She's really buckling down to her new job. 她埋头苦干做新工作.
They chatted idly for a few moments, then each buckled down to work. 他们闲聊了一会儿;然后各人集中精神干活。
Minimum of three inner wraps to prevent buckling. 最少三层内部包裹,有利于防止挠曲。
Buckle \Buc"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Buckled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Buckling}.] [OE. boclen, F. boucler. See {Buckle}, n.] 1. To fasten or confine with a buckle or buckles; as, to buckle a harness.
2. To bend; to cause to kink, or to become distorted.
3. To prepare for action; to apply with vigor and earnestness; -- formerly, generally used reflexively, but by mid 20th century, usually used with down; -- as, the programmers buckled down and worked late hours to finish the project in time for the promised delivery date. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Cartwright buckled himself to the employment. --Fuller.
4. To join in marriage. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.
Buckling \Buc"kling\, a. Wavy; curling, as hair. --Latham.
"We saw the wall buckling in and when it started doing that, we moved on down to the end of the hallway.
Passive restraints don't require an action such as buckling a seat belt.
Dealers said the selling that engulfed the market led to copper buckling below the Dollars 1,650-a-tonne level (for three months delivery), where consolidation had been attempted.
Mrs. Jordan's inspectors issued a report in June citing hundreds of cases of violations such as buckling walls, broken windows and roach infestation.
After a buckling problem was revealed in March, the company attached a pair of two-inch stainless steel straps to each panel on the southwest corner of the skyscraper.
Experts don't know what causes the buckling.
"It's bad enough to worry about a wrenching day without worrying about the system buckling," he said.
From its summit a long trail of white vapour tailed horizontally in the wind. 'Es el Volcan de Fuego,' said the big man, buckling his seat belt for our descent.