girth

英 [ɡɜːθ]

美 [ɡɜːrθ]

n.  围长; 干围; 腰围; (固定马鞍或驮载的)肚带，腹带

复数：girths　过去分词：girthed　现在分词：girthing　过去式：girthed　第三人称单数：girths　

GRE

BNC.20793 / COCA.18049

牛津词典

noun

• 围长；干围；腰围
  the measurement around sth, especially a person's waist
  1. a man of enormous girth
     腰围很粗的男人
  2. a tree one metre in girth/with a girth of one metre
     干围一米的树
• （固定马鞍或驮载的）肚带，腹带
  a narrow piece of leather or cloth that is fastened around the middle of a horse to keep the seat, (called a saddle ), or a load in place

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR （人、动物等的）围长、腰围
  Thegirthof an object, for example a person's or an animal's body, is its width or thickness, considered as the measurement around its circumference.
  1. A girl he knew had upset him by commenting on his increasing girth.
     他认识的一位女孩对他越来越粗的腰身说三道四，这让他心里很不痛快。
• （马的）肚带，鞍带
  Agirthis a leather strap which is fastened firmly around the middle of a horse to keep the saddle or load in the right place.

英英释义

noun

• stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
  Synonym:cinch
• the distance around a person's body

verb

• tie a cinch around
  1. cinch horses
  Synonym:cinch

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