bolt
noun
verb
adv
bəʊlt noun
1
LOCK
锁
a metal bar that you slide across a door or window to fasten it 〔门窗的〕金属插销
2
SCREW
螺钉
a screw with a flat head and no point, for fastening things together 螺栓
3
a bolt from (out of) the blue
news that is sudden and unexpected 突如其来的消息; 晴天霹雳
Was this money a bolt from the blue or did you know you were going to get it?
这是一笔意外之财呢,还是你本来就知道会有这笔钱?
4
bolt of lightning
lightning that appears as a white line in the sky 闪电,霹雳
There’s not much left of his house after it was struck by a bolt of lightning .
他的房子遭雷击之后差不多全毁了。
5
make a bolt for it
to suddenly try to escape from somewhere [英] 急忙逃跑,拔腿便跑 BrE
They attacked the driver and he straightaway made a bolt for it.
他们袭击司机,司机没命地逃跑。
6
WEAPON
武器
a short heavy ARROW that is fired from a CROSSBOW 〔短而粗的〕弩箭,矢
7
CLOTH
布
a large long roll of cloth 一卷,一匹
verb
8 to suddenly run somewhere very quickly, especially in order to escape or because you are frightened 奔,窜 I
The horse reared up and bolted.
马儿扬起前腿狂奔起来。
Kevin had bolted through the open window.
凯文从开着的窗子窜了出去。
9
bolt down
also 又作 to eat very quickly 狼吞虎咽; T
He bolted down his breakfast.
他狼吞虎咽地吃下早餐。
10 to fasten two things together using a bolt 用螺栓扣住 T
bolt sth to sth
The cell contained an iron bedframe bolted to the floor.
牢房里有一张用螺栓固定在地板上的铁床架。
bolt sth together
The boxes were made of heavy panels of metal bolted together.
这些箱子是用厚重的金属板钉起来的。
11 to lock a door or window by sliding a bolt across 闩上,插上〔门或窗〕 T
adv
12
sit/stand bolt upright
to sit or stand with your back very straight, often because something has frightened you 〔常因受到惊吓〕挺直地坐着/站着
She sat bolt upright in the back seat.
她直直地坐在后座上。