fasten

[US]/ˈfɑːsn/
[UK]/ˈfæsn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 系紧, 拴牢
vt. & vi. 闩住
Word Forms
第三人称单数fastens
过去式fastened
现在分词fastening
过去分词fastened
复数fastens

Phrases & Collocations

fasten your seatbelt

系好安全带

fasten the screws

拧紧螺丝

fasten your shoelaces

系好鞋带

fasten on

v. 集中于;把...强加于;纠缠;抓住,紧紧握住

Example Sentences

fasten on a notion.

坚持一种观念

fasten an ox to the tree

把牛拴在树上。

fasten a crime on sb.

加罪于某人

fasten upon a pretext

抓住某种借口

Fasten the horse to the tree.

把马拴在树上。

Don't fasten the responsibility on him.

不要把责任推到他身上。

The handbag won't fasten properly.

这手提包的口关不紧。

The window doesn't fasten up.

这窗户关不紧。

fastened the blame on the weather.

怪罪于天气

a blue nightie that fastens down the back.

背部有一溜纽扣的蓝色睡衣。

fasten one's eyes on sb.

盯住某人

fasten one's attention upon a problem

把注意力集中在某一问题上

fasten the dyes into the cloth

使布深染而不褪色

She fastened herself on him.

她缠住他不放。

Fasten your seat belts!

请系上安全带!

The fastener on her skirt broke.

她裙子上的钮扣坏了。

The president fastened on the idea at once.

总统立即拿定了这个主意。

Our bookshelf is fastened to the wall.

我们的书架固定在墙上。

This dress fastens up at the back.

这件衣服在后面扣扣。

He fastened the calendar to a wall.

他把日历挂在墙上。

Real-world Examples

We say you fasten the buttons, " fasten."

我们说你系(fasten)上扣子。

Source: Lucy’s Day in ESL

The man who places the part doesn't fasten it.

负责放置零件的人不用固定它。

Source: America The Story of Us

Undoubtedly I did not fasten the cabinet door properly.

想必是没有把柜门关严。

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

You fasten the buttons so that the shirt stays on.

你把扣子扣好,衬衫就不会掉下来。

Source: Lucy’s Day in ESL

Why fasten on me? It's not my fault.

为什么责备我? 这不是我的过错。

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

Tyrion pointed. " The clasp that fastens your cape" .

提利昂指指," 你披风的钩子。"

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

Others are fastening bits of string and hammering tiny pegs into the ground.

还有一些人在系紧绳子,用锤子把小钉子钉在地里。

Source: Theatrical play: Gulliver's Travels

The flight attendant asked the passengers to fasten their seat belts.

飞机乘务员让乘客把安全带扣好。

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book 2.

Fastened; but there are steps on the sill.

关得很牢,不过窗台上有脚印。

Source: The Sign of the Four

We could fasten them shut to keep silent.

我们就可以把它们关上,以保持沉默。

Source: VOA Vocabulary Explanation

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