be in the right place or situation
be the property of sb; be a member of
be suitable
"This book belongs to me"
"This student somehow doesn't belong"
"Where do these books belong?"
"Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"
"Where do these books go?"
"The whales belong among the mammals"
"They belong to the same political party"
"the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"
"These pages don't belong"
To the Lord our God belong mercies.
出自:Bible (AV): Daniel
He..works with all the zest that belongs to fresh ideas.
出自: George Eliot
我同这些人格格不入。
He belongs among such writers as Mark Twain.
他跟马克·吐温等作家属一派。
Whales belong among the mammals.
鲸属于哺乳动物。
The author belongs among the novelists more than among the romance writers.
这位作者归小说家,而不属传奇作家。
Edison rightly belongs among America's and the world's great contributors to the progress of man.
爱迪生理所当然地是属于美国的和世界的为人类进步作出贡献的伟人。
那本书应放在这个架子上。
The cups belong on the shelf.
这些杯子应搁在橱上。
These tools belong on the shelf.
这些工具该放在架上。
The conductor who modeled the new subway uniform looked as though he belonged on a streamlined train.
那个为地铁新制服充当模特儿的乘务员,看样子似乎应该在流线型火车上当乘务员。
The roses belonged on Pleasant Street.
只有快乐街拥有这种玫瑰。
这些长凳该放在树下。
The pan belongs under the sink.
锅应放在洗碗池下方。
This book on oil painting belongs under Fine Art.
这本论述油画的书应归在“美术”类里。
This item belongs under a different heading.
这一条应归入另一类目。
That item of expenditure belongs under the head of office expenses.
那笔支出该归在办公费项下。
Your suggestion belongs under the general heading of employment reorganization.
你的建议属于就业改革这一总标题。
误 I am belonging to the tennis club.
正 I belong to the tennis club.
析 belong本身就含有持续的过程的意思,不能用于进行式。
误 The book is belonged to me.
正 The book belongs to me.
析 belong不可用于被动结构,也不可用来构成含有被动意义的过去分词短语。
误 Half of my success belonged to him.
正 I owed half of my success to him.
析 Half of my success belonged to him.不符合英语习惯说法,可改用owe sth to sb 的结构。