"gird" in Chinese (Simplified)
束上环绕
Definition
用带子束紧、围住,或比喻为为行动做准备。既可用于字面意义(系带)也可用于比喻(做好准备)。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“gird” 较正式且有些过时。常见短语:'gird your loins'(为困难做好准备)。本义(束紧、环绕)很少用,更多用于比喻。不要和 'grid'(网格)混淆。
Examples
He girded his waist with a leather belt.
他用皮带**束上**了腰。
Soldiers must gird themselves before battle.
士兵们在战斗前必须**做好准备**。
Villages were girded by stone walls.
村庄被石墙**环绕**着。
It's time to gird yourself for a busy week.
是时候为忙碌的一周**做好准备**了。
She told us to gird our loins for the upcoming changes at work.
她让我们为工作中的变革**做好准备**。
You'd better gird yourself—this exam is tougher than you think!
你最好**做好准备**,这场考试比你想的要难!