gird /ɡɪrd/ ( girding, girded, girds )

• 1. 

  V-T If you gird yourself for a battle or contest, you prepare yourself for it. 装备 [文学性]

  例：

  With audiences in the U.S. falling for the first time in a generation, Hollywood is girding itself for recession.

  由于美国观众数量在这一代第一次出现下降，好莱坞正在为衰退做准备。

• 2. 

  V-T to jeer (at someone); mock 嘲笑

• 3. 

  N-COUNT a hoop, especially a child's hoop. (尤指小孩玩的)金属箍 [SCOTTISH]