| 释义 |
begirdle, v.|bɪˈgɜːd(ə)l|
[f. be- 1 + girdle.]
trans. To encompass or bind like a girdle or belt.
1837Carlyle Fr. Rev. III. vii. iii. 368 Like a ring of lightening, they..begirdle her from shore to shore. 1850― Latter-d. Pamph. viii. (1872) 285 Restless gnawing ennui..begirdles every human life so guided.
Hence, beˈgirdled ppl. a.
1813Scott Rokeby ii. i, Rock-begirdled Gilmanscar. |