Waist
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n. 腰，腰部;（衣服的）腰身;船腰;（女人，小孩子的）背心;
📝 例句
The jacket is shaped (ie becomes narrower) at the waist.
这件外衣腰部很贴身（较窄）.
Her bare arms lay gracefully beside her slender waist.
她那两只下垂的光洁的膀子给她的非常匀称的身体添了几分美丽。
The dress needs taking in a bit at the waist.
这件连衫裙腰身需要改小一些。
She tied an apron around her waist.
她将围裙系在腰间。
I measure 75 centimetres round the waist.
我的腰围是七十五公分。
🌱 联想助记
【串】那个waiter(侍者)弯waist(腰)wait(等待)顾客点菜
【记】※ waist-腰,wrist-手腕:干活累得腰沉沉,手腕轻叩即舒服
※ wa-拼音“娃”,is-是,t-拼音“疼”:娃儿闪了腰,感觉真是疼
※ wait-等待,s-似“美女”:等待美女的到来时,等到花儿都谢了,腰也弯了
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
waist
n
1 part of the body between the ribs and the hips, usu narrower than the rest of the trunk 腰; 腰部; 腰围
She wore a wide belt round her waist. 她束了一条宽腰带.
She has a 26-inch waist. 她的腰围是26英寸.
He measures 30 inches round the waist. 他的腰围是30英寸.
The workmen were stripped to (ie wearing nothing above) the waist. 工人们光著上身.
[attrib 作定语]
waist measurements 腰围的尺寸.
2
(a) part of a garment that goes round the waist （衣服的）腰部
If the skirt is too big, we can take in the waist. 要是裙子太大了, 我们可以把腰部收紧一些.
The waist is too tight for me. 这件衣服我穿腰部太瘦.
trousers with a 30-inch waist 腰围30英寸的裤子.
(b) garment, or part of a garment, that covers the body from the shoulders to the waist （衣服的）上身（或上身的部分）. Cf 参看 shirtwaist (shirt).
3
(a) narrow part in the middle of sth （物体的）中间细的部分
the waist of an hourglass, a violin, a wasp 沙漏的中部、 小提琴中间凹处、 黄蜂的腰部.
(b) part of a ship between the forecastle and the quarterdeck （轮船的）腰部.
🎯 考研助记
等待(wait)水蛇(s) 腰{等腰三角形}
🔁 扩展释义
*[weist]n. 腰部, 腰【医】 腰
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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The bison skins were sent by rail to cities to be sold.
野牛皮用火车运到城里出售。
When there is no one in the office, you can leave the answering machine on so that people who call you up can leave a message.
当无人在办公室时，你可以打开留言机，这样打电话给你的人就可以留言了。
He felt free to talk about his failures or his difficulties.
他可以随便谈论自己的失败或困境。