单词	gird
释义	girdgird /ɡɜːd $ ɡɜːrd/ verb (past tense and past participle girded or girt /ɡɜːt $ ɡɜːrt/) Word Origin WORD ORIGINgird Origin: Old English gyrdan Verb Table VERB TABLE gird Simple Form Present I, you, we, they gird he, she, it girds Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they girded, girt Present perfect I, you, we, they have girded, girt he, she, it has girded, girt Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had girded, girt Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will gird Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have girded, girt Continuous Form Present I am girding he, she, it is girding you, we, they are girding Past I, he, she, it was girding you, we, they were girding Present perfect I, you, we, they have been girding he, she, it has been girding Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been girding Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be girding Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been girding Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The Romans enclosed the town with walls that still gird the Old City. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A full frontal approach was certain to come, and Carla did her best to be girded against such a confrontation. By midsummer, both sides were girding for action. I girded myself for the next day. Nevertheless, the government is girding for possible trouble. The first people to leave went off hastily, while others lingered, girding themselves for the streets. We're just unwinding before girding our loins for London. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► loin · We're just unwinding before girding our loins for London. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► gird (up) your loins I'm girding up my loins for battle on this tax issue. We're just unwinding before girding our loins for London. 1gird (up) your loins to get ready to do something difficult – used humorously2[intransitive, transitive] if you gird for something, or gird yourself for something, especially something difficult, you prepare for itgird (yourself) for something By midsummer both police and protesters were girding for confrontation.
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