1[always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]FASTEN/DO UP to fasten something or someone in place with one or more straps 用带子束住,捆绑
strap something on/down etc
He was only ten when he strapped on a guitar for the first time.
他第一次背上吉他时才十岁。
soldiers with grenades strapped to their belts
腰带上绑着手榴弹的士兵
be strapped in (=have a belt fastened around you in a car) 〔在汽车里〕系好安全带
Are the kids strapped in?
孩子们系好安全带了吗?
2.British EnglishBrE (also strap up)MH to tiebandages firmly round a part of your body that has been hurt 〔用绷带〕包扎〔伤口〕
nGrammar
Strap is often used in the passive.
Examples from the Corpus
strap• As a child, she was strapped into braces that foreclosedmovement and left sores on her back.• Waiting for them there are a team of technicians who will help them strap into the couches for the launch.• As the name suggests, you simply roll it up and strap it round.
be strapped in• Always make sure that all passengers and heavy loadsare strapped in.• Appearing in the Living Curtain meant that their arms were strapped in an outstretched position from the interval until the finale.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + STRAP | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤broad, thick, wide寬帶子;厚帶子▸➤narrow, spaghetti, thin窄帶子;細帶子▸➤tight緊的帶子▸➤loose寬鬆的帶子▸➤adjustable, detachable, removable, Velcro™可調的帶子;可拆卸的帶子;維可牢尼龍帶◇The bag comes with a removable shoulder strap.這隻包配有可拆卸的肩帶。➤leather, nylon, etc.皮帶、尼龍帶等▸➤elastic, padded鬆緊帶;有護墊的帶子▸➤carrying, safety提帶;安全帶◇a portable radio with a carrying strap配有提帶的便攜式收音機➤ankle, chest, shoulder, wrist, etc.踝帶、胸帶、肩帶、腕帶等▸➤bra, guitar, watch, etc.胸罩帶、吉他帶、錶帶等VERB + STRAP➤buckle, buckle up, do up, fasten扣緊帶子;繫緊帶子▸➤unbuckle, undo, unfasten解開帶扣;鬆開帶子▸➤tighten收緊帶子▸➤loosen鬆開帶子▸➤adjust調節帶子▸➤attach, clip on, fit繫上/扣上/裝上帶子◇He clipped on his safety strap.他扣上了安全帶。➤be fitted with裝有帶子◇The camera was fitted with a strap.這部照相機裝有一條掛繩。PREPOSITION➤on a/the strap用帶子繫着◇His binoculars were on a strap around his neck.他的望遠鏡用帶子掛在脖子上。➤strap across, strap around, strap round (especially BrE) , etc.帶子橫過⋯、帶子圍繞⋯等◇She had a wide leather strap around her wrist.她手腕上繫了一條寬皮帶。strap
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ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤safely, securely用帶子安全地繫好▸➤firmly, tightly用帶子牢固地/用帶子緊緊地繫好▸➤down, in, on綁住;捆在裏面;拴上◇He strapped his gun belt on.他繫上了槍帶。PREPOSITION➤around, round (especially BrE) 綁在⋯◇His money belt was securely strapped around his waist.他把腰包安全地綁在腰上。➤in, into拴在⋯◇Make sure that the child is strapped tightly into the seat.一定要把孩子緊緊地拴在座位上。➤to拴到⋯