gird

英 [ɡɜːd]

美 [ɡɜːrd]

v.  束; 捆上; 缠上

现在分词：girding　过去式：girded　第三人称单数：girds　过去分词：girded　

BNC.32701 / COCA.22579

短语用例

gird (yourself/sb/sth) (up) for sth

• 为（战斗、比赛等艰苦工作）做好准备
  to prepare for sth difficult, especially a fight, contest, etc.

习惯用语

v.

gird (up) your loins
• 准备从事（艰苦的工作）；准备行动
  to get ready to do sth difficult
• The company is girding its loins for a plunge into the overseas market.
  公司正准备打入海外市场。

牛津词典

verb

• 束；捆上；缠上
  to surround sth with sth; to fasten sth around sb/sth

柯林斯词典

• 随着美国的电影观众人数在二三十年里首次下跌，好莱坞正在为萧条期做好准备。 → see:With audiences in the US falling for the first time in a generation, Hollywood is girding itself for recession.

英英释义

verb

• prepare oneself for a military confrontation
  1. The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East
  2. troops are building up on the Iraqi border
  Synonym:armbuild upfortify
• bind with something round or circular
  Synonym:encircle
• put a girdle on or around
  1. gird your loins
  Synonym:girdle

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