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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
PresentI, you, we, theygird
he, she, itgirds
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theygirded, girt
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave girded, girt
he, she, ithas girded, girt
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad girded, girt
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill gird
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have girded, girt
Continuous Form
PresentIam girding
he, she, itis girding
you, we, theyare girding
PastI, he, she, itwas girding
you, we, theywere girding
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been girding
he, she, ithas been girding
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been girding
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be girding
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill 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
· We're just unwinding before girding our loins for London.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • 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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