waist
waist
noun
waisted
adjective
adjective
语源
noun
- the part of the human body below the ribs and above the hips
腰，腰部
■the circumference of this
腰围
her waist has reduced from 35 to 28 inches.
她的腰围从35英寸减到了28英寸。
■a narrowing of the trunk of the body at this point
腰部
the last time you had a waist was around 1978.
你上次腰身尚细的时候大约是在1978年。
■the part of a garment encircling or covering the waist
（衣服）腰部
■the point at which a garment is shaped so as to narrow between the ribcage and the hips
（衣服）腰部收缩点
a jacket with a high waist.
高腰身的上衣。
■(US)a blouse or bodice
(美)女衬衫；紧身胸衣
■a narrow part in the middle of anything, such as a violin, an hourglass, the body of a wasp, etc
（提琴、沙漏等的）中间细部；（黄蜂等的）细腰
■the middle part of a ship, between the forecastle and the quarterdeck
（船）腰部
waisted
adjective
- [in combination]high-waisted.
高腰的。
adjective
语源
- late Middle English: apparently representing an Old English word from the Germanic root of wax
考试词汇表
