bolt
n
1 metal bar that slides into a socket to lock a door, window, etc (门、窗等的)闩.
2 metal pin with a head at one end, and a thread (as on a screw), used with a nut for fastening things together 螺栓.
3 short heavy arrow shot from a crossbow (用弩弓发射的)弩箭.
4 flash of lightning 闪电; 霹雳.
5 quantity of cloth, etc wound in a roll (布疋等的量)一疋, 一卷.
6 (idm 习语) a ,bolt from the `blue unexpected (and usu unwelcome) event; complete surprise 意外的(通常为不受欢迎的)事件; 晴天霹雳
The news of his death was (like) a bolt from the blue. 他逝世的消息犹如晴天霹雳. the nuts and bolts => nut. shoot one's bolt => shoot1. bolt, v
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(a) [I, Tn] fasten (sth) with a bolt1(1) 将(某物)闩上
The gate bolts on the inside. 这大门是从里面闩上的.
Remember to bolt all the doors and windows. 别忘将所有门窗闩住.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]. ~ A to B; ~ A and B (together) fasten objects (together) with bolts (bolt1 2) 用螺栓将物体固定住
The vice is bolted to the work-bench. 老虎钳是用螺栓拧在工作台上的.
The various parts of the car are bolted together. 这辆汽车的各种配件是用螺栓装在一起的.
2 (phr v) bolt sb in/out prevent sb from leaving/entering a room, house, etc by bolting the doors, etc 将门等闩上不让某人出[入].
bolt v
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(a) (esp of a horse) run away suddenly out of control (尤指马)惊(突然失控逃跑)
The horse bolted in terror at the sound of the gun. 枪声把马吓惊了.
(b) (of a person) run away quickly (指人)迅速逃跑
When the police arrived the burglars bolted. 警察来到时, 窃贼立即逃跑了.
2 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (down) swallow (food) quickly 匆匆吞咽(食物)
Don't bolt your food you'll get indigestion! 别这麽狼吞虎咽--你会消化不良的!
3 [I] (of plants) grow quickly upwards and stop flowering when seeds are produced (指植物)迅速成长结子而不再开花
My lettuces have bolted. 我种的莴苣已经结子了.
4 (idm 习语) lock, etc the stable door after the horse has bolted => stable2. bolt, n
1 [sing] act of bolting (bolt2 1b); sudden dash 逃跑; 猛冲.
2 (idm 习语) make a bolt/dash/run for it try to escape/to reach sth quickly 试图迅速逃走[抵达某处]
When the police arrived he made a bolt for it/for the door. 警方来到时, 他慌忙逃走[夺门而逃]了.
bolt adv (idm 习语) bolt `upright very straight; quite upright 挺直地; 直立地
sit bolt upright 挺直地坐著.
Take it easy, sir. I'll need your name, in full, and what's happened.
别着急,给我你的全名和事情的情况。
She's very well,thank you.
她很好,谢谢您。
The guests had, of course, realized this from the moment Bessie opened the door for them and, long before the final catastrophe, had had a difficult time trying to conceal their amusement.