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单词 belt
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🔑 beltBrE /belt/NAmE /belt/ noun🔑
a long narrow piece of leather, cloth, etc. that you wear around the waist 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   see also black belt, lifebelt, seat belt, suspender belt
a continuous band of material that moves round and is used to carry things along or to drive machinery 传送带;传动带   see also conveyor belt, fan belt an area with particular characteristics or where a particular group of people live 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 belt of rain moving across the country 横穿这个国家的降雨带   see also green belt (informal) an act of hitting sth/sb hard 狠打;猛击She gave the ball a terrific belt. 她猛击了一下球。
below the ˈbelt(of a remark 说话) unfair or cruel 不公正的;伤人的That was distinctly below the belt! 那显然是不公正的!ˌbelt and ˈbraces(informal) taking more actions than are really necessary to make sure that sth 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 Alliteration in idioms belt and braces, (beat somebody) 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 of something, puff and pant, go 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 something, tried and testedtrusted, wax and wanehave sth under your ˈbelt(informal) to have already achieved or obtained sth 已经获得某物She already has a couple of good wins under her belt. 她已大胜两场。tighten your ˈbeltto spend less money because there is less available 勒紧腰带(省吃俭用)savebudgeteconomizetighten your belt

These words all mean to spend less money. 以上各词均含存钱、节俭之义。

  • save to keep money instead of spending it, often in order to buy a particular thing 常指为了买某物而攒钱、储蓄I'm saving for a new car. 我正攒钱想买辆新车。
  • budget to be careful about the amount of money you spend; to plan to spend an amount of money for a particular purpose 指谨慎花钱、把…编入预算If we budget carefully we'll be able to afford the trip. 我们精打细算一点,就能够负担这次旅行。
  • economize to use less money, time, etc. than you normally use 指节省、节约、节俭
  • tighten your belt (rather informal) to spend less money because there is less available 指勒紧腰带省吃俭用With the price increases, we are all having to tighten our belts. 由于物价上涨,我们都只好勒紧裤腰带了。

Patterns

  • to save up/budget for sth
  • to have to save/budget/economize/tighten our belts
  • to try to/manage to save/budget/economize
🔑 beltBrE /belt/NAmE /belt/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they belt BrE /belt/ NAmE /belt/present simple - he / she / it belts BrE /belts/ NAmE /belts/past simple belted BrE /ˈbeltɪd/ NAmE /ˈbeltɪd/past participle belted BrE /ˈbeltɪd/ NAmE /ˈbeltɪd/ -ing form belting BrE /ˈbeltɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈbeltɪŋ/~ sb/sth(informal) to hit sb/sth hard 猛击;狠打He belted the ball right out of the park. 他用力一击,球径直飞出了球场外。I'll belt you if you do that again. 你要是再这样,我就揍你。 [I] + adv./prep. (informal, BrE) to move very fast 飞奔;飞驰 SYN tear1 A truck came belting up behind us. 一辆货车从我们后方飞驰而来。 [T] ~ sthto fasten a belt around sth 用带子系住The dress was belted at the waist. 那件连衣裙的裙腰束着条带子。 ˌbelt sth↔ˈout(informal) to sing a song or play music loudly 高声唱歌(或奏乐)ˌbelt ˈup(BrE) (NAmE ˌbuckle ˈup) (informal) to fasten your seat belt (= a belt worn by a passenger in a vehicle) 系上安全带(informal) used to tell sb rudely to be quiet 住口;闭嘴 SYN shut up Just belt up, will you! 你安静点行不行!
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