Word · Frequency #20793
girthed
给（马）系肚带
girthed is the past of girth.
To fasten a girth around (a horse).
- 1.
To bind as if with a girth or band.
像用肚带或带子一样捆绑
- 2.
tie a cinch around
用肚带系紧
缠绕；束紧；像用肚带或带子一样捆绑；用肚带系紧；围绕；包围
In use
You should girth the saddle carefully before mounting the horse.
The rider girthed the load securely to the pack frame.
She is girthing the bundle to the luggage rack before the trip.
girth sth
The rider girthed the horse before setting off.
骑手出发前给马系好了肚带。
girth sth with sth
作动词时，girth 既可表示给（马等）系肚带，也可表示用带子缠绕、束紧某物。
They girthed the bundle with a strong band.
他们用一根结实的带子捆扎那个包裹。
Verb forms
base girth · third person girths · -ing girthing · past girthed · past participle girthed
动词 girth 意为“给（马等）系肚带；束紧”，是规则动词，现在分词为 girthing。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- girth a horse
- 给马系上肚带
- She girthed the horse and led it out of the stable.她给马系好肚带，把它牵出马厩。
- girth up
- 系紧（马的）肚带
- He girthed up the mare and checked the saddle.他给母马系紧肚带，检查了马鞍。
- girth a saddle
- 用肚带固定马鞍
- Girth the saddle securely before riding.骑马前务必用肚带把马鞍固定好。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把girth联想成给马肚裹一圈带子并束紧，动词义就是‘用肚带绑紧/缠绕’。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：horse care / saddling、literary description 动词 girth 多用于较书面或专业的语境，常见于给马系肚带；文学里也可表示“缠绕、束紧”。日常口语更常直接说 tighten the girth 或 strap。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上六个词在美式英语中都与 girth 押韵，重读元音及之后的音都是 /ɝθ/：birth、mirth 拼作 -irth；worth 用 -orth；earth、dearth 用 -eath；berth 用 -erth。注意拼写相似的 girt /ɡɝt/、girl /ɡɝl/、gird /ɡɝd/ 并不与 girth 押韵，因为 girth 的 th 读 /θ/。
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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