gird
英 [g??d]
美[ɡ?d]
- vt. 束縛；佩帶；做準備
- vi. 準備；嘲罵
- n. 嘲笑
英英釋意
- 1. prepare oneself for a military confrontation;
- "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"
- "troops are building up on the Iraqui border"
- 2. encircle or bind;
- "Trees girded the green fields"
- 3. put a girdle on or around;
- "gird your loins"
- 4. bind with something round or circular