gird

Word family

gird /ɡɜːd $ ɡɜːrd/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp girded or girt /ɡɜːt $ ɡɜːrt/)

1. gird (up) your loins READYto get ready to do something difficult – used humorously 准备从事〔艰苦的工作；幽默用法〕

Examples from the Corpus

gird (up) your loins• I'm girding up my loins for battle on this tax issue.• We're just unwinding before girding our loins for London.

2 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] if you gird for something, or gird yourself for something, especially something difficult, you prepare for it （使）做好准备

gird (yourself) for something

By midsummer both police and protesters were girding for confrontation.

到了仲夏的时候，警方和抗议者都做好了对峙的准备。

Examples from the Corpus

gird• A full frontal approach was certain to come, and Carla did her best to be girded against such a confrontation.• By midsummer, both sides were girding for action.• Nevertheless, the government is girding for possible trouble.• I girded myself for the next day.• We're just unwinding before girding our loins for London.• The Romans enclosed the town with walls that still gird the Old City.• The first people to leave went off hastily, while others lingered, girding themselves for the streets.

gird (yourself) for something• Both the defenders and opponents of the Constitution girded for a tough fight.• By midsummer, both sides were girding for action.• Nevertheless, the government is girding for possible trouble.• Offensive line is the area of greatest concern as the 49ers gird for the second half of the season.

Origin gird

Old English gyrdan

gird verb

Chinese

Corpus

BNC: 32701 COCA: 22579

gird

To try to deal with a problem or difficulty: deal with, tackle, combat...

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