girdle
/ˈgɜ:dl; `ɡədl/ n
1 cord or belt fastened round the waist to keep clothes in position 腰带.
2 (rhet 修辞) thing that surrounds sth else 围绕物
a girdle of green fields round a town 城镇四周绿色的田野.
3 (anatomy 解) connected ring of bones in the body 带; 环状骨
the pelvic girdle 骨盆带.
4 (dated 旧) corset 束腹紧身衣. girdle, v [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (about/around) (with sth) (rhet 修辞) surround sth 围绕某事物
a village girdled with green fields 绿色田野环绕的村庄
an island girdled about by deep blue water 蓝色的深水域环绕著的岛.
girdle / ˈgɜ:dl; `ɡədl/ n (Scot 苏格兰) = griddle.