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garter/ˈɡɑ:tə/ n. & v.●n. 1 a band worn to keep a sock or stocking up 袜带 2 (作 the Garter) Brit. [英]a = ORDER OF THE GARTER b the badge of this (英国)嘉德勋章(最高勋章)；嘉德勋位 c membership of this 嘉德勋章获得者；嘉德勋章院成员 3 N. Amer. a suspender for a sock or stocking [北美]吊袜带 ●v. tr. fasten (a stocking) or encircle (a leg) with a garter 用袜带系紧 [Middle English from Old French gartier, from garet ‘bend of the knee’] |