[mass noun]the measurement around the middle of something, especially a person's waist
(人的)腰围;(在物体中段量得的)围长。
a person's middle or stomach, especially when large
(尤指肥大者的)腰身,腰部;腹部。
a band attached to a saddle, used to secure it on a horse by being fastened around its belly
(系马鞍的)肚带。
〈古〉包围;围绕
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the four seas that girth Britain .环绕英国的四个海。
"Middle English (in sense 2): from Old Norse