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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。
用袜带系住；用袜带固定
gartering — present participle of garter
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
用袜带系住；用袜带固定
to fasten with or as if with a garter
She gartered her stockings before leaving.
她出门前用吊袜带把长袜系好。
用吊袜带固定。
to fasten with a garter
佩戴吊袜带。
To wear a garter
用袜带或类似物固定
fasten with or as if with a garter
garter
Base
原形
garters
3rd person
第三人称单数
gartering
-ing
现在分词
gartered
Past
过去式
gartered
Past participle
过去分词
She always garters her stockings before going out.
她出门前总是用吊带袜带系好袜子。
He gartered his socks for the wedding.
他为了婚礼用吊带袜带系好了袜子。
They have gartered the curtains to keep them in place.
他们用绑带固定了窗帘。
She gartered her stockings quickly before the ceremony started.
她在仪式开始前迅速用吊袜带固定了长袜。
He was gartering his socks when the phone rang.
电话铃响时他正在用吊袜带系住袜子。
I always garter my stockings to keep them in place.
我总是用吊袜带固定长袜，防止它们滑落。
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。
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。
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.
他用一条袜带似的带子把钱袋系在皮带上。
Not this
She gartered her stockings by a garter.
Use this
She gartered her stockings with a garter.
动词 garter 表示“用吊袜带固定”，使用的工具要用介词 with（with a garter），不能用 by。by 一般引出动作的执行者或方式，不表示所用工具。
Not this
She gartered on her stockings.
Use this
She gartered her stockings.
garter 是及物动词，宾语应是“被固定的长袜”，要直接说 garter her stockings，不能像 put on 那样在宾语前加介词 on。说 garter on her stockings 是受汉语“在袜子上系吊袜带”的语序影响而误加介词。
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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。
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。
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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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.