/gɜ:θ; ˇɝθ/
n
1 [U, C]
(a) distance round sth of approximately cylindrical shape （近似圆柱体的）围长
*a tree
1 metre in girth/with a girth of
1 metres 干围1米[1　 米].
(b) waist measurement of a person （人的）腰围, 腰身
*His girth is
1 metres. 他的腰身为1米.
* a man of enormous girth 腰围粗大的男子.
2 [C] (US cinch) leather or cloth band or strap fastened tightly round the body of a horse, etc to keep the saddle in place （马等的）肚带, 腰带.

n[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old Norse;Origin: gjörth]
the size of something or someone large when you measure around them rather than measuring their height
　the enormous girth of the tree
　He was a tall man, of considerable girth (=he was fat) .
a band of leather which is passed tightly around the middle of a horse to keep a saddle or load firmly in position