释义 |
strap/stræp/ n. & v.●n. 1 a strip of leather or other flexible material, often with a buckle or other fastening for holding things together etc. (通常带有扣绊或其他可捆扎东西的栓扣等的)带;皮带(或布带等) 2 a thing like this for keeping a garment in place 衣服束带 3 a loop for grasping to steady oneself in a moving vehicle (汽车上保持身体平稳用的)拉手吊带;拉手吊环 4a a strip of metal used to secure or connect (用于确保牢靠或连接的)铁条;铁带 b a leaf of a hinge 铰链 5 Bot. a tongue-shaped part in a floret 【植】(小花的)叶舌 6 (prec. by 前接 the) punishment by beating with a strap 鞭打,抽打 ●v. tr. (strapped, strapping) 1 (often foll. by 常后跟 down, up, etc.) secure or bind with a strap 用带扣牢;束牢 2 beat with a strap 鞭打,抽打 3 (esp. as 尤作 strapped adj.) (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 for) colloq. subject to a shortage [口]缺乏,不足 strapped for cash 现金不足 4 (often foll. by 常后跟 up) Brit. close (a wound) or bind (a part) with adhesive plaster [英]用绷带包扎或用膏药贴住(伤口);用胶布捆扎(某个部位) □ strappy adj.[dialect form of STROP] |