Girdle



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 腰带; 转绕物; v. 环绕
• ［英］ n. 腰带 ( a belt or sash for the waist) ; v. 环绕 ( to encircle)
• ［记］ 来自 gird ( 束腰) +le -> 束腰物 -> 腰带
• ［例］ He girdled the world twice. ( 他两次周游全球)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English girdel, from Old English gyrdel; akin to Old High German gurtil girdle, Old English gyrdan to gird
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. something that encircles or confines: as
  • a. an article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist
  • b. a woman's close-fitting undergarment often boned and usually elasticized that extends from the waist to below the hips
  • c.
    • (1) shoulder girdle
    • (2) pelvic girdle
• 2. the edge of a brilliant that is grasped by the setting — see brilliant illustration

II. transitive verb (girdled; girdling)

• Date: 1582
• 1. to encircle with or as if with a girdle
• 2. to cut away the bark and cambium in a ring around (a plant) usually to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
• 3. to move around ; circle <girdled the world>

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