Right-wing militias were girding for battle. In a poll before Election Day, 75% of Americans voiced concern about violence.

右翼民兵正在为战斗做准备。在选举日之前的一项民意调查中，75%的美国人表达了对暴力的担忧。

A silvered shield belt with the patina of much use girded his narrow waist.

一条镀银的盾牌腰带束在他的细腰上，腰带上的铜绿很有用。

" None of us wants war, " acknowledged Lady Waynwood. " Autumn wanes, and we must gird ourselves for winter" .

" 没人想要战争，" 韦伍德伯爵夫人确认，" 秋天即将结束，大家要准备过冬。"

" Of course" ! said I, girding myself up for a fight.

“当然” ！我说，为战斗做好准备。

Well, you know, Mrs. Tesman, how you used to gird at my little bachelor parties.

好吧，你知道的，泰斯曼夫人， 你以前是如何在我的小型单身派对上束腰的。

I think practice is the way to go, so just gird yourself and get out there.

我认为实践才是出路，所以做好准备，走出去吧。

Americans are now girding themselves for the prospect of both a partisan battle over impeachment and perhaps the most fiercely contested election in recent memory.

而美国人现在也做好了准备，迎接两党在弹劾案中的最终博弈以及可能是近期以来最激烈的总统大选。

On June 17th Moody's, a credit-rating agency, agreed that the plan was ground-breaking, “girding the city for a tough fight with creditors of all types”.

6月17日，评级机构穆迪指出该方案为底特律与所有债权人拉开了一场艰苦卓绝的斗争。

Girding for the worst, on July 5th Mr Habeck presented parliament with a package of bills aimed to give it more tools to react.

为最坏的情况做好准备，7 月 5 日，哈贝克先生向议会提交了一揽子法案，旨在为其提供更多应对工具。

Then Tom girded up his loins, so to speak, and went to work to " get his verses." Sid had learned his lesson days before.

然后汤姆可以说是束上腰带，开始工作以“获取他的诗句”。席德几天前就吸取了教训。