- On a human, the waist is the narrowing between the ribs and the hips –- though for many of us, "narrowing" may actually be "expanding."
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- n. 腰，腰部
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1. He put his arm around her waist.
他搂住了她的腰。
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2. She was paralysed from the waist down .
她从腰部以下都瘫痪了。
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3. a skirt with an elasticated waist
腰部有松紧带的裙子
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4. a high-waisted dress
高腰连衣裙
- waist (n.) late 14c., "middle part of the body," also "part of a garment fitted for the waist, portion of a garment that covers the waist" (but, due to fashion styles, often above or below it), probably from Old English *wæst "growth," hence, "where the body grows," from Proto-Germanic *wahs-tu- (source also of Old English wæstm, Old Norse vöxtr, Swedish växt, Old High German wahst "growth, increase," Gothic wahstus "stature," Old English weaxan "to grow" see wax (v.)), from PIE *wegs-, extended form of root *aug- (1) "to increase."
waist ★ / weɪst ; NAmE weɪst / noun 1 ★ the area around the middle of the body between the ribsand the hips, often narrower than the areas above and below 腰；腰部；腰围 ◆ 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). 她从腰部以下都瘫痪了。 ◆ The workmen were stripped to the waist (= wearing no clothes on the top half of their bodies). 工人光着上身。 ☞ collocationsat physical 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 3 -waisted ( in adjectives 构成形容词 ) having the type of waistmentioned 有…腰身的；腰身…的 ◆ a high-waisted dress 高腰连衣裙 waist waists waist / weɪst ; NAmE weɪst /
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