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.