n (1) 腰(皮，布)带 (long strip of leather， cloth， plastic， etc usu worn around the waist to keep clothing in place)[C]：a leather～皮(腰)带;wear/loosen one's～系/放松腰带;tighten one's～勒紧腰带(省吃俭用);From his～there dangled a large ring of keys.他腰上挂着一大串钥匙。safety/seat～安全带;a～buckle 皮带扣;hit sb below the～暗算人;〖同〗band，waistband;

(2) 传动(送)带 (long circular strap used for connecting wheels and so driving machinery or carrying things along)[C]：a conveyor～传送带;a fan～冷却风扇传动皮带;The～of the vacuum-cleaner is broken.吸尘器的传动带断了。

(3) 地带(域，区)(wide strip of land (area，region or extent) that has some special quality)[C]：the green～绿化地带;Bible b～信教地带;in the cotton/corn/forest/industrial/stockbroker～在种棉/种谷物/森林/工业/股票经纪人居住地带;a～of trees/cotton plantations/rain林带/种棉地带/降雨云带;live in the commuter～住在月票通勤区;～line 绕城市或城区的公交服务;〖同〗area，district，region，zone;

→ ′sword-belt n 佩剑带;′gunbelt n 武装带;′trouser-belt n 裤带;

v (1) 用带子系住 (fasten with a belt) [T+n，T+n+adv(up)]：～(up) one's coat/raincoat/trousers 用带子束上外衣/雨衣/裤子;

(2) 用带子系上 (fasten to sth with a belt) [T+n+prep， T+n+adv]：～one's sword/one's canteen on 用带子把剑/行军水壶系上;

(3) 抽，打;用带子抽 (strike very hard， not necessarily with a belt) [T+n， D+n+n]：～one's son/a naughty boy 打儿子/淘气的男孩;～sb in the eye/on the nose 捣某人的眼睛/鼻子;I'll～you if you do that again. 你再那样干，我就抽你!～three homers in one game 一局中打了三次全垒;～the ball right out of the court 把球抽出场外;

(4) 疾驰 (travel very fast in the specified di-rection) [I+prep(along/up/down)， I+adv(along/up/down)]：(car)～along/up/down (a motorway) at 80mph (车子)以每小时80英里的速度(在高速公路上)疾驰;I came～ing out of the woods.我飞快奔出树林。

belt up (v adv) 1) 住嘴 (vi)：B～up! I'm listening to the news. 安静些! 我在听新闻。2) 系上安全带 (vt)：He～ed up and drove off. 他系上安全带开车走了。

belt out (v adv) 大声唱(演奏) (vt)：～out pop music/a song 大声演奏(唱)流行歌曲/一首歌;

→ ′belted adj 有系带的;有资格佩勋章(军衔)带的;′belting n 带子(之类);做带子的料子;(sl) 痛打