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词汇 waist
释义 waist
noun[ C ]
uk /weɪst/ us /weɪst/
B2
the part of the body above and slightly narrower than the hips: 腰,腰部
a small/narrow/tiny/large/thick waist小/窄/极细的/宽/粗腰
These trousers are a bit tight around my waist.这条裤子我穿着腰有点紧。
 
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the part of a piece of clothing that goes around or covers the area between the hips and the ribs: (衣服的)腰部
The skirt had an elasticated waist.这条裙子的腰部是松紧性的。
 
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His shirt was open to the waist revealing a very hairy chest.他的衬衫敞开到腰部,露出毛茸茸的胸膛。
The veil fell almost to her waist.面纱几乎垂到她的腰际。
I was starting to get a bit flabby around my waist.我腰部的肉开始有点松弛了。
She held on tightly to his waist.她紧紧抱住了他的腰。
She has an impossibly thin waist.她的腰极细。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

The human torso
-bellied
-shouldered
abd
abdomen
abdominals
axilla
barrel-chested
beer belly
belly button
bosom
bread basket
chest
crutch
midriff
phrenic
potbelly
rotator cuff
smooth muscle
thoracic
trunk

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Parts of clothes

waist | American Dictionary


waist
noun[ C ]
us/weɪst/
the part of the body above and slightly narrower than the hips:
These jeans are too tight around my waist.

Examples of waist


waist
Within six seconds we were up to our waists in water.
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Before leaving the raiders made them stand in a pool of water almost up to their waists and left them there for some time.
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Now, we are not talking about men having to work up to their waists in water or about barbaric conditions.
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I believe that not long ago it was the fashion among ladies in this country to cramp their waists in the same manner.
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When we found them, they were lying down on the ground without any clothes on below their waists.
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They were prepared to accept that a colliery should close when it was exhausted or if the men were working up to their waists or worse in water.
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No longer does one see nurses wandering about like warders, with keys hanging from their waists, locking doors when patients come in and out, and so on.
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In the early 19th century dropped waists were common, creating a very long torso.
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The earliest vihuelas and viols, both plucked and bowed, all had sharp cuts to their waists, similar to the profile of a modern violin.
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They wore skirts over their trousers and rolled them up to their waists to keep them out of the way.
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The men's hair drops are distinguished from women's hair plates, because the women wear theirs from belts at their waists.
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Although they find themselves up to their waists in bat guano, they are successful at starting the coolant.
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In modern times, men started wearing belts in the 1920s, as trouser waists fell to a lower line.
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Tribesmen tuck their robes around their waists to reduce impediment while running and leaping.
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They wear silver diadems on their heads, simple sandals, and silver lace sashes on their waists.
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