单词 | undergird |
释义 | undergird /un'deuhr gerrd"/, v.t., undergirded or undergirt, undergirding. 1. to strengthen; secure, as by passing a rope or chain under and around: to undergird a top-heavy load. 2. to give fundamental support; provide with a sound or secure basis: ethics undergirded by faith. [1520-30; UNDER- + GIRD] |
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