"gird" in Chinese (Traditional)
束上環繞
Definition
用帶子束緊、圍住,或比喻為為行動做準備。既可用於字面意義(繫帶)也可用於比喻(做好準備)。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“gird” 較正式且有些過時。常見短語:'gird your loins'(為困難做好準備)。本義(束緊、環繞)很少用,多為比喻。不要和 'grid'(網格)混淆。
Examples
He girded his waist with a leather belt.
他用皮帶**束上**了腰。
Soldiers must gird themselves before battle.
士兵們在戰鬥前必須**做好準備**。
Villages were girded by stone walls.
村莊被石牆**環繞**著。
It's time to gird yourself for a busy week.
是時候為忙碌的一週**做好準備**了。
She told us to gird our loins for the upcoming changes at work.
她讓我們為工作中的變革**做好準備**。
You'd better gird yourself—this exam is tougher than you think!
你最好**做好準備**,這場考試比你想的要難!