"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！