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    waist

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Human, Clothes
    waist /weɪst/ ●●● W3 noun [countable]  1  HBHthe narrow part in the middle of the human body 腰，腰部 The skirt was too big around the waist. 那条裙子腰围太大。from the waist up/down (=in the top or bottom half of your body) 上半身/下半身 Lota was paralysed from the waist down. 洛塔下半身瘫痪了。stripped to the waist (=not wearing any clothes on the top half of your body) 上身赤裸的slim-waisted/narrow-waisted/thick-waisted (=having a thin, thick etc waist) 腰身苗条的/细腰的/粗腰的2. DCC[usually singular] the part of a piece of clothing that goes around this part of your body 〔衣服的〕腰身部分 ► Do not confuse with waste, which is used as a verb and a noun to talk about using too much of something, or not using it in a sensible way.不要和 waste 混淆，waste 用作动词和名词，意思是“浪费”。
    Examples from the Corpus
    waist• The walls were beige up to about waist level, then turned off-white.• Unaware that she was holding her breath, Isabel slowly slid her arms around his waist.• John slipped his arm around Ixora's narrow waist, guiding her ahead of him.• They were loose around the waist and the legs seemed endless, but the hips fitted nice and snugly.• He pulled, and managed to bend forwards at the waist like an oarsman.• The well-endowed prisoners all strip to the waist and begin sweating and grunting as they struggle to free the craft.• Even a thickening waist, while annoying, can be construed as a viewer problem, to an extent.• The dress emphasized her tiny waist.• He was black from shoes to waist.stripped to the waist• As the day wore on the men stripped to the waist in the burning sun.• I had been following some seals in bright sunshine, stripped to the waist and taking photographs.• Early Salvationists had waded through snake-infested swamps, stripped to the waist, and established huts thatched with palm fronds.• When insulted, they stripped to the waist, put on hideous driftwood masks and sang nasty songs at each other.• He was stripped to the waist, tanned and big-shouldered, in remarkable condition for a man of his age.• Five young men, already in custody, were stripped to the waist.• Many of the men who sat outside the tents were stripped to the waist and some of them were barefoot.
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    waist
    waist /weɪst/ noun [countable]
    1. the narrow part in the middle of the human body:
        The skirt was too big around the waist.
        from the waist up/down (=in the top or bottom half of your body)
        Lota was paralysed from the waist down.
        stripped to the waist (=not wearing any clothes on the top half of your body)
        slim-waisted/narrow-waisted/thick-waisted (=having a thin, thick etc waist)
    2. [usually singular] the part of a piece of clothing that goes around this part of your body
    HINT: ► Do not confuse with waste, which is used as a verb and a noun to talk about using too much of something, or not using it in a sensible way.


    🔑 waistBrE /weɪst/ 🔊NAmE /weɪst/ 🔊 noun🔑
    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。🔊🔊<titled tranID="52" status="2">Physical appearance<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>外貌</chn></titled>
    • A person may be described as having 描述一个人的长相可用 have 一词：

    Eyes 眼睛

    • (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes （明亮的）蓝／绿／（深／浅）棕色／浅绿褐色眼睛
    • deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes 凹陷的／凸出的眼睛
    • small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes 小的／小珠般圆亮的／亮晶晶的／闪闪发亮的／贼溜溜的眼睛
    • piercing/penetrating/steely eyes 敏锐的／锐利的眼睛；冷冰冰的眼神
    • bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes 布满血丝的／水汪汪的／肿胀的眼睛
    • bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows 浓密的／扬起的／弓形的眉毛
    • long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes 长长的／浓密的／弯曲的／假的眼睫毛

    Face 脸

    • a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose 塌／蒜头／尖头／尖／短平而上翘的鼻子
    • a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose 挺直的鼻子；鹰钩鼻；高鼻梁；鹰钩鼻
    • full/thick/thin/pouty lips 丰满的／厚／薄／翘嘴唇
    • dry/chapped/cracked lips 干的／皲裂的／干裂的嘴唇
    • flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks 发红的／红润的／苍白的面颊
    • soft/chubby/sunken cheeks 柔嫩的／胖乎乎的／凹陷的面颊
    • white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth 洁白的／完好无缺的／参差不齐的／凸出来的牙齿
    • a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead 大大的／高高的／宽大的／后倾的前额
    • a strong/weak/pointed/double chin 硬朗的／瘦削的／尖／双下巴
    • a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard 长／大／浓密的／一小撮／山羊胡子
    • a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ (especially US) mustache 长长的／稀疏的／浓密的／耷拉着的／翘／细直的八字胡

    Hair and skin 头发和皮肤

    • pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin 苍白的／白皙的／橄榄色的／黝黑的／晒黑的皮肤
    • dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin 干性的／油性的／光滑的／粗糙的／有皱纹的皮肤
    • a dark/a pale/a light/a sallow/a ruddy/an olive/a swarthy/a clear complexion 黝黑的／苍白的／白皙的／蜡黄的／红润的／浅褐色的／黝黑的／无瑕的面容
    • deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles 深深的／细小的／小的／面部的皱纹
    • blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(BrE) ginger/grey hair 金黄色的／浅色的／（浅／深）棕色的／乌黑的／红褐色的／红色的／姜黄色的／灰白色的头发
    • straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair 直发；鬈发；波浪形的／鬈曲的／刺猬式的头发
    • thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair 厚密的／稀疏的／纤细的／浓密的／逐渐稀少的头发
    • dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair 染了色的／漂白了的／柔顺的／丝滑的／干性的／油性的／有光泽的头发
    • long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair 长／短／齐肩／剪短了的头发
    • a bald/balding/shaved head 秃头；开始秃顶的头；剃光了的头
    • a receding hairline 后移的发际线
    • a bald patch/spot 秃了的一块
    • a side/centre/(US) center (BrE) parting/ (NAmE) part 偏分；中分

    Body 身体

    • a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck 长／短／粗／细／干瘦的脖子
    • broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders 宽／窄／斜／圆／耸肩膀
    • a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest 赤裸的／宽阔的／肌肉发达的胸膛；小胸；大胸
    • a flat/swollen/bulging stomach 扁平的／鼓胀的／鼓起的肚子
    • a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist 纤细的／28 英寸的腰
    • big/wide/narrow/slim hips 大的／宽的／窄小的／苗条的臀部
    • a straight/a bent/an arched/a broad/a hairy back 直的／弯曲的／弓着的／宽大的／多毛的背部
    • thin/slender/muscular arms 瘦削的／细长的／肌肉发达的臂膀
    • big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands 大的／小的／修剪整齐的／有老茧的／戴着手套的手
    • long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers 长的／短的／粗的／细长的／纤细的／瘦削的手指
    • long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs 长的／肌肉发达的／多毛的／有曲线美的／皮包骨的／干瘦的腿
    • muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs 肌肉发达的／胖乎乎的／肥胖的大腿
    • big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet 大的／小的／娇小可爱的／宽的／窄的／光着的脚
    • a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure 好的／修长的／苗条的／沙漏形身材
    • be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build 有着苗条的／中等的／普通的／大块头的／健壮的／矮壮的身材
    🔑 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-waisted (in adjectives 构成形容词) having the type of waist mentioned 有…腰身的；腰身…的◆a high-waisted dress高腰连衣裙