belt 1 S2 W3 / belt / 名词 [可数名词]

1 a band of leather, cloth etc that you wear around your waist to hold up your clothes or for decoration :

He unbuckled his leather belt.

2 a large area of land that has particular features or where particular people live :

America’s farming belt

the green (= countryside ) belt British English → green belt

3 a circular band of something such as rubber that connects or moves parts of a machine → conveyor belt , fan belt

4 below the belt informal unfair or cruel :

That was a bit below the belt, Paul.

The comments hit below the belt (= they were unfair or cruel ) .

5 have something under your belt to have achieved something useful or important :

a secretary with several years’ experience under her belt

6 belt and braces British English informal a belt and braces way of doing something is one in which you do more than necessary in order to make sure that it succeeds

→ black belt , garter belt , safety belt , seat belt , suspender belt , → tighten your belt at tighten ( 6 )

COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + belt

a wide belt Along the coast is a wide belt of sand dunes.

a narrow belt The tree grows in a narrow belt around the western Mediterranean.

the green belt British English (= land around a city where building is not allowed ) the government’s commitment to protecting the green belt

a mountain belt (= a long and wide area of mountains ) mountain belts such as the Himalayas

a coastal belt (= land along the coast ) The wide coastal belt is a flat plain, partially wooded.

an industrial belt (= where there are a lot of factories etc ) the northern industrial belt of the United States

the corn/cotton/wheat belt (= where corn/cotton etc is grown ) Western Australia’s wheat belt

the commuter belt British English (= an area around a large city from where people travel to work in the city every day ) House prices are high in the London commuter belt.

the stockbroker belt British English (= an area around a city where rich people who work in the city live ) wealthy families living in the stockbroker belt