius taught the new crew how to tie a rope properly to a deck cleat.
Darius 教新進船員怎麼把繩子確實綁在甲板繫纜柱上。
Strong winds tore the rope loose from the rusted cleat during last night's storm.
昨晚暴風雨中，強風把繩子從生鏽的繫纜柱上扯了下來。
- bollard
much larger fitting on a dock; for ships rather than small boats
文法句型
tie a rope to a cleat
用法筆記
Mainly nautical; learners may also hear it from rowers and dock workers. The shape — two horns sticking up from a base — is what distinguishes it from senses 1, 2, and 4.
4. a small piece of wood or metal, often wedge-shaped, that is fixed to a surface t
固定楔；木條
固定在表面、防止物品滑動的木條
a small piece of wood or metal, often wedge-shaped, that is fixed to a surface to hold something in place or stop it from sliding.
Ishaan screwed a small wooden cleat under the shelf to keep the books from sliding.
Ishaan 在書架底下鎖了一小條木製固定楔，避免書本滑出來。
typical scene: workshop / DIY support
Carpenters use a long cleat across the back of a heavy mirror before hanging it.
木工師傅在掛大鏡子前，會先在背面釘上一條長木條。
pattern: long cleat across the back
A metal cleat on the truck floor stopped the toolbox from sliding when Nala braked hard.
Nala 急煞車時，貨車地板上的金屬固定楔擋住了工具箱。
The bookshelf rests on two short cleats screwed into the studs of the wall.
這個書櫃是靠兩根短木條鎖進牆內的立柱上才撐起來的。
文法句型
a cleat fixed to a wall / shelf
用法筆記
Common in woodworking and carpentry; often called a 'French cleat' when two angled pieces lock together to hang heavy items on a wall.
cleats — 動詞
1. to fasten a rope or line by winding it around a fixed boat or dock fitting so th
繫纜
把繩索繞在繫纜柱上固定
to fasten a rope or line by winding it around a fixed boat or dock fitting so the rope cannot pull loose.
Christopher cleated the bow line as soon as the sailboat touched the dock.
帆船一靠岸，Christopher 就立刻把船頭纜繩繫到繫纜柱上。
typical object: bow line / stern line
Before the storm arrived, Yan cleated every rope on the small fishing boat tightly.
暴風雨來臨前，Yan 把小漁船上的每一條繩子都繫緊。
The instructor showed the students how to cleat the halyard with a figure-eight wrap.
教練示範如何用八字纏繞法把升降索繫到繫纜柱上。
Marco quickly cleated the line and jumped down to help the children off the boat.
Marco 迅速把纜繩繫好，跳下船去幫小朋友下船。
文法句型
cleat + a rope / line
用法筆記
Almost exclusively used by sailors and boat crews; a general English learner is far more likely to meet the noun (sense 3 of the noun entry) than the verb. The object is the rope, not the cleat.
常見錯誤
2. to fit small bars, studs, or wedge-shaped pieces onto something so that it grips
加裝防滑條
在表面加裝釘子或木條以防滑或固定
to fit small bars, studs, or wedge-shaped pieces onto something so that it grips better or holds another object in place.
The factory cleated the bottom of every pair of boots before shipping them to the rugby club.
工廠在每雙橄欖球靴出貨給俱樂部前，會先在鞋底加裝防滑釘。
typical object: shoe / boot soles
Hugo cleated the wooden ramp so the wheelchair would not slip in winter.
Hugo 在木造斜坡上加裝防滑條，讓輪椅在冬天不會打滑。
Workers cleated the long planks of the deck for extra grip when the wood got wet.
工人在甲板長木板上加裝防滑條，木頭潮濕時可以更止滑。
Nadia cleated the back of the cabinet so it would stay tight against the wall.
Nadia 在櫃子背後加裝木條，讓櫃子能緊靠牆面。
- fit with studs
everyday phrase for cleating shoes
- stud
as a verb, for shoes specifically
文法句型
cleat + a surface / shoe
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: in sense 2 the object is the surface that RECEIVES the cleats (a shoe, a ramp, a cabinet); in sense 1 the object is a rope that USES a cleat. Both senses are technical and uncommon outside trades.