英语词汇“girth”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	girth
释义	Trends of girth View usage for: girth (gɜːʳθ) Word forms: plural girths 1. variable noun [oft poss NOUN] The girth of an object, for example a person's or an animal's body, is its width or thickness, considered as the measurement around its circumference. [formal] A girl he knew had upset him by commenting on his increasing girth. Synonyms: size, measure, proportions, dimensions More Synonyms of girth 2. countable noun A girth is a leather strap which is fastened firmly around the middle of a horse to keep the saddle or load in the right place. girth in British English (ɡɜːθ) noun 1. the distance around something; circumference 2. size or bulk a man of great girth 3. a band around a horse's belly to keep the saddle in position verb 4. (usually foll by up) to fasten a girth on (a horse) 5. (transitive) to encircle or surround Word origin C14: from Old Norse gjörth belt; related to Gothic gairda girdle1; see gird1 girth in American English (gɜrθ) noun 1. a band put around the belly of a horse or other animal for holding a saddle, pack, etc. 2. the circumference, as of a tree trunk or person's waist verb transitive 3. to girdle; encircle 4. to fasten or bind with a girth verb intransitive 5. to measure in girth Word origin ME gerth < ON gjörth < base of gyrtha, to encircle, akin to OE gyrdan: see gird1 Examples of 'girth' in a sentence girth The girth is increased with injections of fat from other parts of the body. The Sun (2013) The menu is insecure enough to try and impress merely with girth and size. Times, Sunday Times (2010) With his name making such regular appearances in your column, was his enormous girth your fault? Times, Sunday Times (2007) The juice is freshly squeezed, the teapot of ample girth. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The girth is wide, but so is that beaming smile. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He is rumoured to own land worth millions but supporting his ample girth was... an elastic band. The Sun (2008) Each also has a heart monitor strapped to their girth, the output from which is assessed in real time. Times, Sunday Times (2016) I like lashes to have a weight, length and girth that only a powerful mascara can deliver. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Length, girth and a tidy surrounding thatch all help, but looking normal is apparently what counts. The Sun (2015) He said: 'I see a direct correlation between the girth size of the chief executives of food businesses and the quality of food they sell. Times, Sunday Times (2009) And, given their impressive girth, it was also something of a miracle the pair of them made it to the front of the church at all. The Sun (2015) In other languages girth British English: girth NOUN The girth of an object is its width or thickness, considered as the measurement around its circumference. A girl he knew had upset him by commenting on his increasing girth. American English: girth Brazilian Portuguese: circunferência Chinese: > 围长人或动物身体等的 European Spanish: contorno French: circonférence German: Umfang Italian: circonferenza Japanese: >胴回り Korean: 몸통 둘레 European Portuguese: circunferência Latin American Spanish: contorno (noun) in the sense of size Definition the measurement around something I politely didn't comment on his increasing girth. Synonyms size books of various sizes measure The colonies were claiming a larger measure of self-government. proportions dimensions bulk the shadowy bulk of an ancient barn measurement(s) circumference Additional synonyms in the sense of bulk Definition volume or size, esp. when great the shadowy bulk of an ancient barn Synonyms size, volume, dimensions, magnitude, substance, vastness, amplitude, immensity, bigness, largeness, massiveness in the sense of measure Definition the size, quantity, or degree of something, as discovered by measurement or calculation The colonies were claiming a larger measure of self-government. Synonyms quantity, share, amount, degree, reach, range, size, capacity, extent, proportion, allowance, portion, scope, quota, ration, magnitude, allotment, amplitude Nearby words of girth girl girlfriend girlish girth gist give give (a) free rein to something or someone Synonyms of 'girth' girth Explore 'girth' in the dictionary
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