belt
noun /belt/
/belt/
Idioms - enlarge imagea long narrow piece of leather, cloth, etc. that you wear around the middle part of your body
腰带；皮带 - to do up/fasten/tighten a belt
系上／扎牢／扎紧腰带 - a belt buckle
腰带扣 - a studded leather belt
饰钉装饰的皮带 - Around his waist he wore a belt.
他腰间系着一条腰带。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- narrow
- wide
- thick
- …
- buckle
- do up
- fasten
- …
- buckle
- loop
- holster
- …
- to do up/fasten/tighten a belt
- a continuous band of material that moves round and is used to carry things along or to drive a machine
传送带；传动带 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- conveyor
- drive
- fan
- …
- a narrow area or an area around the edge of something that has particular characteristics
地带；地区 - the country’s corn/industrial belt
这个国家的产粮区／工业区 - We live in the commuter belt.
我们住在通勤者居住带。 - a narrow belt of trees
狭长的林带 - a belt of rain moving across the country
横穿这个国家的降雨带 - Towns in the country's industrial belt were particularly affected by the recession.
位于该国工业区的城镇受到经济萧条的影响尤其大。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broad
- wide
- narrow
- …
- belt of
- the country’s corn/industrial belt
- (informal) an act of hitting something/somebody hard
狠打；猛击 - She gave the ball a terrific belt.
她猛击了一下球。
- She gave the ball a terrific belt.
词源Old English, of Germanic origin, from Latin balteus ‘girdle’.
Idioms
below the belt
- (of a remark
说话 不公正的；伤人的 - That was distinctly below the belt!
那显然是不公正的！
- That was distinctly below the belt!
belt and braces
- (informal) taking more actions than are really necessary to make sure that something succeeds or works as it should
双管齐下；多重保障 - a belt-and-braces policy
稳妥可靠的政策
More Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spic and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane
- a belt-and-braces policy
have something under your belt
- (informal) to have already achieved or obtained something
已经获得某物 - She already has a couple of good wins under her belt.
她已大胜两场。
- She already has a couple of good wins under her belt.
tighten your belt
- to spend less money because there is less available
勒紧腰带（省吃俭用） - With price increases on most goods, everyone is having to tighten their belt.
随着大多数商品的价格上涨，每个人都不得不勒紧腰带。 - There is a need for further belt-tightening.
有必要进一步紧缩开支。
- With price increases on most goods, everyone is having to tighten their belt.