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- a strip of leather, cloth, or other flexible material, often with a buckle, used to fasten, secure, or carry something or to hold on to something（由柔韧材料制作的）带; 皮带; 布带：
her bra strap
她的胸罩带
the strap of his shoulder bag.
他的挎包带。
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- a strip of metal, often hinged, used to fasten or secure something铁皮条, 金属带, 铰链片。
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the strap
punishment by beating with a strip of leather鞭打。
verb
strapped, strapping
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- with obj. and adverbial of place fasten or secure in a specified place or position with a strap or seat belt用带捆, 用带扣住; 用带固定：
I had to strap the bag to my bicycle
我得用带子把包捆到自行车上
the children were strapped into their car seats.
孩子被安全带固定在汽车的座位上。
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- with obj. Brit. bind (an injured part of the body) with adhesive plaster〈英〉用贴膏包扎 （伤口）：
the goalkeeper's knee was strapped up.
守门员的膝盖被包扎了起来。
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- with obj. beat (someone) with a strip of leather用皮鞭抽打, 鞭打：
I expected when my dad walked in that he'd strap him.
我爸爸进来时我料到爸爸会用鞭子抽他。
词源
late 16th cent. （denoting a trap for birds, also a piece of timber fastening two objects together）： dialect form of STROP1 .