Word · Frequency #16480
garter
用袜带系住；用袜带固定
to fasten with or as if with a garter
- 1.
to fasten with a garter
用吊袜带固定。
- 2.
To wear a garter
佩戴吊袜带。
- 3.
fasten with or as if with a garter
用袜带或类似物固定
佩戴袜带；用吊袜带固定。；佩戴吊袜带。；用袜带或类似物固定；用袜带系紧
In use
She gartered her stockings quickly before the ceremony started.
He was gartering his socks when the phone rang.
I always garter my stockings to keep them in place.
garter sth
garter 作及物动词时，宾语通常是被吊袜带固定或撑起的衣物，如长袜。
She gartered her stockings before leaving.
她出门前用吊袜带把长袜系好。
be gartered
被动式 be gartered 除表示“被固定”的动作外，也常用来描述静止的状态。
Her stockings were gartered just below the knee.
她的长袜在膝盖正下方用吊袜带固定着。
garter sth to sth
该用法引申自“用吊袜带固定”，to 后接系附的位置。
He gartered the money pouch to his belt.
Connections
Collocations
- garter one's stockings
- 用吊袜带固定长袜
- In the old days, women gartered their stockings to keep them from slipping.在过去，女性用吊袜带固定长袜，防止袜子滑落。
- gartered stockings
- 用吊袜带系住的长袜
- The bride wore gartered stockings for the wedding.新娘在婚礼上穿着用吊袜带系住的长袜。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：吊袜带(garter)把长袜固定在腿侧，动词就是“用吊袜带系住”。首字母g像钩子，勾住袜子。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：historical narrative、formal prose、costume description garter 作动词时通常出现在较正式的书面语或历史描述中，表示用袜带固定或佩戴袜带；日常口语中较少这样使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 garter /ˈɡɑrtɚ/ 押美式韵，重读音节为 /ɑr/，后面都是 /tɚ/。注意 partner /ˈpɑrtnɚ/ 拼写相似但读音不同；tartar /ˈtɑrtɚ/ 与 garter 同音但拼作 -tar，并非 -arter。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.