undergird
GRE
英 [ʌndə'gɜːd]
美
释义
vt. 加强；从底层加固
词态变化
第三人称单数: undergirds;过去式: undergirded; undergirt;过去分词: undergurded; undergirt;现在分词: undergirding;
英文词源
- undergird (v.)
- 1520s, from under + gird (v.). Related: Undergirded; undergirding.
英英释意
- 1. lend moral support to
- 2. make secure underneath;
- "undergird the ship"
