belt

ベルト

服を支えたり物を携帯したりするため、腰に巻く革や布の帯。

やさしい英語で： A strip of leather or cloth worn around your waist to hold clothes up or carry things.

• My belt is too tight.
• She wore a red belt with her dress.
• I need a belt to hold these trousers up.

類義語： girdle, waistband, sash, strap

よく使う表現： leather belt, wear a belt, belt buckle

シートベルト、安全ベルト

人を座席などに安全に固定する丈夫な帯。

やさしい英語で： A strong strap that holds someone safely in a seat or in place.

• Fasten your belt before we leave.
• The safety belt kept him in his seat.
• All passengers must keep their belts fastened during landing.

類義語： safety strap

よく使う表現： seat belt, safety belt, fasten a belt

ベルト、駆動ベルト

機械の車輪に掛けて回し、力や動きを伝える輪になった帯。

やさしい英語で： A continuous band that moves around wheels to carry power or motion in a machine.

• The machine needs a new belt.
• A broken belt stopped the engine.
• Check the drive belt for signs of wear.

類義語： drive band

よく使う表現： drive belt, fan belt, belt drive

地帯、帯

細長く帯のように広がる地域や、物の一部分。

やさしい英語で： A long, narrow area or strip of something.

• A belt of trees surrounds the farm.
• They live in the country’s industrial belt.
• The storm crossed a narrow belt of coastal land.

使い方： belt of something (A belt of forest separates the two villages.)

類義語： strip, band, zone

よく使う表現： green belt, belt of trees, industrial belt

ベルトを締める

人や物の周りにベルトを巻いて留める。

やさしい英語で： To put a strap around someone or something and fasten it.

• She belted her coat at the waist.
• We belted the children into their seats.
• He belted himself in before starting the car.

使い方： belt someone in (She belted the baby in before driving away.); belt something around something (He belted the robe around his waist.)

類義語： strap, fasten

よく使う表現： belt someone in, belt something on, belt a coat

取り囲む

場所や物の周りを、帯や輪の形で囲む。

やさしい英語で： To form a strip or ring around a place or thing.

• Forests belt the small town.
• The village was belted by green fields.
• A narrow strip of sand belts the island.

類義語： surround, encircle

よく使う表現： belt a town, belt the coast