bolt
noun[C]
uk/bəʊlt/us/boʊlt/boltnoun[C](LOCK)
ametalbaron adoororwindowthatslidesacrosstolockitclosed:
（门窗上的）插销，闩Iclosedthewindowanddrewthebolt(=slidthe boltacross).我关上窗户，拉上了插销。
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Building: locks & locksmithing
- catch
- combination
- combination lock
- deadbolt
- deadlock
- fastener
- fob
- key chain
- key fob
- key ring
- keycard
- keyhole
- lock
- lockbox
- locksmith
- master key
- mortise lock
- padlock
- skeleton key
- Yale lock
boltnoun[C](SCREW)
ascrew-likemetalobjectwithout apoint, used with anuttofastenthings together
螺栓
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Nuts, bolts & screws
- nail
- nut
- rivet
- screw
- thread
- wing nut
boltnoun[C](LIGHTNING)
aflashoflightningthatlookslike awhitelineagainst thesky:
闪电，霹雳Thehousenext to ours wasstruckby a boltoflightning.我们隔壁的房子被闪电击中了。
See also
thunderbolt(THUNDER)
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Precipitation: stormy weather
- angrily
- blizzard
- blow over
- bomb cyclone
- bombogenesis
- cyclogenesis
- derecho
- electrical storm
- elemental
- hurricane
- sheet lightning
- storm cloud
- tempestuously
- thunder
- thundersnow
- thunderstorm
- thundery
- tornado
- weather bomb
- whirlwind
boltnoun[C](ROLL)
alengthorrollofclothorwallpaper
（布或墙纸的）一匹，一卷
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Textiles: general words
- baize
- Bargello
- bias
- brocade
- cloth
- cutpiece
- denier
- fibre
- multifilament
- nap
- padding
- pile
- pill
- reweave
- suiting
- swatch
- textile
- the weft
- webbed
- yarn
boltnoun[C](WEAPON)
atypeofshortarrowshotfrom acrossbow(= atypeofweapon)
弩箭；方镞箭
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Target sports
- aim
- archer
- archery
- arrow
- arrowhead
- bullseye
- clay pigeon
- dart
- dartboard
- end
- marksmanship
- quiver
- riflery
- ringer
- shooter
- shooting gallery
- target
- target practice
- toxophilite
- trapshooting
boltnoun[C](QUICK MOVEMENT)
make a bolt forsomewhere
totrytoescapebyrunningtowards something:
逃向…Thethieftriedto make a bolt for theexit.小偷想从出口溜走。
Idiom
a bolt from/out of the blue
bolt
verb
uk/bəʊlt/us/boʊlt/boltverb(MOVE QUICKLY)
[I]
tomoveveryfast,especiallyas aresultof beingfrightened:
（尤指因受到惊吓而）奔跑，快跑Frightened by thecarhorn, thehorsebolted.那匹马受到汽车嗽叭的惊吓，飞奔了起来。
to move fast
- speedHe ran back to his car and sped off.
- raceShe raced over and hugged me.
- flyShe flew across the room just in time to stop the baby falling off the chair.
- beltUKTraffic was belting along the motorway.
- tearA fire truck came tearing down the road.
- streakBullets streaked across the sky.
to run
- runShe saw him running down the street.
- sprintI had to sprint to catch the bus.
- jog"What do you do to keep fit?" "I jog and go swimming."
- raceHe raced up the stairs to answer the phone.
- rushEveryone rushed to the door when the alarm went off.
- dashHe dashed out the door after the dog.
Moving quickly
- agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- buzz
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- outsail
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot
boltverb(EAT)
[T](alsobolt down)
toeatfoodveryquickly:
匆匆咽下；囫囵吞下Don't boltyourfoodlike that - you'll getindigestion.别那样狼吞虎咽——会消化不良的。
to eat food
- eatWhat do you want to eat for lunch?
- haveI'll just have one more piece of chocolate cake.
- consumeHe consumes vast quantities of bread with every meal.
- devourThe children devoured a whole packet of biscuits.
- bolt (down)Don't bolt down your food - you'll make yourself ill!
- gobble (up/down)The children gobbled their sweets.
Eating
- al desko
- binge
- binge eating
- bite
- break breadidiom
- cram
- fall on/uponsomeone
- feast
- feast onsomething
- feeder
- feeding
- inhale
- mainline
- partake
- pick
- pick atsomething
- picnic
- pig
- shovel
- trough
boltverb(LOCK)
[IorT]
tolockadoororwindowbyslidinga boltacross:
闩上（门或窗）Have youlockedand bolted thedoor?你把门锁闩好了吗？
Thedoorbolts on the inside.门从里面闩上。
Locking and bolting
- bar
- batten
- handcuff
- hermetically
- latch
- lock
- lock (something) up
- locksomeoneout
- locksomethingaway
- locksomethingin
- lockable
- love lock
- manacle
- padlock
- relock
- shut
- shutsomeoneaway
- under lock and keyidiom
boltverb(SCREW)
[Tusually+ adv/prep]
tofastensomething inpositionwith a bolt:
用螺栓固定On ashipthefurnitureis often boltedtothedeck.轮船上的家具往往用螺栓固定在甲板上。
Fastening and tying
- anchor
- bale
- be locked togetheridiom
- belay
- bind
- boardsomethingup
- bound
- bowline
- granny knot
- half hitch
- harness
- hobble
- hogtie
- stake
- strap
- strapsomeonein
- strapsomethingup
- tack
- tapesomethingup
- tether
Phrasal verb
boltsomethingon