girdle

名词 girdle:

1. an encircling or ringlike structure
2. a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
   同义词：cincture, sash, waistband, waistcloth
3. a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
   同义词：corset, stays

动词 girdle:

1. cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
   同义词：deaden
2. put a girdle on or around
   同义词：gird

1. A belt or girdle worn by men in ancient Greece.
   腰带古希腊男人用的腰带或束带
2. A thick forest girdled the castle about.
   一片浓密的森林包围着城堡。
3. The young teacher had difficulty in holding the children under her girdle.
   那位年轻的老师很难让孩子们听话。

gir.dle

n.（名词）

A belt or sash worn around the waist.
腰带：绕腰缠裹的腰带或饰带
Something that encircles like a belt.
似腰带之物：象腰带一样围着的东西
A woman`s elasticized, flexible undergarment worn over the waist and hips.
束腹：妇女的用弹力线制成的柔韧的围在腰部或臀部的内衣
A band made around the trunk of a tree by the removal of a strip of bark.
轮迹：剥去树皮后在树干上形成的带
The edge of a cut gem held by the setting.
切割边缘：以镶嵌底座支撑的切割宝石的边缘
Anatomy The pelvic or pectoral girdle.
【解剖学】 骨盆带或胸部带
v.tr.（及物动词）
gir.dled,gir.dling,gir.dles
To encircle with or as if with a belt.See Synonyms at surround
以带环绕：用带子或象用带子围住参见 surround
To circle around:
环绕：
例句：
a ring of hills that girdled the city.
环绕城市的群山

To remove a band of bark and cambium from the circumference of (a tree), usually in order to kill it.
剥去树皮：剥去树周围的树皮带或形成层，通常是为了杀死树

来源：
Middle English girdel
中古英语 girdel
from Old English gyrdel * see gher-
源自 古英语 gyrdel *参见 gher-