waist
/weɪst/noun
1- the part of the human body below the ribs and above the hips腰, 腰部。
1.1
- the circumference of this腰围：
her waist has reduced from 35 to 28 inches.
她的腰围从35英寸缩小到了28英寸。
1.2
- a narrowing of the trunk of the body at this point（收细的）腰身：
the last time you had a waist was around 1978.
你上次还显出腰身的时候大约是在1978年。
1.3
- the part of a garment encircling or covering the waist（衣服的）腰部。
1.4
- 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。
1.5
- US a blouse or bodice〈美〉女衬衫; 紧身胸衣。
1.6
- 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。
1.7
- the middle part of a ship, between the forecastle and the quarterdeck（船的）腰部。
派生词
waisted
adjective高腰的
waistless
adjective词源
late Middle English: apparently representing an Old English word from the Germanic root of WAX2.