buckle
verb
noun
ˈbʌkəl
verb
1
BEND
弯曲
to
become
bent
or
curved
because
of
heat
or
pressure,
or
to
make
something
bend
or
curve
in
this
way
〔因高温、压力等〕（使）弯曲; 扭曲;（使）变形
I,T
The
steel
pillars
began
to
buckle.
这些钢柱开始变形了。
[+
under
]
The
rails
buckled
under
the
intense
heat
of
the
fire.
铁轨在烈火的高温下变了形。
2
KNEES/LEGS
膝盖/腿
if
your
knees
or
legs
buckle,
they
become
weak
and
bend
〔膝盖或腿〕发软;
I
John
felt
his
knees
start
to
buckle.
约翰觉得膝盖开始发软了。
3
DO STH YOU DO NOT WANT
做不愿意的事情
to
do
something
that
you
do
not
want
to
do
because
a
difficult
situation
forces
you
to
do
it
屈服，让步;
I
He
refused
to
buckle.
他拒绝屈服。
buckle
under
the
pressure/strain/weight
A
weaker
person
would
have
buckled
under
the
weight
of
criticism.
软弱一点的人就会经不住批评而垮下来。
4
FASTEN
扣住
to
fasten
a
buckle
or
be
fastened
with
a
buckle
用扣环扣住 （扣紧）
I,T
Amy
buckled
the
belt
around
her
waist.
埃米把腰带扣在腰上。
buckle
sth
on/up/together
Lou
was
buckling
on
his
revolver.
卢正在往身上别他的左轮手枪。
5
to
start
working
very
hard
开始认真从事; 埋头于
[+
to
]
You’d
better
buckle
down
to
some
revision
now.
你现在最好坐下来复习复习。
6
to
fasten
your
SEAT
BELT
in
a
car,
aircraft
etc
系上安全带
noun
7
a
piece
of
metal
used
for
fastening
the
two
ends
of
a
belt,
for
fastening
a
shoe,
bag
etc,
or
for
decoration
〔皮带等的〕金属扣环，扣子; 带扣