buckle

['bʌkl]

n.扣子, 皮带扣
v.扣住, 弯曲, 专心做事, 屈服

n.[C]

1. 带扣; 扣子; 搭钩

2. 扣形装饰物; 饰扣

3. 弯曲; 鼓起; 褶皱

vt.

1. 扣住; 扣紧; 使连接[(+up)]

He buckled himself into his seat.

他坐在椅子上扣上了安全带。

He buckled his belt tightly.

他紧紧地扣上了皮带。

2. 使弯曲(或鼓起); 把……弄皱

3. 使全力以赴

She was buckled to the housework.

她致力于家务。

vi.

1. 扣住, 扣紧; 连接

The child's shoes won't buckle.

小孩的鞋子扣不起来。

2. 弯曲, 变形; 起皱

The metal buckled in the great heat.

这金属在高温下变形了。

3. 垮掉; 让步

词形变化

动词过去式: buckled | 动词过去分词: buckled | 动词现在分词: buckling | 动词第三人称单数: buckles |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.扣住; 扣紧

fasten  clasp  hook  clip  belt  catch  strap

vt.使弯曲; 把……弄皱

bend  distort  wrinkle  

同义参见:

deflect  connection  distortion  

英英释义

名词 buckle:

fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong

a shape distorted by twisting or folding

同义词：warp

动词 buckle:

fasten with a buckle or buckles

同义词：clasp

fold or collapse

同义词：crumple

bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat

同义词：heave, warp

补充

bucklebuckle[ˈbʌkl]vt. & vi.1.用搭扣扣紧The two ends buckle at the back.带子两端在背后扣起来。2.(使)变形, 弯曲The accident buckled the wheel of my bicycle.我自行车的轮子在事故中弄弯了。n.1.搭扣, 扣环She gazed proudly at the shiny buckles on her shoes.她骄傲地注视着鞋上闪亮的扣环。

例句

1. a big silver belt buckle一个银制大皮带扣 2. A door slammed in the house and a man came out buckling his belt.房子里的门砰地关上了, 一个男人一边扣皮带一边走了出来。 3. Jared hadn't buckled his safety belt.贾里德没系好安全带。 4. A freak wave had buckled the deck.反常的波浪把甲板打弯了。 5. The car clipped my bicycle wheel and badly buckled it.小汽车撞到我的自行车车轮, 结果把车轮撞得严重变形。 6. The door was beginning to buckle from the intense heat.门因为酷热开始变形了。 7. The bridge buckled under the weight of so many lorries.这座桥被多辆大卡车的重量压弯了。 8. The Scots would have buckled under that sort of pressure.如果苏格兰人民面临那种压力, 他们是会屈服的。 9. His right leg buckled under him.他右腿一软跪了下去。 10. buckle your seat belt.把座位安全带扣上。 11. buckle the strap tighter.把皮带扣得更紧些。 12. She buckled herself to the work.她倾全力于这项工作。 13. The intense heat buckled the road.高温使路面鼓了起来。 14. The traffic accident buckled the wheel of his bicycle.他的自行车轮子在交通事故中弄弯了。 15. She always wore shoes that buckled.她总是穿带扣子的鞋。 16. The officer buckled on his pistol.那名军官把手枪别紧。 17. The pupil buckled to the lesson.这名小学生认真做功课。 18. His wife buckled down to her housework.他妻子埋头做家务。 19. The bridge buckled in the storm.那座桥在暴风雨中塌陷了。 20. The walls of the building buckled during the fire.大楼的墙壁在火灾中坍塌了。 21. He refused to take the medicine but buckled under when the doctor told him to.他拒绝吃药，但医生告诉他要吃药时他屈从了。 22. to buckle under severe pressure被沉重的压力压垮 23. he buckled his belt.他扣上了他的皮带。 24. the earth buckled under the titanic stress.在巨大的压力下，地面下陷了。 25. a lorry backed into the wall and buckled the gate.一辆卡车往后撞到了墙上，把门撞得变了形。 26. a weaker person might have buckled under the strain.一个软弱一点的人在这样的压力下可能就垮了。 27. they will buckle down to negotiations over the next few months.接下来的几个月他们要认真开始谈判。 28. Some railway lines buckled in the heat.有些火车轨道受不住高热而弯曲。 29. a belt buckle皮带搭扣 30. buckle your seat belt.系上安全带。 31. She buckled the horses into their harness.她给马套上马具。 32. The pavement buckled in the heat.路面在高温下软化变形了。 33. I suddenly felt dizzy and my knees/legs buckled. [=my knees bent and I began to fall down]我突然觉得头晕，膝盖/腿都软了。 34. He finally buckled under the pressure/strain of his job.工作压力终于把他压垮了。 35. Heat buckled the pavement.高温使路面软化变形了。 36. You had better buckle down if you want to get good grades.如果你想获得好成绩，最好开始努力学习。 37. You should always buckle up [=(Brit) belt up] before you start driving.你每次开车前都应系上安全带。