girdle

/'gә:dl/ uk　 词频 #20948

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girdle 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 腰带, 围绕物

vt. 用腰带束缚, 围绕

英文释义

n. an encircling or ringlike structure

n. a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers

v. cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients

girdle 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 girdle 在自然语境里怎么用：

The structure of the shoulder girdle, allowing for side-to-side movement as they walked, also resembled that of modern lizards.

—— Oldest Reptile Mummy Sheds Light on the Ancient Art of Breathing

One fossil revealed a segmented cartilaginous sternum, along with sternal ribs, intermediate ribs, and connections linking the ribcage to the shoulder girdle.

—— 289-million-year-old mummified reptile reveals how breathing began on land

The fish also have a hefty arch of bone called the pectoral girdle that supports the musculature needed to make the climb.

—— These rock-climbing fish can shimmy up a 50-foot waterfall

Until 1966, pipes carrying liquid latex ran from the same tanks that supplied the girdle and bra assembly lines to the dipping room.

—— The Bra-and-Girdle Maker That Fashioned the Impossible for NASA

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