waist

noun

1. 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。
2. （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
3. 有…腰身的；腰身…的
   having the type of waist mentioned
   1. a high-waisted dress
      高腰连衣裙

1. N-COUNT 腰;腰部
   Your waist is 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。
2. (衣服的)腰部，腰身
   The waist of a garment such as a dress, coat, or pair of trousers is the part of it which covers the middle part of your body.

1. 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。
2. His shoulders were broad and his waist narrow
   他细腰宽肩膀。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. Gather the skirt at the waist.
   在裙子的腰部打褶。
8. The grass in the yard was waist high
   院子里的草有齐腰高。
9. He tied the rope around his waist.
   他把绳索系在自己的腰上。
10. I'm about two inches larger round the waist.
    我的腰围大概粗了两英寸。
11. She had made Helen a dress which showed off her tiny waist.
    她给海伦做了件很显她纤细腰身的连衣裙。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. Ricky kept his arm round her waist
    里基一直揽着她的腰。
16. He was stripped to the waist.
    他上身赤裸。
17. 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。
18. 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。
19. He was naked to the waist.
    他光着上身。
20. The water came up to one's waist.; The water was waist-deep.
    水深及腰。
21. The coat is a bit tight at the waist.
    这件上衣腰身瘦了点。
22. This skirt needs letting in at the waist.
    这条裙子的腰身需要缩小。
23. She has no waist.
    她胖得看不出腰身来。
24. She has a slender waist.
    她的腰身很细。
25. The water comes up to my waist.; The water is waist-deep.
    水深齐腰。
26. 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。
27. She took in the waist of her dress.
    她把衣服的腰身改小了。
28. 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。
29. The tailor is measuring my waist.
    裁缝正在给我量腰围。
30. 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。

noun

1. the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole

   Synonym:    shank

2. the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

   Synonym:    waistline