the girth of sth
用于表示物体或人体躯干的周长、围长。
The girth of the tree was over three meters.
这棵树的周长超过三米。
周长；围长；（人的）腰围
girths — plural of girth
（马等的）肚带；（动物系肚带的）腹部；肚带部位；横撑；小横梁；（图论的）围长；系于动物腹下以固定马鞍或挽具的带子
The distance around a person's body or an object; circumference.
系于动物腹下以固定马鞍或挽具的带子
A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.
人体躯干的周长
the distance around a person's body
动物腰围部分
The part of an animal around which the girth fits.
马具的一种,由环绕马腹的带子组成,用于固定马鞍
stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
小型水平支撑或横梁
A small horizontal brace or girder.
绕物体测量的距离；周长
The distance measured around an object; the circumference.
图中最短环的长度
The length of the shortest cycle in a graph.
The rider checked the girth before mounting the horse.
骑手上马前检查了马肚带。
用法提示：此处 girth 为名词，指固定马鞍的肚带。
The tailor measured the girth of his waist for the new suit.
裁缝量了他的腰围以便做新西装。
用法提示：此处 girth 为名词，表示腰围尺寸。
The tree's girth made it impossible to wrap arms around it.
这棵树的周长让人无法环抱。
用法提示：此处 girth 为名词，指物体周围的长度、周长。
用于表示物体或人体躯干的周长、围长。
The girth of the tree was over three meters.
这棵树的周长超过三米。
常见于体检或裁缝场景，指量腰围、胸围等。
The nurse measured the girth of the patient's waist.
护士测量了病人腰部的围长。
指绕过马腹固定马鞍的带子。
Tighten the horse's girth before you ride.
骑马前把马肚带系紧。
circumference 较正式，多用于几何、医学或测量；在表示腰围、树围时与 girth 可互换，但日常口语中较少用。
waistline 只用于人的腰部或衣服腰线，不能指物体；比 girth 更具体，是腰围/腰线而非一般周长。
waist 主要指身体部位（腰），也可指该处尺寸（如 a 32-inch waist），但不能用于物体；在“腰围尺寸”义上可替换 girth。
grammar · medium
易错句子The tree girths 3 meters.
正确表达The tree is 3 meters in girth.
girth 是名词，不是动词，不能直接作谓语表示“围长多少”；可用“be + 数字 + in girth”或“have a girth of + 数字”来表达。
grammar · medium
易错句子The girth of the tree is 3 meters wide.
正确表达The girth of the tree is 3 meters.
girth 本身已经表示“周长/围长”，指绕物体一圈的尺寸，不能再加 wide（宽度）来修饰；直接给出测量值即可。
针对“周长/腰围”义项，指身体或物体围度小。
针对“周长/腰围”义项，强调体态细长。
用于表示横向距离小，与围度大的含义相对。
circumference 专指圆的周长；girth 泛指人体或物体（如腰身、树干）的围长，不限于正圆。
waist 指腰部这个部位或该部位的尺寸；girth 是绕该部位或其他物体量出的围长。
gird 是动词，表示缠绕、束紧；girth 是名词，表示围长。二者拼写相近、读音相似，但词性和含义不同。
腰围
The tailor measured his waist girth for the new suit.
裁缝为他量了腰围来做新西装。
树干的围长
The tree girth has increased by several centimeters this year.
今年这棵树的树干围长增加了几厘米。
测量周长
You need a tape measure to measure the girth of the package.
你需要一把卷尺来测量包裹的周长。
围度测量
The doctor recorded the patient's chest girth measurement.
医生记录了病人的胸围测量值。
树干的周长
The girth of the trunk suggests the tree is over a hundred years old.
树干的周长表明这棵树已超过一百年。
围度增大
Regular exercise can lead to an increase in girth of the chest muscles.
经常锻炼可以使胸部肌肉围度增大。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.