waist

英 [weɪst]

美 [weɪst]

n. 腰; 腰部; (衣服的)腰部; 有…腰身的; 腰身…的

复数：waists　过去式：waisted　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4386 / COCA.4304

牛津词典

noun

腰；腰部
the area around the middle of the body between the ribs and the hips, often narrower than the areas above and below
1. He put his arm around her waist.
  他搂住了她的腰。
2. She was paralysed from the waist down (= in the area below her waist) .
  她从腰部以下都瘫痪了。
3. The workmen were stripped to the waist (= wearing no clothes on the top half of their bodies) .
  工人光着上身。
（衣服的）腰部，腰
the part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist
1. a skirt with an elasticated waist
  腰部有松紧带的裙子
有…腰身的；腰身…的
having the type of waist mentioned
1. a high-waisted dress
  高腰连衣裙

N-COUNT 腰;腰部
Yourwaistis the middle part of your body where it narrows slightly above your hips.
1. Ricky kept his arm round her waist...
  里基一直揽着她的腰。
2. He was stripped to the waist.
  他上身赤裸。
(衣服的)腰部，腰身
Thewaistof a garment such as a dress, coat, or pair of trousers is the part of it which covers the middle part of your body.

noun

the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
Synonym:shank
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
Synonym:waistline

He was naked to the waist.
他光着上身。
The water came up to one's waist.; The water was waist-deep.
水深及腰。
She clutches the sides of her skirt until it bunches around her waist.
她捏着裙子的两侧，直到裙子在她腰部打起了褶。
The coat is a bit tight at the waist.
这件上衣腰身瘦了点。
I'm about two inches larger round the waist.
我的腰围大概粗了两英寸。
This dress is rather loose, but it only needs catching in a little at the waist.
这件女衫大了些，但只要在腰部束一束就可以了。
She seized her mother round the waist and waltzed her round the kitchen.
她搂着母亲的腰，在厨房里跳起了华尔兹舞。
It may be that you are unaware of where your hip joint is; it is not at the waist but a good hand span below it.
这也许是因为你并不晓得髋关节的位置，它不在腰部，而是位于腰部以下一手拃宽处。
She has to go to the men's department to find trousers that fit at the waist
她得去男装部找一条腰围合适的裤子。
The horse jumped forwards and round her, winding the rope round her waist.
那匹马围着她向前跳，把绳子绕在了她腰上。