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单词 waist
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waist

noun
/weɪst/
/weɪst/
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    the area around the middle of the body between the ribs and the hips, often narrower than the areas above and below腰;腰部
    • He put his arm around her waist.他搂住了她的腰。
    • She was paralysed from the waist down (= in the area below her waist).她腰部以下都瘫痪了。
    • The workmen were stripped to the waist (= wearing no clothes on the top half of their bodies).工人光着上身。
    Homophones waist | wastewaist   waste
    /weɪst/
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    • waist noun
      • She wore a wide sash around her waist.她腰间系着一条宽腰带。
    • waste verb
      • You can't afford to waste time by waiting.你不能因为等待而浪费时间。
    • waste noun
      • Doing such a mundane job is a waste of your talent.做这样平凡的工作是浪费你的才能。
    • waste adjective
      • Waste products from the process can be made into fertilizer.该过程中的废物可以制成肥料。
    Collocations Physical appearancePhysical appearance
    • A person may be described as having:
    Eyes
    • (bright) blue/​green/(dark/​light) brown/​hazel eyes
    • deep-set/​sunken/​bulging/​protruding eyes
    • small/​beady/​sparkling/​twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
    • piercing/​penetrating/​steely eyes
    • bloodshot/​watery/​puffy eyes
    • bushy/​thick/​dark/​raised/​arched eyebrows
    • long/​dark/​thick/​curly/​false eyelashes/​lashes
    Face
    • a flat/​bulbous/​pointed/​sharp/​snub nose
    • a straight/​a hooked/​a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
    • full/​thick/​thin/​pouty lips
    • dry/​chapped/​cracked lips
    • flushed/​rosy/​red/​ruddy/​pale cheeks
    • soft/​chubby/​sunken cheeks
    • white/​perfect/​crooked/​protruding teeth
    • a large/​high/​broad/​wide/​sloping forehead
    • a strong/​weak/​pointed/​double chin
    • a long/​full/​bushy/​wispy/​goatee beard
    • a long/​thin/​bushy/​droopy/​handlebar/​pencil moustache
    Hair and skin
    • pale/​fair/​olive/​dark/​tanned skin
    • dry/​oily/​smooth/​rough/​leathery/​wrinkled skin
    • a dark/​pale/​light/​sallow/​ruddy/​olive/​swarthy/​clear complexion
    • deep/​fine/​little/​facial wrinkles
    • blonde/​blond/​fair/(light/​dark) brown/(jet-)black/​auburn/​red/(British English) ginger/​grey hair
    • straight/​curly/​wavy/​frizzy/​spiky hair
    • thick/​thin/​fine/​bushy/​thinning hair
    • dyed/​bleached/​soft/​silky/​dry/​greasy/​shiny hair
    • long/​short/​shoulder-length/​cropped hair
    • a bald/​balding/​shaved head
    • a receding hairline
    • a bald patch/​spot
    • a side/​centre(British English) parting
    Body
    • a long/​short/​thick/​slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
    • broad/​narrow/​sloping/​rounded/​hunched shoulders
    • a bare/​broad/​muscular/​small/​large chest
    • a flat/​swollen/​bulging stomach
    • a small/​tiny/​narrow/​slim/​slender/28-inch waist
    • big/​wide/​narrow/​slim hips
    • a straight/​bent/​arched/​broad/​hairy back
    • thin/​slender/​muscular arms
    • big/​large/​small/​manicured/​calloused/​gloved hands
    • long/​short/​fat/​slender/​delicate/​bony fingers
    • long/​muscular/​hairy/​shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/​spindly legs
    • muscular/​chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
    • big/​little/​small/​dainty/​wide/​narrow/​bare feet
    • a good/​a slim/​a slender/​an hourglass figure
    • be of slim/​medium/​average/​large/​athletic/​stocky build
    Topics Bodyb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • narrow
    • slender
    • slim
    verb + waist
    • encircle
    waist + noun
    • height
    preposition
    • about the/​somebody’s waist
    • around the/​somebody’s waist
    • round the/​somebody’s waist
    phrases
    • from the waist down
    • from the waist up
    • stripped to the waist
  2. the part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist(衣服的)腰部,腰
    • a skirt with an elasticated waist腰部有松紧带的裙子
    • These jeans have a 32-inch waist.这些牛仔裤的腰围是 32 英寸。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • high
    • low
    • belted
    waist + noun
    • measurement
    • size
  3. -waisted
    (in adjectives) having the type of waist mentioned有…腰身的;腰身…的
    • a high-waisted dress高腰连衣裙
  4. Word Originlate Middle English: apparently representing an Old English word from the Germanic root of the verb wax senses 4 and 5.
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