gird
verb [ T ] old use uk/ɡɜːd/ us/ɡɝːd/ girded or girt | girded or girt
将…围在身上；将…缠在身上；（用某物）束…
to tie something around your body or part of your body
The knights girded themselves for battle (= put on their swords and fighting clothes). 骑士们披甲佩剑准备战斗。
Idiom
gird yourselfidiom literary or humorous (also gird (up) your loins) 准备（做某事）
to get ready to do something or deal with something
We girded ourselves for the fray (= prepared for action or trouble). 我们准备好了，随时可以行动。
Europe's finest golfers are girding their loins for the challenge of the Ryder Cup. 欧洲顶尖的高尔夫球手正在准备迎接莱德杯高尔夫球赛的挑战。