释义 |
engirdle /ɪnˈɡəːd(ə)l / /ɛnˈɡəːd(ə)l/(also engird) verb [with object] literarySurround; encircle: railways engirdled this tract of country...- An hour's journey brought them to the bank of the river, which, dividing above it, engirdled the town, to reunite near the roadway that they followed.
- Here, in addition to the eastern dome and south-eastern tower, we see a portion of this gallery as it engirdles the nave and the south transept walls.
Rhymescurdle, girdle, hurdle, nurdle |