名詞 girdle:

1. an encircling or ringlike structure
2. a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
   同義詞：cincture, sash, waistband, waistcloth
3. a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
   同義詞：corset, stays

動詞 girdle:

1. cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
   同義詞：deaden
2. put a girdle on or around
   同義詞：gird

1. A belt or girdle worn by men in ancient Greece.
   腰帶古希臘男人用的腰帶或束帶
2. A thick forest girdled the castle about.
   一片濃密的森林包圍著城堡。
3. The young teacher had difficulty in holding the children under her girdle.
   那位年輕的老師很難讓孩子們聽話。

gir.dle

n.（名詞）

A belt or sash worn around the waist.
腰帶：繞腰纏裹的腰帶或飾帶
Something that encircles like a belt.
似腰帶之物：象腰帶一樣圍著的東西
A woman`s elasticized, flexible undergarment worn over the waist and hips.
束腹：婦女的用彈力線制成的柔韌的圍在腰部或臀部的內衣
A band made around the trunk of a tree by the removal of a strip of bark.
輪跡：剝去樹皮后在樹干上形成的帶
The edge of a cut gem held by the setting.
切割邊緣：以鑲嵌底座支撐的切割寶石的邊緣
Anatomy The pelvic or pectoral girdle.
【解剖學】 骨盆帶或胸部帶
v.tr.（及物動詞）
gir.dled,gir.dling,gir.dles
To encircle with or as if with a belt.See Synonyms at surround
以帶環(huán)繞：用帶子或象用帶子圍住參見 surround
To circle around:
環(huán)繞：
例句：
a ring of hills that girdled the city.
環(huán)繞城市的群山

To remove a band of bark and cambium from the circumference of (a tree), usually in order to kill it.
剝去樹皮：剝去樹周圍的樹皮帶或形成層，通常是為了殺死樹

來源：
Middle English girdel
中古英語 girdel
from Old English gyrdel * see gher-
源自 古英語 gyrdel *參見 gher-