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

I'm about two inches larger round the waist.
我的腰围大概粗了两英寸。
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 water comes up to my waist.; The water is waist-deep.
水深齐腰。
A big bunch of keys were dangling clumsily around his waist.
他腰上滴里嘟噜挂了一长串钥匙。
The grass in the yard was waist high
院子里的草有齐腰高。
She has a slender waist.
她的腰身很细。
This skirt needs letting in at the waist.
这条裙子的腰身需要缩小。
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。
He slipped his arm around her waist and urged her away from the window
他揽住她的腰，拉着她离开了窗边。
From her tiny waist a crinolined skirt cascaded in three deep tiers.
裙架撑起的三层大裥裙从她的纤腰上款款垂下。