| 单词 | girth |
| 释义 | girth (once / 2873 pages) nv The girth of something is the distance around its middle, and it usually refers to a person’s waist. If you get pregnant with twins, your girth will probably block your view of your toes. One can measure the girth — diameter of the mid-section — of an airplane, tree trunk, or anything cylindrical, but it most often describes a large human waist. A rail-thin person doesn’t have a “minuscule girth,” but when Aunt Velma has her seventh helping of lasagna and has to unbuckle her belt, her girth has outsized her attire. Girth can also mean a strap that encircles the belly of a horse, mule, or other animal to secure a load. WORD FAMILYgirth: girthed, girthing, girths USAGE EXAMPLESBut with his glasses, girth and thinning silver hair, Gold also resembles another broadcasting staple, retiring CBS announcer Verne Lundquist. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) An aging bald man of not insignificant girth, Joe appeared to have made it onto the Secret Service’s managerial track. Salon(Nov 30, 2016) Its girth made it bigger, but the Big Tree towered over it by about 40 feet. Seattle Times(Nov 25, 2016) 1n the distance around a person's body Hypo|Hyper spread the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age) circumference, perimeter the size of something as given by the distance around it 2n stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place Syn|Hyper cinch saddlery, stable gear, tack gear for a horse 3v tie a cinch around Syn|Hyper cinch fasten, fix, secure cause to be firmly attached |
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