n.[C]

1. 腰带；皮带；带状物
   There is a belt of trees between the two fields.

   那两块地之间有一片狭长树林。

2. 传送带；传动带
3. （常大写）地带，地区
   Iowa is in the corn belt.

   衣阿华州地处玉米带。

   the Cotton Belt

   棉花地带

4. 【俚】猛击，狠揍
5. （自动武器的）子弹带
6. 海峡

vt.

1. 用皮带抽打
2. 用带捆住（或佩上）[（+up）]
   The air hostess asked everyone to belt himself in.

   空中小姐要求大家扣好安全带。

   On seeing the downpour, she belted (up) her raincoat.

   一看到倾盆大雨，她就用皮带束好雨衣。

3. 用带（或条纹）标明
   All the boxes to be shipped were belted in green.

   所有交运的箱子都用绿带标明。

4. 环绕
5. 【俚】猛击
   The tennis player belted the ball right out of the court.

   那位网球选手将球用力打出球场去了。

vi.

1. 【俚】猛击；痛骂
2. 【俚】疾驰[Q]
   He belted along on his motorcycle.

   他开着摩托车一路疾驰。

n.

1. a strip of leather or other material worn round the waist to support or hold in clothes or to carry weapons.
   ▸a belt worn as a sign of rank or achievement, as in judo, karate, or similar sports.
   ▸ (the belt) the punishment of being struck with a belt.
2. a continuous band of material used in machinery for transferring motion from one wheel to another.
3. a strip or encircling area of a specified kind:
   the asteroid belt.
4. informal a heavy blow.

v.

1. fasten or secure with a belt.
2. beat or hit very hard.
   ▸ (belt something out) informal sing or play something loudly and without finesse.
3. informal rush or dash in a specified direction.
4. (belt up) Brit. informal be quiet.