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

The young man is strongly built; with broad shoulders and thick waist.
这小伙子膀大腰粗的，长得真虎势。
One of them unwound a length of rope from around his waist
其中一人把绑在腰间的一条绳子解下来。
She has a slender waist.
她的腰身很细。
Gather the skirt at the waist.
在裙子的腰部打褶。
She wore a brown suede jacket, belted at the waist.
她穿着一件带束腰的棕色绒面革夹克。
This skirt needs letting in at the waist.
这条裙子的腰身需要缩小。
The water came up to one's waist.; The water was waist-deep.
水深及腰。
The dress exaggerates her wasp waist and enlarges her bosom.
那件连衣裙凸显了她的蜂腰，也让她的胸部看起来更丰满。
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。
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。