waist-deep

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌwaist-ˈdeep adjective, adverb DEEPdeep enough to reach your waist 齐腰深的[地] standing waist-deep in water 站在齐腰深的水中

Examples from the Corpus

waist-deep• The water was waist-deep.

ˌwaist-ˈdeep adjectiveChineseSyllable

to reach Corpus waist deep your enough

waist-deep
ˌwaist-ˈdeep

adjective, adverb
deep enough to reach your waist:

standing waist-deep in water

waist-deep

BrE

/ˌweɪst ˈdiːp/

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NAmE

/ˌweɪst ˈdiːp/

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adjective,

adverb

up to the waist 齐腰深（的）；上至腰部（的）

◆The water was waist-deep. 水齐腰深。

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◆We waded waist-deep into the muddy water. 我们蹚进齐腰深的泥水里。

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