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　

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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

柯林斯词典

• 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.

英英释义

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

双语例句

• She took in the waist of her dress.
  她把衣服的腰身改小了。
• 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。
• 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。
• He was naked to the waist.
  他光着上身。
• 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。
• Gather the skirt at the waist.
  在裙子的腰部打褶。
• He was stripped to the waist.
  他上身赤裸。
• I'm about two inches larger round the waist.
  我的腰围大概粗了两英寸。
• He tied the rope around his waist.
  他把绳索系在自己的腰上。
• She has no waist.
  她胖得看不出腰身来。