Word · Frequency #20042
girdle
腰带；围绕物
an encircling or ringlike structure
- 1.
That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference.
环绕、包围之物；圆周
- 2.
an encircling or ringlike structure
环状结构
- 3.
A belt or sash at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery.
腰带或饰带,通常用于支撑长袜
- 4.
a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
裙裤腰部加固带
- 5.
A garment used to hold the abdomen, hips, buttocks, and/or thighs in a particular shape.
用于保持腹部、臀部和大腿特定形状的紧身内衣
- 6.
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
女式紧身束腹内衣
- 7.
The line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting.
明亮式切割钻石的最大周线,镶嵌时被夹持之处
- 8.
A thin bed or stratum of stone.
薄岩层或地层
- 9.
The clitellum of an earthworm.
蚯蚓的环带
- 10.
The removal or inversion of a ring of bark in order to kill or stunt a tree.
剥除或反转一圈树皮以杀死或阻碍树木生长。
环绕、包围之物；圆周；环状结构；腰带或饰带,通常用于支撑长袜；裙裤腰部加固带；用于保持腹部、臀部和大腿特定形状的紧身内衣
In use
She tied a colorful girdle around her dress before leaving.
The pelvic girdle supports the upper body and connects to the legs.
A girdle of fog lay over the valley in the morning.
n. a girdle of sth
A girdle of trees surrounded the field.
一圈树木环绕着田野。
vt. girdle sth
A high wall girdles the old town.
一道高墙环绕着旧城区。
vt. girdle sth with sth
They girdled the garden with a low hedge.
他们用一道矮树篱环绕着花园。
Connections
Collocations
- pelvic girdle
- 骨盆带
- The pelvic girdle connects the lower limbs to the spine.骨盆带将下肢与脊柱相连。
- shoulder girdle
- 肩带；肩胛带
- The shoulder girdle connects the arms to the trunk.肩带将手臂与躯干相连。
- girdled by
- 被…环绕；被…包围
- The small lake is girdled by gentle hills.这个小湖被平缓的山丘环绕。
- girdle the globe
- 环绕全球；绕地球一圈
- A ring of satellites girdles the globe.一圈卫星环绕着地球。
- a girdle of trees
- 一圈树木
- A girdle of trees surrounds the clearing.一圈树木环绕着林中空地。
- leather girdle
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 girl 与 girdle 相似：女孩(girl)用腰带(girdle)绕腰一圈。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：anatomy、technical writing 该义项（环状结构、围绕物）通常用于解剖学或技术性描述，语气正式。日常口语中较少出现，多见于书面或专业语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的是 hurdle 和 curdle（都读 /ˈɝdəl/）。注意 griddle (/ˈɡrɪdəl/)、bridle (/ˈbraɪdəl/) 拼写相似但读音不同；gird (/ɡɝd/) 与 girdle 同源，但少了 /əl/ 尾音。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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