girdling
束缚,捆绑式,捆绑,捆扎
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Definitions
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- : a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- : a belt, cord, sash, or the like, worn about the waist.
- : anything that encircles, confines, or limits.
- : Jewelry. the edge or narrow band between the upper and lower facets of a gem.
- : Anatomy. the bony framework that unites the upper or lower extremities to the axial skeleton.
- : Architecture. an ornamental band, especially one surrounding the shaft of a column.
- : a ring made about a tree trunk, branch, etc., by removing a band of bark.
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gir·dled, gir·dling.
- : to encircle with a belt; gird.
- : to encompass; enclose; encircle.
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Examples
Pan Am was once an imperial power in its own right, girdling the globe.
When summer comes, adult beetles attack and larva feed in the cambium layer, girdling the trees and sealing their doom.
Two European carriers, Lufthansa and Air France/KLM, have been building world-girdling routes.
Severe ground fires may kill valuable timber by girdling the trees.
To prevent rabbits and mice from girdling fruit-trees in winter, is very important to fruit-growers.
Another common disease is known as the root disease, which eventually kills the tree by girdling it below the soil.
The girdling effect of these galleries is the real cause of the death of the trees.
Meanwhile the Rutulians press round all the gates, dealing grim slaughter and girdling the walls with flame.