bolt
🇬🇧 UK/bәult/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREB2
Definitions
n.
A metal fastener with a threaded shaft and head; a sliding bar used to lock a door; a flash of lightning.
螺栓;门闩;闪电
v.
To fasten with a bolt; to lock a door; to run away suddenly.
用螺栓固定;闩上;突然逃跑
adv.
Suddenly and rigidly; straight upright.
突然地;笔直地
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishboltother
=bolt
Common Collocations
- 1.bolt of lightning闪电
- 2.bolt upright笔直地
- 3.bolt down狼吞虎咽
Example Sentences
- 1.
Tighten the bolt with a wrench to secure the connection.
- 2.
He bolted from the room when he heard the bad news.
- 3.
A bolt of lightning illuminated the sky during the storm.