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belt CLOTHINGbeltn [C]a strip of leather or material worn around the waist to support clothes or for decoration腰带She fastened her belt tightly around her waist.她把腰带束紧。He had eaten so much that he had to undo his belt a couple of notches.他吃得太多,不得不把腰带放松几格。A belt is also a continuous strip of material that moves round.传送带When you get into the arrivals hall, wait by the belt till your luggage comes through.你进入到达大厅之后得在传送带旁等候行李到达。A belt is also an area, usually just outside a city, where a particular group of people live, such as the commuter belt and stockbroker belt, or an area that is known for a particular characteristic, such as the cotton belt.地带,区 (如月票居民带, 证券经纪人居住带和棉花地带等)(Br infml) Belt and braces is when two or more actions are done to be extra careful about something when only one is really necessary.双保险, 万无一失I wrote to them and telephoned as well --belt and braces, I admit.我既写了信又打了电话给他们----我想应该万无一失了。To have something under your belt is to have learned or succeeded in something which might be a benefit in the future.经历,掌握That typing course is a good thing to have under your belt.上打字课对你有好处,将来说不定有用。
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