释义 |
bolt1/bəʊlt/ n., v. & adv.●n. 1 a sliding bar and socket used to fasten or lock a door, gate, etc. (门、大门等上的)插销,闩,锁簧 2 a large usu. metal pin with a head, usu. riveted or used with a nut, to hold things together (通常金属制,用螺母固定物体的)螺栓 3 a discharge of lightning 闪电,霹雳 4 an act of bolting (cf. sense 4 of v. 参见动词释义 4); a sudden escape or dash for freedom 急奔,猛冲; 逃跑,逃脱 5 an arrow for shooting from a crossbow 弩箭,方镞箭 6 a roll of fabric (originally as a measure) (织物)一匹,一卷(原作为计量单位) ●v. 1 tr. fasten or lock with a bolt (用门闩)闩(门),锁住,(用螺栓)使合在一起 2 tr. (foll. by 后跟 in, out) keep (a person etc.) from leaving or entering by bolting a door 闩门禁止(人等)离去(或进入) 3 tr. fasten together with bolts (用螺栓)把…旋紧,(把门用门闩)闩住 4 intr.a dash suddenly away, esp. to escape 突然迅速离去(尤指逃跑) b (of a horse) suddenly gallop out of control (马)脱缰,突然狂奔 5 tr. gulp down (food) unchewed; eat hurriedly 囫囵吞下(食物),狼吞虎咽 6 intr. (of a plant) run to seed (植物)不到期结实 ●adv. (usu. in 通常用 bolt upright) rigidly, stiffly 笔直地,不易弯地 □ a bolt from the blue a complete surprise 晴天霹雳,大出意外 □ bolt on 1 fasten by bolts 用螺栓固定 2 add as required 按需求增加 □ shoot one's bolt do all that is in one's power 竭尽全力,智穷才尽 □ bolter n. (in sense 4 of v. 用于动词释义 4)[Old English bolt ‘arrow’] |