girdle

girdle

['gə:dl]

n.腰带, 围绕物
vt.以腰带束缚,在 ... 周围绕

例句与用法：

A belt or girdle worn by men in ancient Greece.

腰带古希腊男人用的腰带或束带

A thick forest girdled the castle about.

一片浓密的森林包围着城堡。

The young teacher had difficulty in holding the children under her girdle.

那位年轻的老师很难让孩子们听话。

词形变化：

动词过去式: girdled | 动词过去分词: girdled | 动词现在分词: girdling | 动词第三人称单数: girdles |

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n.[C]

1. 腰带

The girl wore a girdle around her gym tunic.

这女孩在体操衫外束了一条腰带。

2. 【书】环形物, 环绕物

A girdle of islands enclosed the lagoon.

一环小岛围绕着礁湖。

3. (女子的)紧身褡

The girdle made Ada look much slimmer.

穿了紧身褡艾达看上去苗条多了。

4. 黄道; 赤道

vt.

1. 【书】环绕; 绕……而行

The palace was girdled around with tall trees.

高大的树木环抱着王宫。

2. 用带子捆扎(或缠绕)