n.[C]

1. 帶子；皮帶；布帶；金屬帶
   He shut the case and fastened the straps.

   他關上箱子並繫牢帶子。

2. （公共車輛上的）拉手吊帶
   She held onto a strap to steady herself.

   她抓住拉手吊帶以便站穩。

3. 磨刀皮帶
   The barber sharpened his razor on a strap.

   理髮師在磨刀皮帶上磨剃刀。

4. 背帶
5. （鞭打人用的）皮條
   Our teacher never used the strap.

   我們的老師從不用皮條打學生。

6. 橡皮膏
7. 鞭打，抽打[the S]
   We got the strap.

   我們被鞭打了一頓。

vt.

1. 用帶捆綁（或束住）[O]
   The two pieces of luggage were strapped together.

   那兩件行李捆紮在一起。

   A small child should be strapped into a special car seat.

   應該用皮帶把小孩子繫到專用汽車座椅裡。

2. 用皮條抽打
   He strapped the driver with a leather belt.

   他用皮帶抽打司機。

3. 【英】用橡皮膏黏貼；用繃帶包紮[H][（+up）]
   He strapped up the wound and hid in a cave.

   他包紮好傷口，躲到一個山洞裡。

4. 約束

vi.

1. 被捆住；受束縛
   The pilot strapped into his seat.

   飛行員坐進了自己的座椅並繫好皮帶。

2. 精力旺盛地工作

n.

1. a strip of leather, cloth, or other flexible material, used for fastening, securing, carrying, or holding on to.
2. a strip of metal, often hinged, used for fastening or securing.
3. (the strap) punishment by beating with a leather strap.

v.

1. fasten or secure with a strap.
2. Brit. bind (an injured part of the body) with adhesive plaster.
3. beat with a leather strap.
4. [as adj. strapped] informal short of money:
   I'm constantly strapped for cash.