waist

n

• ① 1(人体的)腰,腰部2=waistline3(衣服的)腰部(尺寸)
  • Alice tied an apron around her waist.爱丽丝把一条围裙系在腰部。
  • I measure 85 centimeters round the waist.我的腰围有85公分。
  • He is paralyzed from the waist down [below the waist].他下半身瘫痪。
  • He was stripped to the waist.他赤裸着上半身。
  • take in [let out] the waist of a skirt将裙子的腰缩小[放大]

• ② (小提琴、吉他等的)中间凹入部
  • the waist of a violin小提琴的腰部

• ③ 【海】中部甲板