belay

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈbiːleɪ/|/bɪˈleɪ/    美 /bɪˈleɪ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The securing of a rope to a rock or other sturdy object.
  2. The object to which a rope is secured.
  3. A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure their partner.
    — But instead of swapping over at the ice axe belay, you carry on in the lead, cutting or kicking steps until you are about twenty feet above.
动词 v.
  1. To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat. ambitransitive
  2. simple past of belie (“encompass”) form-of,past
  3. To handle a climbing rope to prevent (a climber) from falling to the ground. transitive
    — He would need an experienced partner to belay him on the difficult climbs.
  4. To lay aside; to stop; to cancel. transitive
    — Belay that order!
  5. The general command to stop or cease. intransitive
  6. To surround; to environ; to enclose. obsolete,transitive
  7. To overlay; to adorn. obsolete,transitive
    — jacket […] belayd with silver lace
  8. To besiege; invest; surround. obsolete,transitive
  9. To lie in wait for in order to attack; block up or obstruct. obsolete,transitive

词形变化

belays present,singular,third-person belaying participle,present belayed participle,past belayed past belaid participle,past belaid past belays plural

词汇关系

衍生词
belayer belay my last belay device

词源

From Middle English beleggen, bileggen, from Old English beleċġan (“to cover, invest, surround, afflict, attribute to, charge with, accuse”), From Proto-West Germanic *bilaggjan, equivalent to be- (“about, around”) + lay. Cognate with Dutch beleggen (“to cover, overlay, belay”), German belegen (“to cover, occupy, belay”), Swedish belägga (“to pave”).
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