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

She took in the waist of her dress.
她把衣服的腰身改小了。
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。
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。
He tied the rope around his waist.
他把绳索系在自己的腰上。
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。
Ricky kept his arm round her waist
里基一直揽着她的腰。
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。
He was stripped to the waist.
他上身赤裸。
She has no waist.
她胖得看不出腰身来。
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。