(in a motor-vehicle engine) a belt that transmits motion from the driveshaft to the radiator fan and the dynamo or alternator.
（汽车发动机散热风扇上的）风扇皮带
Example sentencesExamples
We thought it was the drive pulley for the water pump, which meant it would be a bit of a task to fix, and as an engine without a fan belt means no power-steering, no battery charging, no water pumping, etc.
If the water pump cannot turn, something might be wrong with the fan belt.
It turned out the fan belt which drives the air conditioner had broken and the vehicle was later replaced.
When it gets severe we'd expect it to be accompanied by sporadic squealing of the type you get when a fan belt slips.
One of the important parts of each and every Mazda is the drive belt, or more commonly known as the fan belt.
Synonyms
band, loop, hoop, thong
Definition of fan belt in US English:
fan belt
nounˈfæn ˌbɛltˈfan ˌbelt
(in a motor-vehicle engine) a belt that transmits motion from the driveshaft to the radiator fan and the generator or alternator.
（汽车发动机散热风扇上的）风扇皮带
Example sentencesExamples
When it gets severe we'd expect it to be accompanied by sporadic squealing of the type you get when a fan belt slips.
One of the important parts of each and every Mazda is the drive belt, or more commonly known as the fan belt.
If the water pump cannot turn, something might be wrong with the fan belt.
We thought it was the drive pulley for the water pump, which meant it would be a bit of a task to fix, and as an engine without a fan belt means no power-steering, no battery charging, no water pumping, etc.
It turned out the fan belt which drives the air conditioner had broken and the vehicle was later replaced.