girth

• n. 周长；围长；肚带
• vt. 围绕；包围
• vi. 围长为
• n. (Girth)人名；(英)格思；(法、德)吉尔特

词态变化

中文词源

来自gird, 围， 绕。

英文词源

girth (n.)

c. 1300, "belt around a horse's body," from Old Norse gjorð "girdle, belt, hoop," from Proto-Germanic *gertu- (cf Gothic gairda "girdle"), from the same source as girdle and gird. Sense of "measurement around an object" first recorded 1640s.

双语例句

1. a man of enormous girth

腰围很粗的男人

来自《权威词典》

2. A girl he knew had upset him by commenting on his increasing girth.

他认识的一位女孩对他越来越粗的腰身说三道四，这让他心里很不痛快。

来自辞典例句

3. This tree is 3 meters in girth.

这棵树周长有三公尺.

来自辞典例句

4. Owing to my girth he could never have closed them about me lower.

由于我腰围很大,他不可能在往下的身体部位挟住我.

来自辞典例句

5. For instance, it may foster lateral growth in girth, instead of longitudinal growth.

例如, 它可促进周围的侧向生长而代替纵向生长.

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