4below the beltinformalUNFAIRunfair or cruel 不公道的;刻薄伤人的
That was a bit below the belt, Paul.
保罗,那样做有点不公平。
The comments hit below the belt (=they were unfair or cruel).
这些话是恶意中伤。
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below the belt• That was definitely a blowbelow the belt!• Whichever camp you are in, the same celestialadvice will apply - hit below the belt.• Hits us below the belt as often as not.
5have something under your beltDOto have achieved something useful or important 获得某物
a secretary with several years’ experience under her belt
一位拥有数年工作经验的秘书
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have something under your belt• It's difficult to get matches under your belt when you're like that.• Once you've had a few lessons under your belt, you're ready to buy your own skiequipment.
6.belt and bracesBritish EnglishBrE informal a belt and braces way of doing something is one in which you do more than necessary in order to make sure that it succeeds 〔指做事方法〕双重保险的
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belt and braces• Where glues are concerned, I, personally, would not scorn to wear both a belt and braces.• It retains the Sympatex lining of the earlier model - belt and braces if you like.• It was sealed with Sellotape and staples, a realbelt and braces job.• Three: portly old men should use belt and braces, in case their trousersburst open; the belt hides the disaster.
1hit 击打 [transitiveT]HIT informal to hit someone or something hard 重击,狠揍
Dan belted the ball towards the goal.
丹猛的一脚把球踢向球门。
2go quickly 快速行走 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]British EnglishBrE spokenFAST/QUICK to go somewhere very fast 快速行进SYN charge
belt down/along etc
We were belting down the motorway at 95 miles per hour.
我们以每小时95英里的速度在高速公路上疾驶。
3fasten 系 [transitiveT] to fasten something with a belt 〔用皮带〕系,束
Maria belted her raincoat firmly.
玛丽亚把雨衣系紧。
a dress belted loosely at the waist
裙腰处松松地系着带子的连衣裙
4belt something ↔ outphrasal verbphr vAPMto sing a song or play an instrument loudly 引吭高歌;高声演奏〔乐器〕
She was belting out old Broadway favourites.
她在高唱百老汇的经典老歌。
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belt out• Mark was carrying his jacket, and Clare regretted that she had not taken off her stockings and belt before coming out.• Almost all of the moving objects seen are slow-moving belt asteroids, out between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.• When the conveyorbelt stops, out come the text books.• She turns back toward him, to unlatch the seatbelt and run out of the car.• The machinery gave more than the usualtrouble; shafting and belting wore out prematurely.• As he fumbled with his belt he shouted out to the others to throw their grenades.
5belt upphrasal verbphr vBritish EnglishBrE
a)QUIET spoken used to tell someone rudely to be quiet 住口,闭嘴
belt• It is happypottering through Sloane Square or belting around Silverstone.• She'd kill him if he disobeyed and Nev's dad had threatened to belt him, if he went.• Maggie just turned around and belted him.
belt down/along etc• Picture the belt down across his chest with the sun glinting on the bullets that filled most of the loops.• Rain was belting down, drumming like bullets through the gutters.