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1 [ always + 副词 / 介词 ] if something belongs somewhere, that is the right place or situation for it :

Put the chair back where it belongs.

belong in

an attitude that doesn’t belong in modern society

2 if you feel you belong in a place or situation, you feel happy and comfortable in it, because you have the same interests and ideas as other people :

I worked there for five years but never really felt I belonged.

— belonging 名词 [不可数名词] :

It’s important to have a sense of belonging (= a feeling that you are happy and comfortable somewhere ) .

belong to somebody/something 短语动词

1 if something belongs to someone, they own it :

The book belongs to Dan.

Who does this scarf belong to?

2 to be a member of a group or organization :

He belongs to the golf club.

3 to be related to something or form part of it :

cars that belong to a different era

4 to be related to or produced by a particular person :

She recognized the voice as belonging to the man who had attacked her.

5 if a competition or period of time belongs to someone, they are the most important or successful person in it :

All the acts were good, but the evening belonged to a dance group from Moscow.