n. 1. arrow,esp. a kind of blunt arrow箭，（特別指）鈍箭。 △As.5.4.67(64):“According to the fool’s bolt.”(Alluding to the proverb“A fool’s bolt [arrow] issoon shot.”)i.e. you would expect a fool to be quickin shooting his arrow. making his retort.傻子的鈍箭總是射得很快的。(意即：傻子說話總是出口伶俐的。) △H.V.3.7.137(122):“A fool’s bolt is soon shot.”傻子的箭——一下子就射光。 2. arrow箭。 △Mid.2.1.165: “Yet marked I wherethe bolt of Cupid fell.”但是我看見了丘匹德的箭落在什么地方。 3. door-bolt 門栓。 △Lr.2.4.179(176):“to opposethe bolt.”插上門栓。 4. fetter腳鐐。 bolts and shackles: chains and fetters鎖鏈和鐐銬。 △Tw.2.5.63 (56): “Bolts and shackles!”i.e. (acurse) put him in chains and fetters. （咒罵）把他銬起來下獄！
bolt
vb. sift篩。
bolt[b?ult]
n. 門閂，意外事件，篩子 v. 閂上，關(guān)上，逃走，篩選 ◇ a bolt from the blue 晴天霹靂，意外事件 bolt upright 筆筆直直（地）make a bolt for it趕快逃走 shoot one's bolt 竭盡全力 ‖ bolt action 擊發(fā)機構(gòu)，槍機轉(zhuǎn)拉式退殼，裝彈（擊發(fā)）機構(gòu) bolt body 機體 bolt carrier 槍機框 bolt face 槍機，槍栓 bolt handle 機柄 bolt head 機頭 bolt head recess 彈底槽 bolt rope 螺栓索 bolt support 槍機框 bolting cloth 篩顏料用的絲織品